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Flagpole with "Meliora" inscription on the Eastman Quad with Ruh Rhees Library in the background.
University News
May 13, 2020 | 02:09 pm

Department of Public Safety earns distinctive accreditation

The full accreditation by the international organization of campus safety administrators required meeting more than 200 separate standards and is achieved by fewer than 100 campus safety departments at universities worldwide.

topics: Department of Public Safety,
Ted Brown in teaches in front of a classroom.
University News
May 13, 2020 | 11:53 am

Theodore Brown receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Association for the History of Medicine

Over the course of his distinguished career, the professor emeritus of history and public health sciences has “advanced the cutting edge of medical historical scholarship and shaped the work of other historians.”

topics: announcements, awards, Department of History, Department of Public Health Sciences, faculty, School of Arts and Sciences,
Flagpole with "Meliora" inscription on the Eastman Quad with Ruh Rhees Library in the background.
University News
May 13, 2020 | 09:36 am

2020 honorary degrees, medals, and teaching awards announced

The University of Rochester will bestow honorary degrees, medals, and awards to recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians.

topics: alumni, awards, commencement awards, Department of Anthropology, Department of Computer Science, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,
Ehsan Hoque in a suit and tie stands in front of Wegmans Hall on an overcast day.
University News
May 8, 2020 | 01:55 pm

Ehsan Hoque named an ‘emerging leader’ by National Academy of Medicine

The director of Rochester’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab is one of ten leaders selected to work with the organization on “sparking transformative change to improve health care for all.”

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care,
portrait of Adam Snyder.
For faculty and staff
May 4, 2020 | 04:21 pm

Rochester scientist earns national recognition for research

Adam Snyder, assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences and neuroscience, has received a Sloan Research Fellowship, awarded to young scientists considered to be future leaders in the scientific community.

topics: awards, Center for Visual Science, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Randal Nelson and two students examine a robot blimp.
University News
April 28, 2020 | 09:37 am

‘The best advisor and mentor a student could ask for’

Computer science professor Randal Nelson, who died unexpectedly, is being remembered as a curious and creative engineer who was deeply invested in supporting Rochester students.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, obituaries,
archival photo of Richard Fenno
University News
April 24, 2020 | 02:37 pm

‘A giant in the field of American Politics’

In a career spanning five decades, Richard (Dick) Fenno, who died in April 21, was instrumental in shaping the field of political science and in establishing the national reputation of Rochester’s political science department.

topics: Department of Political Science, Gerald Gamm, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,