Valentines, Schmalentines! Stories of love, for 10 cents or a postcard
Stories of love written by biochemistry graduate student Karl Smith—whose hobby is writing stories for strangers on his 90-year-old Underwood typewriter and charging 10 cents per story—are paired with vintage Valentines from the libraries collections.
‘Our goal was simple. We wanted to help as many refugees as we could.’
Engineering students Omar Soufan ’17 (above) and Ibrahim Mohammad ’17 share a “hidden passion” that has led them to create 3-D printed prosthetics for Syrian refugees.
Art and the unseen
Like many Rochester students who thrive on the school’s open curriculum, Dan Hargrove ’17 pursues multiple interests with equal vigor. The international relations major is an accomplished artist who has a “hidden passion” for coral reefs, and has maintained one in an aquarium at home since he was 14 years old.
Going with the grain
Erik Rosenkranz ’18 is a mechanical engineering major who hopes to pursue a career as a civil engineer. He is captivated by bridges, looking at them and analyzing them. But his “hidden passion” is for woodworking, especially the longboards that he builds and rides.
Two honored with 2017 Presidential Diversity Awards
This year’s winners were chosen from among five nominees who were recommended by their colleagues for their commitment to diversity.
Tantalized by tessellations
Mathematician Doris Schattschneider ’61 explores the complex geometry of artist M. C. Escher, as an exhibit devoted to his work wraps up this weekend at the Memorial Art Gallery.
‘5,000 years of writing prompts’
In a partnership between the University’s Memorial Art Gallery and the College’s Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program, art objects become teaching tools to help students think and communicate critically.
Susan B. Anthony Center joins area organizations in celebrating suffrage centennial
2017: Celebrating 100 Years of New York State Women’s Right to Vote is a year-long celebration of women’s suffrage in the state.
A passion turned scholarly pursuit
Seymour Schwartz, the University’s Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery, is also a renowned map historian whose collection has become one of the most acclaimed collections of rare maps in North America.
Installation shows ‘beauty in inclusivity’
On Display, a “deconstructed art exhibit,” explores the diversity of the human form. The piece been performed around the world and had its Rochester premiere at the Memorial Art Gallery in October. A December performance is planned at the Disability Studies Cluster conference.