Posts Tagged obituaries

The English professor and acclaimed poet devoted his life’s work to studying, teaching, and writing poetry.

The long-time Rochester physics professor emeritus studied the mysteries surrounding dark matter and other phenomena in particle physics.

The University of Rochester remembers political scientist Peter Regenstreif, an expert on mass media.

In a University career of more than 45 year, the professor emeritus’s research interests included Restoration biography, the Earl of Rochester, and 18th-century literature.

The long-time Rochester physics professor, who died in March, studied the building blocks of matter and the nature of quarks.

The professor emerita, known as the ‘mother of infrared astronomy,’ had a profound impact on research into astronomical phenomena and the origins of the universe and was a pioneer for women in science.

Under Arden’s leadership, Rochester’s engineering school pursued important initiatives in undergraduate programs, faculty hiring, and and government and industrial relations.

David Holloway was a promising assistant professor in Japanese studies and director of the East Asian studies undergraduate program.

University of Rochester Trustee Sandra (Sandy) Parker—community advocate, philanthropist, and admired business leader—passed away on June 5 at the age of 75.

At the University for more than 25 years, she was among the first scholars of her generation to see Native Americans as major, rather than secondary characters, in the American story.