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Society & Culture
September 7, 2021 | 02:01 pm

Yearlong research project explores social and political nuances of migration in the Americas

Rochester scholars in the humanities and social sciences will study human migration as part of a “temporary research center” supported by a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar grant.

topics: Daniel Reichman, Department of Anthropology, Department of History, humanities, Humanities Center, Joan Shelley Rubin, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
August 6, 2021 | 01:07 pm

How does the pandemic affect families who were already struggling?

River Campus psychologists and the Mt. Hope Family Center are awarded a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant to study the pandemic’s long-term effects on family cohesion and child well-being.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Psychology, Mt. Hope Family Center, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
An assistant paints part of a mural by artist Dragon76 that reads "Stop Asian Hate" in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Society & Culture
May 19, 2021 | 10:11 am

To drill down on anti-Asian hate crimes, Rochester researchers harness social media

Information gleaned from thousands of Twitter users lets the researchers gauge public opinion toward #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Computer Science, Department of Political Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Cars stopped at Northern Ireland border in 1950.
Society & Culture
May 10, 2021 | 11:07 am

100 years on: The partition of Ireland explained

Stewart Weaver, a professor of history whose teaching interests include Great Britain, Ireland, India, exploration, and the environment, offers an explainer on the partition of Ireland, which took place a century ago.

topics: Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences, Stewart Weaver,