Tag: Arts Sciences and Engineering
David Williams steps down as AS&E dean for research
Dean for research in Arts, Sciences & Engineering since 2011, Williams stepped down on July 1 to return full time to his research.
Melissa Sturge-Apple named vice provost and University dean of graduate education
Melissa Sturge-Apple ’92, dean of graduate education and postdoctoral affairs in Arts, Sciences & Engineering and professor of psychology, has been named vice provost and University dean of graduate education.
Need to Know: Rochester’s 169th Commencement
Find final details and logistics for this year’s Commencement ceremonies.
‘Difference teaches you humility’
Donald Hall was formally installed as the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of the Arts, Sciences & Engineering during an investiture ceremony Wednesday, in which is spoke about how his past experiences inspire him to address the needs of students and faculty who are facing challenges.
April activities to focus on sexual assault awareness, prevention
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the University’s Title IX Office is hosting a number of events to inform the community of the resources available.
Activist and author Angela Davis to speak at Rochester
Angela Davis will be on campus to discuss “The University’s Role in Educating Students to be Engaged Citizens,” is part of the lecture series Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change.
Meet this year’s winners of the Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Hayley Clatterbuck, an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy; John Lambropoulos, chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and Michael Jarvis, an associate professor in the Department of History are being recognized for their distinctive teaching accomplishments.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to speak at River Campus
The basketball icon, activist, author, and ambassador, will give the first lecture in a series on “Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change,” presented by Donald Hall, the University’s Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences & Engineering.
Rochester breakthrough in laser science earns Nobel Prize
University of Rochester doctoral graduate Donna Strickland ’89 (PhD) and former optics faculty member Gérard Mourou shared the Nobel Prize in Physics today for work they undertook at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. Their breakthrough paved the way for the creating very short and very intense laser pulses now used in a variety of applications, from LASIK eye surgery to the manufacturing of materials used in cell phones.
Graduate students from all over the globe find their niche in Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Nik Chatzikonstanti is among the nearly 1,400 master’s and doctoral students in Arts, Sciences & Engineering, whose studies range from philosophy to physics and who come from more than 67 counties. Meet some of graduate students who have found a home at the University.