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Rochester in the News

“If you have been making a bunch of assumptions based on out-of-date information, maybe it’s time to ask some people some questions.”

—Nancy Fried Foster, an anthropologist on the staff of Rush Rhees Library, in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Foster explores how undergraduates and others use the library and its resources.

Time

“The same sort of thing is happening to Baptists and Presbyterians . . . Except for one big thing. They are not media figures.”—Anthea Butler, assistant professor in the Department of Religion and Classics, in a story about whether high-profile Pentecostal preachers are “scandal-prone” after a series of reports of domestic violence and other incidents drew attention to the lives of popular TV evangelists.

The Times (London)

“[But] many students take a different path—many end up as city councillors or go down the nonprofit route.”—Mark Zupan, dean of the Simon Graduate School of Business, talking about the value of earning an MBA from a U.S. school for international students who want to work in the United States, regardless of whether they aim to work in corporate positions.

New York Times

“It’s happening frequently enough that it’s inevitably going to be leading to the evolution of new genes.”—Jack Werren, professor of biology, commenting on a study he helped lead that indicates the genes of a bacterial parasite are making their way into the genome of its host.

Associated Press

“It’s a classic institutional response. You would hope that everyone in the medical profession had an appreciation for the tremendous importance of breastfeeding one’s infant.”—Ruth Lawrence, professor of pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology who directs the Breastfeeding and Human Lactation Study Center, commenting on the denial of a request by a physician to have more time to breastfeed her infant during a licensing exam.

Washington Post

“[Radio frequency] technology is the most flexible, because it doesn’t require GPS or infrastructure. But it doesn’t work if you don’t notice the person is gone.”—Henry Kautz, professor of computer science, talking about the use of new technologies to locate people with Alzheimer’s disease if they wander away.

Philadelphia Inquirer

“Over time, the flow of the steam will wear out the pipes. You’ll inevitably get rust and corrosion over time if you’re not careful.”—Morris Pierce, University energy manager and assistant professor in the Department of History, commenting on Philadelphia’s steam-distribution system in the wake of an explosion in a similar system in New York City.