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close-up of woman whispering into a man's ear, as if flirting or initiating sex in a relationship
Society & Culture
January 7, 2019 | 04:50 pm

Cut to the chase: Can sex help start a relationship?

Researchers have demonstrated how sex and sexual desire play a major role not only in attracting potential partners to each other, but also in encouraging the formation of romantic relationships and emotional bonding.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post, Harry Reis, relationships, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
two voting booths, with curtains drawn, one red and one blue, with a blue and red balloon over each
Society & Culture
January 4, 2019 | 12:10 pm

Would you vote for a Democrat who behaves like a Republican?

In a recent experiment, a group of political scientists has found that when choosing a candidate, party affiliation outweighs a candidate’s policy positions and their support for democratic norms for both Democrats and Republicans surveyed.

topics: Department of Political Science, elections, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
detail from portrait of Lewis Henry Morgan
Society & Culture
December 21, 2018 | 02:03 pm

‘Lewis Henry Morgan at 200’ reintroduces a landmark scholar

A new digital project and exhibitions on and off campus mark the bicentennial year of one of the founders of social and cultural anthropology.

topics: Department of Anthropology, events, Humanities Project, River Campus Libraries, Robert Foster, School of Arts and Sciences,
collage of six portraits of famous American and Russian authors.
Society & Culture
December 5, 2018 | 03:33 pm

What is belief in a secular age?

New books from Rochester scholars John Givens and John Michael examine the lives of iconic writers to ask what religious belief might look like in an age of science and secularism.

topics: book authors, Department of English, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, John Givens, John Michael, religion, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
historical photo of three men on the balcony of Rush Rhees Library looking out over a large assembly of men in uniform on the quad
Society & Culture
December 4, 2018 | 11:07 am

December 7, 1941: The University of Rochester at war

In many ways, life on campus would continue as it did before. But the four years following Pearl Harbor would be among the most challenging, heartbreaking, and sobering in University history.

topics: Alan Valentine, featured-post-side, University Archives, World War II,
protester at an march against anti-antisemitism holds a sign with a swastika crossed out in red
Quadcast
November 29, 2018 | 11:37 am

An academic understanding of hate

Listening to the news, it can feel as though acts of violence—particularly violence inspired by bigotry and hate—are on the rise, and unfortunately the numbers back that up. How are we to make sense of this rise? Three Rochester researchers sat down for an academic conversation about hate and intolerance, discussing reactions to recent incidents of hate, important lessons from history, and the psychology of stereotypes and intolerance.

topics: Center for Jewish Studies, Department of History, Department of Religion and Classics, featured-post-side, Laura Elenbaas, Nora Rubel, QuadCast, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Fleischman,
a hand holds open a book of sheet music with an image of Frederick Douglass on the cover and the title FAREWELL SONG FOR FREDERICK DOUGLASS BY MISS JULIA GRIFFITHS
Society & Culture
November 14, 2018 | 11:44 am

Rediscovered song honoring Frederick Douglass to be performed for the first time in a century

Only two copies of “Farewell Song of Frederick Douglass” are known to exist—and one of them was acquired earlier this year by River Campus Libraries.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, featured-post-side, Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, River Campus Libraries,
historic image of soldiers lined up to drill
Society & Culture
November 8, 2018 | 03:20 pm

‘I’ve got to do something for Uncle Sam’

More than 800 alumni, students, and faculty served during World War I. To mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, here are a few of their stories.

topics: alumni, veterans, World War I,
Doris Gray and Monica Sharma
Society & Culture
November 6, 2018 | 10:02 am

International Education Week Speakers Series: ‘Conversations with Women Who Lead’

Doris Gray, of the Hillary Clinton Center for Women’s Empowerment at Al Akhawayn University, and author Monica Sharma, an authority on transformational leadership, will speak on global issues of equity and access to health and education.

topics: feminism, Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, global engagement, International Education Week, Office for Global Engagement, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,