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Society & Culture
February 1, 2019 | 02:05 pm

Superman at 80

The iconic superhero, who turned 80 in 2018, has come in and out of fashion. Historian and Rochester alumnus Ian Gordon ’93 (PhD) explores why.

topics: Rochester Review,
The Arts
April 6, 2017 | 12:28 pm

Anthony Hecht: A poet’s life, in letters

Pultizer Prize–winning poet Anthony Hecht was on the Rochester faculty for nearly two decades, arriving in 1967. Alumnus Jonathan Post ’76 (PhD) published Hecht’s correspondence in a book that sheds new light on his poetry.

topics: Department of English, literature, poetry, Rochester Review, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
December 1, 2016 | 04:00 pm

Michael Gottlieb: The doctor who discovered AIDS

School of Medicine and Dentistry-trained physician Michael Gottlieb launched a new chapter in medical history with his discovery of AIDS in the spring of 1981.

topics: HIV and AIDS, World AIDS Day,
Society & Culture
May 27, 2016 | 12:28 pm

Bringing recognition to forgotten group of women veterans

Tiffany Miller ’00 and her family worked for years to overturn a ruling that prohibited World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots—known as WASPs—from being buried at Arlington National Cemetery. President Barack Obama signed their bill into law last week.

topics: featured-post, Rochester Review, School of Arts and Sciences, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies, veterans, World War II,
Society & Culture
April 18, 2016 | 08:31 am

Conversations on linguistics and politics with Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky, professor of linguistics, emeritus, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the University’s Distinguished Visiting Humanist. Chomsky, an esteemed linguist, philosopher, political commentator, and activist, will meet with students and faculty this week. In advance of his visit, Jeffrey Runner, Chair of the Department of Linguistics, and Theodore Brown, Professor of History and Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor of Public Health and Policy, talked with Chomsky about his seminal works in linguistics and politics.

topics: Department of History, Department of Linguistics, events, Humanities Center, School of Arts and Sciences,