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Man lifts a woman up in an embrace during a performance of Stupid F-cking Bird.
The Arts
November 29, 2021 | 05:32 pm

Inaugural theater production at Sloan Performing Arts Center opens December 2

The International Theatre Program returns to in-person performances as it presents Aaron Posner’s Stupid F*cking Bird, a modern adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.

topics: Department of English, featured-post-side, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
Three vertical shots of Goergen Award recipients Jason Middleton, Elaine Sia, and Will Bridges.
University News
October 26, 2021 | 10:21 am

Meet the recipients of the 2021 Goergen Awards for teaching excellence

Rochester professors Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be formally recognized for their exceptional undergraduate teaching on October 28.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, Department of Biology, Department of English, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Elaine Sia, Film and Media Studies Program, Jason Middleton, School of Arts and Sciences, Will Bridges,
Jason Middleton in a mask teaches his film class.
Campus Life
October 26, 2021 | 10:14 am

Jason Middleton: Looking at film with a critical eye

The associate professor of English and visual and cultural studies lived all over the globe growing up, and developed a love of film at an early age.

topics: awards, Department of English, Film and Media Studies Program, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Jason Middleton, School of Arts and Sciences,
Man adjusts a book in the foreground with man seated at computer in the background
Science & Technology
October 21, 2021 | 11:54 am

New imaging system captures text from barely open books

Rochester textual scientist Gregory Heyworth led the development of a digitization method for books with fragile binding.

topics: Department of English, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, digital humanities, Gregory Heyworth, humanities, Lazarus Project, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences,
four portraits of graduate students.
University News
October 14, 2021 | 02:23 pm

Curtis Award spotlights PhD teaching assistants’ ‘amazing’ efforts during the pandemic

The annual award honors the contributions of graduate students in classrooms and laboratories across the University. This year’s recipients come from different disciplines, but share many things in common.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of English, Department of History, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, graduate students, School of Arts and Sciences,
headshots of three faculty members
University News
September 13, 2021 | 11:02 am

Three professors to receive Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be honored at an on-campus ceremony in October.

topics: Department of Biology, Department of English, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Elaine Sia, Film and Media Studies Program, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jason Middleton, School of Arts and Sciences, teaching, Will Bridges,