Humor writer Melissa Balmain honored by Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop
An adjunct instructor in the University of Rochester’s English department, Melissa Balmain is the Humor Writer of the Month this December.
Jannick Rolland named fellow of National Academy of Inventors
The director of the Center for Freeform Optics holds more than 50 patents and is considered a pioneer in optical applications in augmented and virtual reality.
Computer scientist James Allen named AAAS fellow
James Allen, professor in the Department of Computer Science, is being recognized for his “broad contributions to artificial intelligence and natural language understanding.”
Beauclaire Mbanya ’20 awarded Rhodes Scholarship in global competition
Beauclaire Mbanya is the third Rochester student or alumnus to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. He will head to Oxford, UK, to pursue a master’s degree relating to sustainable energy.
Rochester historian recognized with third book award
Brianna Theobald scores unusual ‘hat trick’ of academic accolades for her book on Native women’s reproductive histories and activism.
Tanya Bakhmetyeva ’06 (PhD) is a teacher and teammate in the classroom
The associate professor of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies believes in empowering students through experiential learning.
Rudi Fasan is a chemistry professor with all the elements of success
Fasan is being recognized for his commitment to training undergraduates to perform biological and organic chemistry research in the lab.
Scott Seidman’s ‘particular set of skills’ helped faculty through challenges of distance learning
The biomedical engineering professor, who is being recognized for undergraduate teaching, says his philosophy is to give students freedom with responsibility.
Accolades for work tracing Native women’s reproductive histories and their activism
History professor Brianna Theobald earns two awards for her book “Reproduction on the Reservation: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Colonialism in the Long Twentieth Century”
Harvey Alter’s Nobel Prize honors a half-century quest
Nobel laureate Harvey Alter’s work as an NIH hematologist led to profound improvements in blood transfusion safety and starkly reduced transmission of a potentially deadly virus.