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student gives high five to Rocky mascot
Campus & Community
August 26, 2014

PHOTO GALLERY: Move-In Day 2014

The University of Rochester’s incoming freshmen class arrives, with about 1,300 students moving into five residential halls on the River Campus and the downtown Eastman School of Music. Welcome to Rochester, Class of 2018!

topics: Class of 2018, events, Move-In Day,
Paul Burgett behind the podium on stage at convocation with student musicians behind him
In Photos
August 26, 2014

Full many fair and famous streams…

Vice President and University Dean Paul Burgett leads the incoming freshman class in their first singing of the alma mater — with the help of the University’s a cappella ensembles — at the annual Convocation ceremony.

Douglas Crimp in his office

Leading scholars, artists, and critics from around the world will gather at the Arsenal Institute for Film and Video Art in Berlin on August 28 to celebrate the work of Douglas Crimp, who turned 70 this month. Known for his work as an art critic, theorist, curator, and activist, his work was instrumental in the development of the field of queer studies.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, Douglas Crimp, events, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, LGBTQI, School of Arts and Sciences,
Rachel Foster Avery and Susan Brownell Anthony

94 years ago with the formal adoption of the 19th Amendment, women won the right to vote. Now, a newly discovered collection of Susan B. Anthony letters will help show how. The letters were written by Anthony to her “most cherished young lieutenant” Rachel Foster Avery.

topics: announcements, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, Susan B. Anthony,

When scientists in Germany announced in 2012 an apparent violation of a fundamental law of quantum mechanics, The results were both “strange” and “incredible.” It took Robert Boyd and his colleagues nearly a year and a half to figure out what was going on.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, quantum science, research finding, Robert Boyd,
group of students pulls leaves on a tarp through Mt Hope Cemetery
Campus & Community
August 25, 2014

College freshmen meet Rochester on #WilsonDay14

The incoming freshmen class will discover what Rochester has to offer and explore the many ways to get involved in their surrounding neighborhood during the 26th annual Wilson Day on Thursday, Aug. 28. Over 1,350 students will garden, paint, meet with senior citizens, help organize school supplies, and learn more about their new community.

topics: Class of 2018, community, events, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Rochester Center for Community Leadership, School of Arts and Sciences, Wilson Day,
Uncategorized
August 25, 2014

Journeys into the unknown

Stewart Weaver Surveys Exploration Through the Ages What is exploration, and what distinguishes it from travel, discovery, or adventure? Stewart Weaver’s survey of the history of exploration, slated for publication…

topics: Environmental Humanities Program,
Lynda Powell, Gerald Gamm, G. Bingham Powell, Jr., and Hein Goemans
University News
August 22, 2014

Political science researchers earn top awards

Lynda Powell, Gerald Gamm, G. Bingham Powell, Jr., and Hein Goemans will be recognized for their award-winning research during the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in August.

topics: awards, Department of Political Science, Gerald Gamm, Hein Goemans, School of Arts and Sciences,
Jon Burdick at a reception with African student leaders

The University ranks as the number one destination for graduates of the African Leadership Academy (ALA), a selective college preparatory program in South Africa. Last week the University hosted the academy’s 4th annual indaba, meaning “gathering” in Zulu – the largest conference in North America for students who have graduated from ALA.

topics: admissions, events, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
two ants

A newly-discovered species of ant supports a controversial theory of species formation. “Most new species come about in geographic isolation,” said Christian Rabeling, assistant professor of biology at the University of Rochester. “We now have evidence that speciation can take place within a single colony.”

topics: Department of Biology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,