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Actor playing Susanna in "The Crucible" fixes her costume in a mirror backstage.

By partnering with Black actors and artists, the International Theatre Program’s recent productions help give new dimension to marginalized characters.

The University of Rochester’s recent theater productions, including "The Crucible," help give new dimension to marginalized characters.

topics: community engagement, diversity, featured-post-side, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of finding love and online dating showing a person's outline on the ground holding a heart, while another person's outline floats away with a heart balloon.

URochester’s Harry Reis, a leading social psychologist, discusses how to find and foster love—including ways to get the most out of online dating.

University of Rochester psychologist Harry Reis discusses how to find and foster love, while getting the most out of online dating.

topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Global logistics network graphic on a virtual screen

Rochester engineers develop novel Ising machines with federal research and development funding support from DARPA.

Rochester researchers develop novel Ising machines with federal research and development funding support from DARPA.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research funding,
Brian Daboll, who was named NFL Coach of the Year, looks upward while sporting New York Giants gear.
Society & Culture
February 10, 2023

Alumnus Brian Daboll named NFL Coach of the Year

Brian Daboll ’97 was selected the National Football League’s Coach of the Year by the Associated Press after leading the New York Giants to the playoffs in his first season. 

topics: alumni, athletics, awards, Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences,
pile of manganese metal on a white background.
Science & Technology
February 9, 2023

New models shed light on life’s origin

Dustin Trail used experiments and zircon chemistry to build more accurate computer models of fluids that act as pathways from inner Earth to Earth’s surface.

The research reveals clues about the physical and chemical characteristics of Earth when life is thought to have emerged.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
A photo illustration of six historical figures: Thurgood Marshall, Robert Kennedy, Muhammed Ali, Barbara Jordan, Maya Angelou, and Jesse Jackson.

From Thurgood Marshall to Angela Davis, the University has hosted some of the most important Black activists, authors, speakers, and leaders over the years.

From Thurgood Marshall to Angela Davis, the University of Rochester has hosted important Black activists, civil rights speakers, and authors.

topics: Black History Month, diversity, University Archives,
University seal

Several faculty members at the University of Rochester were appointed to named professorships in the second half of 2022.

Several faculty members at the University of Rochester were appointed to named professorships in the second half of 2022.

topics: faculty, honors,
Illustrated array of electrons in silicon, showing electron spin with voltage being applied.

The method, developed by researchers including John Nichol, an associate professor of physics, overcomes the limitations of electron spin resonance.

The method, developed by University of Rochester scientists, overcomes the limitations of electron spin resonance.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, John Nichol, Materials Science Program, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
From behind, person with hands behind back, removing wedding ring, showing temptation to cheat.
Society & Culture
January 26, 2023

Reducing the temptation to cheat in relationships

Adopting your partner’s perspective may reduce your temptation to cheat, according to research by Gurit Birnbaum at Reichman University in Israel and Rochester’s Harry Reis.

Adopting your partner’s perspective may reduce your temptation to cheat, according to researchers specializing in the psychology of intimacy.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Harry Reis, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Three Black speakers seated on stage during a panel discussion.

Rochester’s 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address took the form of a conversation between two noted guest scholars, moderated by Frederick Douglass Institute director Jeffrey McCune Jr.

Rochester's 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address took the form of a moderated conversation on race, religion, and politics in America.

topics: diversity, events, Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, MLK Commemorative Address,