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Society & Culture
February 3, 2017 | 04:58 pm

A tale of two Indias

In the early 1990s, Gurgaon was a small city in northern India. Today, it is a financial hub and modern success story. In her new book Landscapes of Accumulation, anthropology professor Llerena Searle says these cities are more–or less–than meets the eye.

topics: book authors, Department of Anthropology, global engagement, India, Llerena Searle, School of Arts and Sciences,
In Photos
July 11, 2015 | 10:37 am

A winning plan for Tibet

Vice provost for entrepreneurship Duncan Moore, President Joel Seligman, Michael Wohl, and Simon School of Business students Mikayla Hart, Robert Joseph Kauffman, and Cesar Quijano pose with the Dalai Lama after their third place finish in the national finals of the Tibetan Innovation Challenge, a new intercollegiate social entrepreneurship business plan contest, organized by the University of Rochester. The Simon team’s project — Tibetan Microfinance — would unlock the entrepreneurial potential of Tibetans living in India by bringing them basic financial training and access to capital.

topics: awards, global engagement, India, Simon Business School, Tibet, Tibetan Innovation Challenge,
Society & Culture
August 8, 2014 | 12:54 pm

Researchers work to understand, prevent hepatitis in Tibet

University of Rochester research often has a global reach. And there is no better example of that than the work Timothy Dye, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is conducting in India with colleagues to assess hepatitis B among Tibetan refugees.

topics: global engagement, hepatitis, India, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Timothy Dye,