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Narayana Kocherlakota
Voices & Opinion
April 27, 2016

World needs more U.S. government debt

In this time of global economic uncertainty, economics professor Narayana Kocherlakota argues that the U.S. government should be issuing more debt in order to strengthen the domestic economy. / Bloomberg View

topics: Department of Economics, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences,
students working in a lab with a large round solar reflecto
Campus & Community
April 27, 2016

Engineering seniors show off design solutions

From solar energy concentrators to portable braille readers, seniors at the Hajim School will showcase more than 70 projects during today’s annual Design Day.

topics: events, Hajim Design Day, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, undergraduate research,
student in front of poster presentation

Steve Manly, director of undergraduate research, encouraged students to continue to approach their research questions with the infectious enthusiasm of “an eight-year-old in a sandbox” while honoring their work at the annual showcase.

topics: events, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Adam Frank
Voices & Opinion
April 26, 2016

Can big data resolve the human condition?

The Kavli HUMAN Project holds great promise for putting big data to the test. But as astronomy professor Adam Frank argue, “with great promise comes great responsibility.” / NPR

topics: Adam Frank, data science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences,
Yates Conwell
Health & Medicine
April 23, 2016

Recognizing suicide risk in older adults

Yeates Conwell, co-director of Rochester’s Center for Study and Prevention of Suicide talks about the “four D’s” that contribute to suicide risk in older adults. / Washington Post

topics: suicide,
Uncategorized
April 22, 2016

Award honors staff who exemplify Meliora

The Meliora Award recognizes staff members whose work performance and dedication during the preceding year exemplify the University’s motto, Meliora (“Ever Better”). President and CEO Joel Seligman and Robert Witmer…

topics: meliora award, staff awards,

The Witmer Award for Distinguished Service is given to staff members whose careers have been characterized by outstanding and sustained contributions to the University. President and CEO Joel Seligman and…

topics: staff awards, witmer award,
portrait of three students holding awards.
Campus & Community
April 22, 2016

Adult students honored for academics, service

Nate Powers ’16, Ka’dya Donadelle, and Seth Mason ’16 and were among the 35 students honored on Wednesday, April 20, by the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Warner School of Education,
collage with a dozen different playbills from Shakespeare productions

As the world marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, we look back at how the works of the Bard have been very much alive in the University’s theater productions, dating back to the first-known Shakespeare production in 1897.

topics: featured-post, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program,