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Valerie Alhart is press officer for humanities and broadcast media, and covers humanities and the arts at the University.

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Society & Culture
February 11, 2022 | 03:50 pm

Susan B. Anthony: A life and legacy entwined with Rochester

February 15 marks the birthday of American civil rights and social justice leader Susan B. Anthony. Today, the University of Rochester is a collector, curator, and steward of her legacy.

topics: diversity, featured-post, Susan B. Anthony,
Science & Technology
August 8, 2016 | 02:17 pm

$2 million to add efficiency to integrated quantum photonics

Rochester researchers working on the next generation of quantum information processing have received a $2 million boost from the National Science Foundation.

topics: American Institute for Manufacturing Photonics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, John Howell, photonics, Qiang Lin, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
Voices & Opinion
May 12, 2016 | 08:29 am

Sykes-Picot and the making of the modern Middle East

As the accord turns 100 years old, Aaron Hughes, professor of Jewish studies, weighs in on the impact the secret accord that established political control of territories in the Middle East among Great Britain, France, and Russia after World War I. / The Conversation

topics: Aaron Hughes, Center for Jewish Studies, Department of Religion and Classics, Middle East, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
May 5, 2016 | 05:00 am

And the winners of this year’s Best Translated Book Awards are…

Chad Post, creator of Three Percent and a founder of the awards program as publisher of the University’s Open Letter Books, announced the winners May 4 during a ceremony in New York City.

topics: Best Translated Book Award, Chad Post, humanities, literary translation, literature, School of Arts and Sciences, Three Percent, translation,
The Arts
April 20, 2016 | 04:19 pm

2016 Best Translated Book Award finalists announced

Ten works of fiction and six poetry collections remain in the running for this year’s Best Translated Book Awards following the announcement of the two shortlists yesterday by Three Percent, the University’s translation-centric literary website.

topics: awards, Best Translated Book Award, book authors, literary translation, Open Letter,
The Arts
March 1, 2016 | 12:07 pm

Artist Nate Hodge Receives Lillian Fairchild Award

“The most inspiring thing about public art is its ability to reach a wide spectrum of people,” says Nate Hodge, local mural artist and this year’s recipient of the English department’s award.

topics: awards, Department of English, Lillian Fairchild Award, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
February 29, 2016 | 07:27 am

Taking a ‘look’ at historical hoaxes

During the mid-19th century, a series of grand hoaxes captured the American imagination: the Great Moon Hoax, the Cardiff Giant, and the fantastical creatures of P. T. Barnum. Joan Saab, an associate professor of art history and visual and cultural studies, examines the relationship between seeing and believing.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, events, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, humanities, Humanities Center, Joan Saab, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
February 4, 2016 | 03:57 pm

Students gather in response to Yik Yak decision

Students assembled in front of Rush Rhees Library just before noon after staging a walkout to protest University President Joel Seligman’s decision to not ban the social media app Yik Yak.

topics: Presidential Commission on Race and Diversity,
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