The Arts Literary lights April 20, 2017 For more than 50 years, the Plutzik Reading Series has brought Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize-winning writers, and National Book Award winners to River Campus.
The Arts Anthony Hecht: A poet’s life, in letters April 6, 2017 Pultizer Prize–winning poet Anthony Hecht was on the Rochester faculty for nearly two decades, arriving in 1967. Alumnus Jonathan Post ’76 (PhD) published Hecht's correspondence in a book that sheds new light on his poetry.
Society & Culture ‘This is a golden era’ for TV news March 22, 2017 Tommy Evans '99 has combined his eye for photography and his interest in politics into a journalism career that has led him to the post of London bureau chief at CNN International.
Science & Technology Online dating brings matches, but it isn’t scientific February 12, 2017 Online dating is second only to "meeting through friends" as the most popular form of matchmaking, and Rochester psychologist Harry Reis has been investigating the phenomenon as the stigma has lifted.
Society & Culture Relationship problems? Don’t blame gender differences February 11, 2017 “People think about the sexes as distinct categories,” says Rochester psychology professor Harry Reis, But when something goes wrong between partners, emphasizing inherent differences between the sexes can be harmful.
Society & Culture Psychologist’s research probes matters of the heart February 10, 2017 Since the 1980s, psychology professor Harry Reis has been putting human relationships under a microscope. Over the years his research has led to insights into matters of the heart—both figuratively and literally.
The Arts Classes of 1966, 1866 share musical connection ‘beside the Genesee’ October 6, 2016 Jocelyn Trueblood, Class of 1966, shares the musical bent of her great-grandfather, Herve Dwight Wilkins, Class of 1866 . He arranged the tune for “The Genesee,” Rochester’s alma mater.
Health & Medicine Neurologist confronts seizure disorders in sub-Saharan Africa May 31, 2016 Neurology professor Gretchen Birbeck has provided care for more than 3,000 patients with seizure disorders in Africa during two decades of work there.
Society & Culture Bringing recognition to forgotten group of women veterans May 27, 2016 Tiffany Miller '00 and her family worked for years to overturn a ruling that prohibited World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots—known as WASPs—from being buried at Arlington National Cemetery. President Barack Obama signed their bill into law last week.
Society & Culture Witnessing history: Memories of the Lincoln assassination April 12, 2016 On April 14, 1865, Albert Barrett, a member of the University’s Class of 1869, was in Ford’s Theater, celebrating his birthday two days before. His seat in the balcony box immediately opposite the president afforded him a clear view of events