AS&E Outstanding Dissertation Awards Announced
The following students in Arts, Sciences & Engineering are recipients of the 2014–15 Outstanding Dissertation Award. Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences Winner Kyoung-Lae Kang, visual and cultural studies, “Guilt Cinema:…
University to introduce Institute for Performing Arts
The institute will serve as a center for performance programs on the River Campus, aiming to further inspire students with or without prior training or experience to explore a variety of aesthetic art forms and opportunities. The institute will strengthen the relationships among the College, the Eastman School of Music, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
Four University of Rochester students earn NSF Research Fellowships
The fellowship, which is part of a federally sponsored program, provides up to three years of graduate study support for students pursing doctoral or research-based master’s degrees.
University of Rochester team brings sense of touch to virtual reality
Virtual reality has made huge technological gains in the last decade, but the ability to feel your surroundings is not yet a part of many mainstream virtual reality systems. A…
Fellowships can provide meaningful student experiences
With final exams, papers, and projects looming, it’s understandable that many students have tunnel vision at this time of the year. Spring also brings announcements of results from national student…
Too cool for school? Not at Rochester
UR students remain unfazed by “character-building” polar invasion, spearhead petition to close down useless tunnel system. While some schools—notably in the Boston area—canceled classes this year on account of a…
Mellon Grant helps River Campus Libraries establish Digital Humanities Institute
River Campus Libraries has been awarded a $100,672 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a pilot program designed to strengthen librarians’ competencies in digital scholarship. “21st Century Skills: Digital Humanities Institute for Mid-Career Librarians” will launch during the summer of 2015.
Curious monkeys share our thirst for knowledge
Monkeys are notoriously curious, and new research has quantified just how eager they are to gain new information, even if there are not immediate benefits.
‘Untiring advocate’ for University employees stepping down
When Charles (Chuck) Murphy managed grocery stores for several chains in western New York and central Pennsylvania during the 1970s, and ’80s, he saw just how important it was to…
University Remembers Former Administrator Richard Miller
From: President Joel Seligman To: The University Community Re: Richard P. Miller Jr. Date: Oct. 26, 2014 It is with the deepest sorrow that the University of Rochester community learned…