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cast of actors on stage, one of them leaping through the air.
The Arts
November 22, 2017 | 10:34 am

Octavia opens at Todd Theater

The International Theatre Program closes its fall semester with the production of the rarely staged play Octavia, directed by Obie Award-winning guest director Ken Rus Schmoll.

topics: featured-post, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,
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University News
November 15, 2017 | 02:55 pm

University’s global connections keep growing

The University rose to number 73 in the annual Open Doors report on international student enrollment, and Forbes ranks Rochester number 27 in its list of “50 Best U.S. Colleges for International Students 2017.”

topics: featured-post, global engagement, rankings,
military color guard with American and service flags
University News
November 9, 2017 | 03:20 pm

Veterans Alliance offers fellowship, structure

Created in 2013, the group is open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are active duty military or veterans, and provides events and resources throughout the year. This Veterans Day weekend, the group will host the annual Military Appreciation Football Game.

topics: admissions, featured-post, Veteran and Military Family Services Office, veterans, Veterans Alliance,
animation of one vall being shuffled under two cups and then revealed to be two balls, one under each cup
Science & Technology
November 8, 2017 | 12:14 pm

Quantum magic makes quick work of measuring frequency

Using the strange rules of quantum mechanics, researchers were able to put a quantum bit in a superposition of two different energy states at the same time in order to speed up the accurate measurement of frequencies.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
hands holding a tiny alarm clock.
Society & Culture
November 3, 2017 | 01:16 pm

Thinking about time

Spring forward. Fall back. On two Sundays each year, as we move in and out of Daylight Saving Time, time itself suddenly starts to seem a little arbitrary. Every discipline in the University has its own way of constructing and thinking about time.

topics: Department of History, Department of Religion and Classics, featured-post, Film and Media Studies Program, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences,
graphic showing cancer cell bouncing off a healthy cell
Science & Technology
October 31, 2017 | 02:43 pm

Rochester chemists find new means to ‘block’ cancer cell growth

A pathway that enables embryonic cells to develop into different organs can be reactivated by cancer cells. A cyclic peptide has been found that can block the activation of this pathway, and is also less likely to trigger resistance in cancer cells.

topics: cancer, Department of Chemistry, featured-post, Natural Sciences, research finding, Rudi Fasan, School of Arts and Sciences,
MELIORA spelled in large letters on the quad.
In Photos
October 14, 2017 | 05:39 pm

Meliora Weekend 2017

Thousands of alumni, community members, and friends of the University returned to Rochester the weekend of October 12-14 to celebrate the annual Meliora Weekend traditions of reunions, thought-provoking conversations, and family fun. Keynote speakers included Robin Roberts, Peggy Noonan, and Jeffrey Toobin, and headline entertainers included comedian Mike Birbiglia and jazz great Chick Corea.

topics: featured-post, Meliora Weekend,