School of Arts and Sciences

Douglas and Constance Beck have committed more than $1 million to establish a fellowship for doctoral students in political science and related fields.

Home to some of the most active volcanoes in the world, researchers now have a better picture of the subterranean plumbing system that feeds the Galápagos volcanoes.

A new study suggests that the American Bar Association 's sometimes-controversial ratings systematically award lower ratings to minorities and women than to white or male candidates.

The International Theatre Program presents a modern take on one man's struggle between morality and self-interest in Henrik Ibsen's dark satire, An Enemy of the People.

How do spherical stars evolve to produce highly aspherical planetary nebulae? A Rochester professor and his undergraduate student have a new theory as to why.

The InspireDANCE festival has expanded rapidly in just four years, adding a sixth day and attracting nationally acclaimed choreographers and dancers.

Sina Ghaemmaghami has been recognized for "exemplifying the role" of teacher-scholar.

Alice Quillen, professor of astronomy, and collaborators have created a mathematical model of what might be happening at the center of the Milky Way.

The eerie ability to see our hand in the dark suggests that the brain combines information from different senses to create perceptions.

Vasilii Petrenko is one of 16 researchers being awarded a prestigious David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship totaling $875,000 over five years to spend on a research project of his or her choice.