obituaries

The community mourns the loss of a longtime University leader and a pioneer in optics and holography.

Thorndike made pathbreaking contributions to the study of matter.

In a Rochester career spanning more than 50 years, the economist developed an international reputation for his work on the economic impact of institutions, most notably through his study of slavery.

English professor Russell Peck is being remembered as much for his eminent medieval scholarship as his excellence in teaching.

The professor emeritus helped establish the University's PhD program in economics.

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.