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a row of students stands outside on the quad, each holding a blank protest sign.
The Arts
April 26, 2021 | 03:22 pm

Restaging of the ‘Blank Placard Dance’ at Rochester

Students from the Program of Movement and Dance will present a recreation of the iconic 1960s work in the city of Rochester to inspire thought about the pandemic and the power of protest.

topics: community engagement, Institute for the Performing Arts, Missy Pfohl Smith, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,
Two side-by-side portraits, one of Mohammed Bah, the other of Miguel Yakouma outdoors.
Campus Life
April 23, 2021 | 03:14 pm

Students earn national award for conflict resolution project

Mohammed Bah ’23 and Miguel Yakouma ’23 have received a Davis Projects for Peace grant to run a program in Central African Republic aimed at diffusing a religious civil war.

topics: awards, Davis Projects for Peace, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
Side-by-side portraits of Richard Koutouan (left) and Annie Rosenow (right).
Campus Life
April 23, 2021 | 11:16 am

University honors Student Employees of the Year

Political science research assistant Annie Rosenow ’22 and Simon Business School student peer Richard Koutouan ’21S (MBA) are recognized for their work.

topics: awards, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, Simon Business School,
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,
phi beta kappa keys
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,