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December 7, 2016 | 08:31 am

Pearl Harbor at 75: When war came to campus

On December 7, 1941, the lives of Rochester faculty and students were immediately changed, and a sleepy campus by the Genesee River was transformed into a vital hub for the war effort.

topics: featured-post-side, World War II,
Society & Culture
December 2, 2016 | 08:24 am

How ‘Horton’ is a hook to talk about research

When Warner School professor Karen Finnigan communications with her peers about school reform, she uses journal articles and academic conference presentations. But when she talks with policymakers or parents, she starts with Horton Hears a Who.

topics: K-12 education, Karen Finnigan, Warner School of Education,
Society & Culture
December 1, 2016 | 04:00 pm

Michael Gottlieb: The doctor who discovered AIDS

School of Medicine and Dentistry-trained physician Michael Gottlieb launched a new chapter in medical history with his discovery of AIDS in the spring of 1981.

topics: HIV and AIDS, World AIDS Day,
Society & Culture
December 1, 2016 | 07:48 am

8,000 posters, one collection

The AIDS Education Poster Collection, housed in the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation, is the world’s largest single online collection of visual resources related to the disease.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, HIV and AIDS, River Campus Libraries,
Society & Culture
November 22, 2016 | 05:58 pm

QuadCast: Transparent actor, producer, academics visit Rochester

Nora Rubel, director of the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, discusses the upcoming symposium on Transparent which the institute — now in its 30th year — is hosting.

topics: announcements, Center for Jewish Studies, gender, Nora Rubel, QuadCast, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies, television,
Society & Culture
November 18, 2016 | 10:48 am

How thinking about behavior differently can lead to happier FASD families

Caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders who attribute their child’s misbehavior to neurodevelopmental disabilities rather than willful disobedience tend to use more effective parenting strategies, according to a new Mt. Hope Family Center study.

topics: Christie Petrenko, featured-post, Mt. Hope Family Center, parenting, research finding,
Society & Culture
November 7, 2016 | 07:44 am

Voices of an election

For faculty and students, the 2016 election season has been an experience in teaching and learning. Hear from voices on campus about the issues, campaigns, and lessons from this remarkable year.

topics: elections, politics,
Society & Culture
November 3, 2016 | 02:17 pm

Experts answer election questions we should be asking

The pending election has dominated news cycles for the past year. Four professors at the University of Rochester each raised and answered an important question they say we should be asking this election season.

topics: Department of Anthropology, Department of Economics, Department of History, John Osburg, Narayana Kocherlakota, Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva, Robert Westbrook, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
November 3, 2016 | 11:49 am

When campaign ads go low, it often works

“Negative campaigning has been around as long as campaigning,” says Simon Business School professor Mitchell Lovett. “It stays around because it works.”

topics: elections, Mitchell Lovett, politics, research finding, Simon Business School,
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