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A new study shows that the polar seas are much better than other regions of the ocean at trapping carbon from marine plankton.

A new study shows that the polar seas are much better than other regions of the ocean at trapping carbon from marine plankton.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Weber,
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University News
August 2, 2016

Restoring a River Campus original

This summer, a team of experts, engineers, and facilities crew worked together to painstakingly restore 90 panels of stained glass originally designed in 1928 for Strong Auditorium.

This summer, a team of experts worked together to painstakingly restore 90 panels of stained glass originally designed in 1928 for Strong Auditorium.

topics: construction, River Campus,
Randall Stone
Voices & Opinion
August 2, 2016

‘NATO is not a golf club’

Recent statements and revelations about Donald Trump, NATO, Russia, and the Ukraine have left political science professor Randall Stone wondering, “whether this a novel written by Tom Clancy or whether this is an episode of House of Cards.” / WXXI.org

On WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson, Stone described some of the issues that concern him about the rhetoric coming from the Trump campaign.

topics: Department of Political Science, elections, Randall Stone, Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies,
Two women and a man stand with their bicycles in the year 1897

Bike culture in Victorian Rochester has been beautifully captured in the May Bragdon Diaries Project, an online resource curated and hosted by River Campus Libraries.

May Bragdon Diaries Project is an online resource presenting the life of a single working woman set free by the bicycle and photography.

topics: events, featured-post, River Campus Libraries,
frame of a bridge with construction vehicles and workers around
In Photos
July 29, 2016

Building bridges

A pedestrian bridge linking Rush Rhees Library with the Frederick Douglass Building is one of the renovations under construction on River Campus this summer. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

topics: construction, rush rhees library,
group portrait of students

Nineteen University students and recent graduates were recognized for their community service. Projects this year ranged from expanding literacy programs to increasing access to medical care for underserved individuals.

Nineteen students were recognized for their community service projects ranging from expanding literacy programs to increasing access to medical care.

topics: community, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
two students in a lab

From data mining with Instagram to preserving Peruvian cathedrals, from laser beams to hearing loss — Rochester undergraduates get their first taste of life in the lab through the Xerox Engineering Research Fellows program.

Rochester undergraduates get their first taste of life in the lab through the Xerox Engineering Research Fellows program.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, undergraduate research,
Society & Culture
July 22, 2016

New book brings shadow into the light

A new book, edited by Kenneth Gross and compiled from lectures by the late John Hollander, traces shadow’s literary history from ancient to modern times.

topics: announcements, book authors, Department of English, humanities, Kenneth Gross, School of Arts and Sciences,
tray of historical political buttons

Buttons, bumper stickers, photographs, and video footage ranging from the era of Franklin Delano Roosevelt through John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton, housed in the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, bring historical political campaigns to life.

topics: announcements, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, elections, featured-post, politics, rush rhees library,