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University News
November 6, 2020 | 04:28 pm

Rochester historian recognized with third book award

Brianna Theobald scores unusual ‘hat trick’ of academic accolades for her book on Native women’s reproductive histories and activism.

topics: awards, book authors, Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences,
Health care worker stands in front of a capitol building.
Voices & Opinion
October 23, 2020 | 05:40 pm

The politicization of the CDC was under way before Trump

The CDC’s vulnerability to political interference is rooted in its role working in health risk assessment, write University of Rochester health policy historian Mical Raz and her coauthor in a Washington Post op-ed.

topics: Department of History, Mical Raz, School of Arts and Sciences,
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Society & Culture
October 8, 2020 | 03:42 pm

How to make sense of 2020’s unusual election season

Rochester political scientists say concerns about this year’s electoral process are challenging some fundamental ideas about the nation.

topics: Department of Political Science, elections, Gretchen Helmke, School of Arts and Sciences,
In response to gender-based violence, protesters decry the Indian government.
Society & Culture
September 28, 2020 | 08:11 pm

New journal focuses on curbing violence against women in India

The University of Rochester’s Susan B. Anthony Center is instrumental in starting an academic journal for best practices and scientific research on combating gender-based violence in South Asia.

topics: Catherine Cerulli, Department of Psychiatry, global engagement, Susan B. Anthony Center,