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University News
October 3, 2016 | 02:15 pm

Trio of longtime professors recipients of Goergen Awards for teaching excellence

Bradley Nilsson, associate professor of chemistry; Amy Lerner, associate professor of biomedical engineering; and Beth Jörgensen, professor of Spanish, are the recipients of the 2016 Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

topics: Amy Lerner, awards, Beth Jörgensen, Bradley Nilsson, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Goergen awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Announcements
October 3, 2016 | 02:07 pm

‘When I started first grade, I didn’t know how to read, but many of my classmates did. I believed reading was a gift that you either have or don’t have, and I didn’t have that gift.’

Beth Jörgensen, professor of Spanish, is among one of the 2016 recipients of the Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

topics: awards, Beth Jörgensen, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Goergen awards, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
September 28, 2016 | 10:26 am

Class, symposium explore ‘New Approaches to Poetry and Song’

In music professor Matthew BaileyShea’s class, students share lyrics from favorite songs, then work to uncover complexities in the text. An upcoming Humanities Center symposium organized by BaileyShea will further explore new ideas about text-music interaction.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Department of English, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Eastman School of Music, events, Humanities Center, Humanities Project, Matthew BaileyShea, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
July 22, 2016 | 10:23 am

In Goethe’s novel families, love is all that matters

Susan Gustafson’s recently published book examines Johann Goethe’s depiction of family in his literary works, which were cutting-edge compared to the actual state of marriage and family in early 19th-century Germany.

topics: book authors, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, humanities, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Susan Gustafson,
University News
June 3, 2016 | 11:24 am

Rochester Italianist receives honorary professorship

This spring, the University of the Pacific in Lima, Peru, conferred an honorary professorship on Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio, associate professor of Italian in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, in recognition of her scholarly contributions to the field of Dante studies.

topics: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio, global engagement, Humanities Project, Peru, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
May 2, 2016 | 11:02 am

SA Government names Professors of the Year

Students submitted 63 nominations, and a Student Association Government academic affairs legislature committee deliberated and selected the winners.

topics: awards, David Goldfarb, Department of Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Department of Political Science, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, Kirt Komocki, Laurel Carney, Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences, Stuart Jordan, Students' Association Government,
Society & Culture
December 12, 2014 | 11:15 am

Digital Humanities Project turns a lens on prewar Japan

For the last 15 years, professor Joanne Bernardi has collected more than 1,100 postcards, film prints, brochures and other visual representations of early 20th century Japan. But how can this collection continue to grow while allowing other scholars to register and contribute content? Enter the Digital Humanities Center.

topics: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, digital humanities, Digital Humanities Center, film, global engagement, Japan, Joanne Bernardi, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
September 12, 2014 | 04:44 pm

Comparative literature professor explores concept of ‘the sublime’

Robert Doran looks at the intense interest in the “sublime” as an aesthetic concept — distinct from and even surpassing “beauty” — in his forthcoming book The Theory of the Sublime from Longinus to Kant.

topics: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Robert Doran, School of Arts and Sciences,