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Joy DeGruy
Society & Culture
January 13, 2017 | 12:17 pm

Events celebrate legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Events across the University mark Monday’s MLK celebrations, and renowned author, educator, and activist Joy DeGruy will deliver the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address on Friday, January 27.

topics: diversity, events, Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address, Office of Minority Student Affairs,
ID card from 1938 for Shirley Jackson
Society & Culture
December 20, 2016 | 01:54 pm

Year’s top books share roots in University archives

This year, The New York Times list of the 100 most notable books for 2016 included two that were written by authors who used the River Campus Libraries’ Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation renowned collections for their work.

topics: book authors, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, River Campus Libraries,
Nurses in Palestra attend to students on cots at blood drive.
Society & Culture
December 7, 2016 | 12:45 pm

Pearl Harbor: When war came to campus

On December 7, 1941, the lives of Rochester faculty and students were immediately changed, and a sleepy campus by the Genesee River was transformed into a vital hub for the war effort.

topics: Alan Valentine, Institute of Optics, University Archives, World War II,
professor in front of screen with an image of an animated elephant
Society & Culture
December 2, 2016 | 08:24 am

How ‘Horton’ is a hook to talk about research

When Warner School professor Karen Finnigan communications with her peers about school reform, she uses journal articles and academic conference presentations. But when she talks with policymakers or parents, she starts with Horton Hears a Who.

topics: K-12 education, Karen Finnigan, Warner School of Education,
man holding up a poster that reads WORLD AIDS DAY
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,
collage of AIDS posters
Society & Culture
December 1, 2016 | 07:48 am

8,000 posters, one collection

The AIDS Education Poster Collection, housed in the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation, is the world’s largest single online collection of visual resources related to the disease.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, HIV and AIDS, River Campus Libraries,
Transparent publicity poster
Society & Culture
November 22, 2016 | 05:58 pm

QuadCast: Transparent actor, producer, academics visit Rochester

Nora Rubel, director of the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, discusses the upcoming symposium on Transparent which the institute — now in its 30th year — is hosting.

topics: announcements, Center for Jewish Studies, gender, Nora Rubel, QuadCast, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies, television,
woman cuddling with child
Society & Culture
November 18, 2016 | 10:48 am

How thinking about behavior differently can lead to happier FASD families

Caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders who attribute their child’s misbehavior to neurodevelopmental disabilities rather than willful disobedience tend to use more effective parenting strategies, according to a new Mt. Hope Family Center study.

topics: Christie Petrenko, featured-post, Mt. Hope Family Center, parenting, research finding,