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Tag: Department of History

Unearthing the history of Bermuda’s old capital

Unearthing the history of Bermuda’s old capital

May 23, 2023

Each spring, Rochester undergraduates conduct archaeological fieldwork, unearthing and preserving Bermuda’s rich history.

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New award sends humanities graduate students abroad

New award sends humanities graduate students abroad

December 13, 2022

Four Rochester doctoral candidates will research in archives in a dozen countries as recipients of the Meliora Global Scholars grant.

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Three professors honored for undergraduate teaching innovations

Three professors honored for undergraduate teaching innovations

October 25, 2022

The recipients of this years Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching all have reshaped departmental programs focused on experiential learning.

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Pablo Sierra Silva: Using primary sources to immerse students in the past

Pablo Sierra Silva: Using primary sources to immerse students in the past

October 25, 2022

The history professor leads his class back in time to analyze events that shaped today’s world.

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Seed funding reflects how data science, AR/VR transform research at Rochester

Seed funding reflects how data science, AR/VR transform research at Rochester

October 17, 2022

The University’s Goergen Institute for Data Science supports collaborative projects across all disciplines.

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Faculty in data science, mechanical engineering, and history to receive Goergen Awards

Faculty in data science, mechanical engineering, and history to receive Goergen Awards

September 14, 2022

Established in 1997, the award recognizes distinction in undergraduate teaching among faculty in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

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Wormholes and stains add to backstory of medieval manuscript’s acquisition

Wormholes and stains add to backstory of medieval manuscript’s acquisition

August 8, 2022

The 700-year-old manuscript is the first in a new University of Rochester library collection that honors historian Richard Kaeuper.

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Students build strong relationship working with nonprofit Teen Empowerment

Students build strong relationship working with nonprofit Teen Empowerment

July 18, 2022

Created with undergraduates playing major roles, a local exhibit shows how Clarissa Street—once the center of Rochester’s Black community—was destroyed by urban renewal and housing discrimination.

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Anti-trans laws use child protective services to harm transgender youth

Anti-trans laws use child protective services to harm transgender youth

March 11, 2022

Professor Mical Raz argues in the Washington Post that for trans children, their “very existence is at stake” when definitions of neglect and abuse become overly broad.

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