Society & Culture

Since the initial publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865, its fantastical story has inspired artists across the world. A new exhibit, "Alice IN the Looking Glass: Illustrations and Artists Books, 1865-2012" is on display at the department of Rare Books and Special Collections.

A new study shows that it's time for the Mars/Venus theories about the sexes to come back to Earth - no matter how strange and inscrutable your partner may seem, gender is probably only a small part of the problem.

Set on a snowy inner-city street during a time of blizzard, a young single mother embarks on a friendship with an ex-con and with a reclusive welfare recipient looking to overcome his addictions.

The third annual inspireDance festival continues to showcase the rich diversity of dance and movement styles found throughout the Rochester community.

"Indeterminate Hikes" encourages users to focus on their environment in unexpected ways, via an app developed by a faculty art professor and a sustainability writer.

Just in time for President Barack Obama's inaugural address on Monday, Jan. 21, the University of Rochester will open an exhibit on the history of presidential speechwriting.

Kenneth Gross, Renaissance scholar and professor of English at the University of Rochester, will share the 2011-2012 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for his book Puppet: An Essay…

A political analyst and professor of political science at Tulane University, Harris-Perry's address will focus on racial issues, religious questions, and gender concerns related to American politics.

Selected from a pool of 1,509, the press was awarded $45,000 to support the promotion of books in translation and the continuation of the translation centric website, Three Percent.

To mark World AIDS Day on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, more than 1,000 new posters from one of the world's largest AIDS education poster collections have been digitized and put online by archivists at the University of Rochester.

Grazyna Auguscik and guitarist Paulinho Garcia are bringing their original sound to Strong Auditorium. Polish-born Auguscik has been hailed as "one of the hottest jazz talents."

Grotz's second selection of poems, The Needle, "is one of the most affecting poetic explorations of locale and loss that I know," says English department chair John Michael.