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Closeup of collage of nine posters from the 2021 Undergraduate Research Expo.
Campus Life
April 19, 2021 | 01:54 pm

Undergraduate scholars take a virtual stage to share findings

Held online for the second year in a row, the annual Undergraduate Research Expo celebrates ‘an important part’ of University of Rochester culture.

topics: College, events, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
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Campus Life
April 12, 2021 | 11:28 am

17 sophomores honored with O’Brien Book Award

Seventeen sophomores are recognized with the Suzanne J. O’Brien Book Award for their exceptional academic and leadership accomplishments during their first year of college.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, School of Arts and Sciences, the college,
Illustration of woman vacuuming and child.
Voices & Opinion
April 8, 2021 | 04:56 pm

Is it time for a universal wage for housework?

In an essay in the Washington Post, history PhD student Kevin Sapere argues the pandemic has made it “all the more relevant” to compensate housework.

topics: Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences,
Thomas Edison standing next to model house.
Society & Culture
April 8, 2021 | 10:23 am

How patents transformed the world of architecture

Associate professor of art history Peter Christensen has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim fellowship for his project exploring an understudied shift in architectural history.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, featured-post, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Peter Christensen, School of Arts and Sciences,
Two provided headshots side by side: left is Mia Alafaireet in color, right is Ricardo Milhouse in black and white.
University News
March 31, 2021 | 10:54 am

Frederick Douglass Institute announces two postdoctoral fellows

Mia Alafaireet and Ricardo Milhouse will join the University for the 2021–22 academic year to teach and continue their research.

topics: Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, Humanities Center, School of Arts and Sciences, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,
Close-up of an array of small, square, yellow targets.
Science & Technology
March 25, 2021 | 09:30 am

Laser-driven experiments provide insights into the formation of the universe

Researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics have captured for the first time in a laboratory setting the process thought to be responsible for generating and sustaining astrophysical magnetic fields.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Petros Tzeferacos, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Two military helmets outfitted with WetWare Biosystems technology.
Campus Life
March 22, 2021 | 10:59 am

University of Rochester students win Air Force research grant

Started and operated by Rochester undergraduates, WetWare Biosystems incorporates new medical technologies into existing equipment to stem the effects of traumatic brain injuries.

topics: Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
Face of Frances Seward.
Society & Culture
March 11, 2021 | 03:13 pm

History project tells a more complete story of Frances Seward

Three women in the history PhD program have completed a video project showing the wife of Lincoln’s secretary of state as more influential than typically depicted.

topics: Department of History, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences, Seward Family Archive,