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observatory and a starry night sky
Science & Technology
March 4, 2016

Rochester scientist discovers new comet

David Cameron, a visiting scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has discovered a new comet – the first to be discovered by an astronomer associated with the University or with the Rochester area in over a century, his colleagues believe.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Joan Saab giving lecture, with slide image of creatures on the moon
In Photos
March 4, 2016

Life on the moon?

Joan Saab, associate professor of art history and visual and cultural studies, points to illustrations popularized in the 19th century press purporting to prove there was life on the moon, during the inaugural Hagop and Artemis Nazerian Humanities Lecture. “I’m interested in this moment in the 19th century when people are willing to suspend disbelief and see things—and even though they know they’re not true, to believe for that moment that they are.” (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

topics: humanities, Joan Saab,