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Science & Technology
June 9, 2020 | 05:04 pm

How to clean and disinfect—the right way

As businesses and other aspects of the economy open up, xxperts at the Medical Center offer tips for how to clean and disinfect your home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine, Environmental Health Sciences Center’s Community Outreach and Engagement Core, featured-post-side, Kristina Kormacher, Medical Center, Timothy Wiegand,
Society & Culture
May 27, 2020 | 10:37 am

A ‘different kind of wonder’

The European Renaissance’s engagement with the Arctic is a little-known chapter of history but a relevant one today, when the region once again has become a site of anxious attention.

topics: Christopher Heuer, Department of Art and Art History, featured-post-side, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Renaissance, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
May 13, 2020 | 09:36 am

2020 honorary degrees, medals, and teaching awards announced

The University of Rochester will bestow honorary degrees, medals, and awards to recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians.

topics: alumni, awards, commencement awards, Department of Anthropology, Department of Computer Science, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,
Campus Life
May 12, 2020 | 02:57 pm

Class of 2020, we see you

As we prepare to confer their degrees this week, we’re celebrating this year’s graduates by highlighting members of the class and their accomplishments.

topics: Class of 2020, featured-post-side,
The Arts
April 16, 2020 | 01:54 pm

What to stream: Add some Rochester to your queue

You’ll find University of Rochester connections in some of your favorite movies, musicals, and television series, all ready for binge watching.

topics: Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, film, humanities, Stephen Carr,
Society & Culture
February 28, 2020 | 02:44 am

‘The memories of what happened to us then will never go away’

By the time of her death at age 103, Olivia Hooker ’62 (PhD) was an early witness to devastating acts of racist violence, the first African-American woman to serve in the Coast Guard, and a prominent psychology professor.

topics: Black History Month, featured-post-side, obituaries, Rochester Review, Rochester Women,
Society & Culture
February 3, 2020 | 01:42 pm

Self-care linked to greater confidence in parents of children with FASD

A Rochester study is the first to describe caregiver strategies for self-care and the obstacles and barriers parents face in raising children struggling with developmental, cognitive, and behavioral problems associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

topics: child development, Christie Petrenko, Department of Psychology, developmental disorders, featured-post-side, Mt. Hope Family Center, research finding, Warner School of Education,
University News
January 24, 2020 | 02:49 pm

Two honored with Presidential Diversity Awards

Kit Miller, director of the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, and Caroline Nestro ’18W (PhD), a senior associate in the Department of Psychiatry, are the recipients of the 2020 Presidential Diversity Award. 

topics: announcements, awards, diversity, featured-post-side, Presidential Diversity Awards,
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