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Nancy Chen smiles as a bird sits on her hand.
Science & Technology
September 26, 2019 | 02:47 pm

Understanding an endangered species, bird by bird

Rochester biologist Nancy Chen is mapping the evolutionary forces affecting an endangered species of Florida birds, and raising fundamental questions about how and why species go extinct.

topics: Department of Biology, featured-post-side, Nancy Chen, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
September 23, 2019 | 05:41 pm

Madeleine Albright to visit Rochester

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, pathbreaking diplomat and bestselling author, will be the keynote speaker at an October 24 event at the University of Rochester.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, Donald Hall, events, featured-post-side,
graphic shows a parody of the Beatles feet as they walk across the Abbey Road crosswalk, with the words ABBEY ROAD CONFERENCE and 26 GIBBS
The Arts
September 17, 2019 | 04:45 pm

Music scholars come together in Rochester for Abbey Road conference

The University’s Institute for Popular Music and the Eastman School of Music host “Come Together: Fifty Years of Abbey Road,” a three-day symposium to commemorate the Beatles’ landmark work.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, humanities, Institute for Popular Music, John Covach, School of Arts and Sciences,
Jerome Powell sits at a congressional hearing behind a photo of a sign that reads HON. POWELL
Society & Culture
September 17, 2019 | 02:47 pm

Fed meeting likely to bring rate cut and dissent, says Rochester economist

President Donald Trump is calling on the Federal Reserve to zero out interest rates—or adopt a negative rate—at its meeting this week. But Narayana Kocherlakota says that won’t happen.

topics: Department of Economics, featured-post-side, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences,
two people pose for a photo, smiling, sitting on a coach.
The Arts
September 16, 2019 | 03:48 pm

Spotlight on the performing arts: Alumni on the Fringe

Siena Facciolo ’19 and Chris Palace ’18 worked together on musical projects while students at the University of Rochester, and as alumni that work continues at the Rochester Fringe Festival.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute for the Performing Arts, Keybank Rochester Fringe Festival,
field hockey team pose for a photo
Campus Life
September 9, 2019 | 12:25 pm

Field hockey team aims to raise suicide awareness

Field hockey teammates Kate Kujawa ’20 and Amanda Guido ’20 have both been touched by suicide. Now the team is dedicating its September home game to remembering those lost and to raising awareness of support available for those who need help.

topics: athletics, Center for Study and Prevention of Suicide, featured-post-side,
Overhead view of a high crowd in downtown Rochester watching a display of giant balloons.
The Arts
September 6, 2019 | 12:33 pm

University on the Fringe

We ask a few University participants in this year’s KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival what draws them to the Fringe, and what—besides their own shows—they recommend attending.

topics: Eastman School of Music, events, featured-post-side, humanities, Institute for the Performing Arts, Keybank Rochester Fringe Festival,
scene from New York Stock Exchange, with bar chart pointing downward as a stock broker walks past it.
Society & Culture
August 29, 2019 | 02:10 pm

Jumpy stock market hides economy’s positives

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been on a wild ride in August, but University of Rochester economist Narayana Kocherlakota thinks that talk of a possible recession in the US is premature.

topics: Department of Economics, economy, featured-post-side, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences,
group of college students in matching t-shirts giving kids high-fives
Campus Life
August 26, 2019 | 05:20 pm

Class of ’23 lends a hand on Wilson Day

An annual day of service for first-year students, Wilson Day saw more than 1,400 students working in gardens, churches, classrooms, and community centers across Rochester.

topics: Class of 2023, featured-post-side, Wilson Day,
visitors looking into a laser array from an observation deck
Science & Technology
August 23, 2019 | 03:09 pm

Laser lab ‘truly inspiring’ to federal government visitors

National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty said the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics plays a crucial role in advancing research vital to maintaining the safety of America’s nuclear security enterprise.

topics: featured-post-side, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, New York congressional delegation,