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What can Back to the Future teach us about US nuclear regulations?
Rebecca Frank's undergraduate internship taps into well-known '80s and '90s movies to boost civic engagement on social media.

Dmitry Bykov: Satirizing Putin
The Russian poet, journalist, and literary critic is teaching and lecturing at Rochester as part of the Humanities Center's Scholar in Exile program.

Scholar in Exile on Alexei Navalny: ‘One day I’ll walk along a street in Moscow named after him’
Dmitry Bykov discusses the late Russian opposition leader’s legacy, his own poisoning, and why Navalny posed a threat to the Russian president.

Undergraduates recognized for standout work in engineering and the humanities
Each year, the Hajim School awards well-rounded students with the Robert L. Wells Prize. Meet the Class of 2024 recipients.

Why is a 16th-century tradition attracting activists on the Christian right?
Scholar Anna Rosensweig explains how early modern resistance theory is inspiring far-right individuals to defy local, state, and federal laws.