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A Brief History Groundhog Day is celebrated annually on February 2 in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, the groundhog is able to predict the arrival of spring.…

The documentary "Wretches & Jabberers" tells the story of two men with autism who embark on a global quest to change prevailing attitudes about disability and intelligence.

Join the Catholic Newman Community in celebrating Mass for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation. Mass will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday,…

Eric Fredericksen, associate vice president of online learning, has been named a Sloan Consortium Fellow for his contributions to and leadership in online education. He will be recognized at the…

Researchers at the University of Rochester have measured for the first time light emitted by photoluminescence from a nanodiamond levitating in free space. In a paper published this week in Optics Letters, they describe how they used a laser to trap nanodiamonds in space, and—using another laser—caused the diamonds to emit light at given frequencies.

Music festival fans are invited to attend the 9th annual Fairport Music and Food Festival from noon to dark, Saturday, Aug. 24, along Liftbridge Lane. Guests will enjoy live music,…

Several programs exist to buy and sell furniture and other large items within and outside of the University including the Medical Center Surplus Property Program, the Corporate Purchasing Surplus Property Program, and Currents Classifieds.

The University flag near Eastman Quadrangle on the River Campus will be lowered Aug. 15 in memory of Richard F. Eisenberg ’44, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, who died Aug.…

The Rochester Center for Community Leadership invites faculty and staff to participate in Wilson Day 2013. Wilson Day is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 29. when 1,500 participants…

A new study shows that individuals who deliberately shun another person are equally distressed by the experience.

From rock 'n' roll to pop and hip hop, popular music may be, well, popular. But it is rarely understood as a musical form. Now that's about to change. The new Institute for Popular Music, led by founding director John Covach, will treat the study of popular genres as seriously as classical music.

Rochester researchers are part of a collaboration named in Physics World magazine's list of top 10 breakthroughs for 2012. The group was chosen for being the first to demonstrate communications using neutrinos – nearly massless particles that travel at almost the speed of light.