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hands holding a tiny alarm clock.
Society & Culture
November 3, 2017 | 01:16 pm

Thinking about time

Spring forward. Fall back. On two Sundays each year, as we move in and out of Daylight Saving Time, time itself suddenly starts to seem a little arbitrary. Every discipline in the University has its own way of constructing and thinking about time.

topics: Carlos Stroud, Department of History, Department of Religion and Classics, Emil Homerin, featured-post, Film and Media Studies Program, Institute of Optics, Joel Burges, Richard Kaeuper, School of Arts and Sciences,
Building facade with eagle and words Federal Reserve.
Society & Culture
November 2, 2017 | 04:59 pm

Fed expert calls Jerome Powell an “excellent nomination”

Following President Trump’s nomination of Jerome Powell to succeed Janet Yellen as chief of the Federal Reserve, Narayana Kocherlakota noted his approval of the selection.

topics: Department of Economics, economy, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences,
teen getting eye exam
Society & Culture
October 27, 2017 | 12:45 pm

East High School’s vision care program teaches and heals  

“It’s amazing, but a lot of the kids don’t realize they can’t see.” Logan Newman has seen many students get their first pair of glasses through an innovative program that trains East High students for careers in the optical field while providing vision care services for their fellow students.

topics: community, East High School, featured-post-side,
Narayana Kocherlakota
Society & Culture
October 25, 2017 | 01:35 pm

Interest rates, inflation, and you

In this week’s episode of the Quadcast podcast, former Federal Reserve leader Narayana Kocherlakota offers his insights on monetary policy and the need for diversity in economic models.

topics: Department of Economics, Narayana Kocherlakota, QuadCast, School of Arts and Sciences,
hand holding a small flag
Society & Culture
October 17, 2017 | 12:08 pm

Political experts say U.S. democracy healthier than public thinks

The third Bright Line Watch survey, co-authored by Rochester political scientist Gretchen Helmke, focuses on the health of U.S. democratic institutions and compares the results from thousands of political professionals with the general public.

topics: Department of Political Science, elections, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
boy reclining in a dental chair looking up at a dentist
Society & Culture
October 11, 2017 | 03:12 pm

URMC’s SMILEmobile serves students at East High

The SMILEmobile—a self-contained traveling dental clinic—is wheelchair-accessible and designed to reach underserved or hard-to-reach populations.

topics: community, East High School, Eastman Institute for Oral Health,
photo of Joanne Larson in crowded school hallway
Society & Culture
October 11, 2017 | 11:44 am

East High: Education professor sees an environment in transition

Joanne Larson takes academic-scientific knowledge of best practices directly to East High’s classrooms, support staff, administrators, and teachers. She says the school feels “180 degrees different.”

topics: Center for Urban Education Success, community, East High School, Joanne Larson,
students wearing red t-shirts and work gloves near city buildings
Society & Culture
October 9, 2017 | 12:00 pm

RCCL allows students to engage, learn outside the classroom

The Rochester Center for Community Leadership was created in 2005 to put University student community engagement programs under one umbrella. In 12 years, it’s become a pretty big umbrella.

topics: community, Office of the Dean of Students, Rochester Center for Community Leadership, Wilson Day,
Society & Culture
October 6, 2017 | 10:51 am

Wilson Day is rite of autumn for first-year students

Wilson Day enables first-year students to learn about the Rochester community during orientation, as they help out at nearly 100 local agencies, including schools, churches, nursing homes, museums, and more.

topics: community, Rochester Center for Community Leadership, Wilson Day,