March 2024 in Photos
March ushered in spring and a wealth of activities across the University of Rochester. Take a brief look back at how we spent the month.
Pablo Sierra Silva: Using primary sources to immerse students in the past
The history professor leads his class back in time to analyze events that shaped today’s world.
University secures federal funding to enable advanced quantum research
The funding supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope to accelerate research in quantum information science.
Faculty recognized for their professional contributions and statures
An NSF CAREER Award, a ‘best publication’ honor, and leadership positions with national organizations comprise recent faculty achievements.
Morris Eaves, English professor who breathed new life into William Blake scholarship, remembered
The scholar made the British poet and “multimedia artist” accessible to a wide audience.
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.
The work of horror films
A collection of essays coedited by Jason Middleton explores the “monster” of late capitalism lurking in modern American horror films.
A poet’s meditation on loss, light, and legacy
Still Falling, English professor Jennifer Grotz’s fourth collection of poems, illuminates the connection between art and time.
Why did Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have to die?
Rochester experts discuss Putin’s intense fear of critics, the history of Russian and Soviet opposition movements, and what’s next for Russia’s dissidents.
For whom the bells toll: Siblings honor late father
A bench on the River Campus stands as a memorial to the man who discovered the University of Rochester for his three children.