democracy center
An emergency room for the rule of law: Sonia Mittal on democratic strain and the role of universities
Mittal drew on her experience at the Department of Justice, describing the scale of the Jan. 6 prosecutions, which involved nearly 1,600 criminal cases. While the events were widely characterized as an unprecedented attack on democratic institutions, the legal system approached them through existing statutory frameworks. Read More
concert
A night at the Stardew symphony
While a one-way ticket to Pelican Town wasn’t precisely in my cards, an evening of music with the “Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons" concert was. Read More
date
Dating the voices in my head
Chat, did I make a mistake? I went on a date with the voices in my head and I liked it. It was a bit of an unplanned date, but what else are you supposed to do when none of your friends will have dinner with you? Read More
International relations
Venezuelan thoughts on the Venezuelan roundtable
I, a born-and-raised Venezuelan, was in the audience and left disappointed by the essence of the discussion. Read More
Climate Change
We never learned from the Dust Bowl
We teach the Dust Bowl as a cautionary tale. In every American history class, we learn how farmers in the 1920s and 1930s tore up millions of acres of native grassland across the Great Plains to plant wheat, how the deep-rooted prairie grasses that held the soil and trapped moisture were replaced by shallow crops and bare fields, and, when drought came in 1930, how the exposed topsoil turned to dust. Read More
News
alumna
New commencement speaker unveiled after student feedback
Often beginning more than a year in advance, the meticulous planning for finding a commencement speaker is what often helps make the speech the highlight of students’ and families’ graduation experience. The quality of this year’s speaker is no different, with the University announcing that Jeannine Shao Collins ’86 will be delivering the school’s 176th […]
clubs
Community response to ICE in Rochester
With the increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity across the United States, student groups on campus and members of the community are responding with efforts to comfort, inform, and mobilize Rochesterians. Read More
Community
New SA Gov proposal on ICE sparks heated debate
A heated debate erupted amongst Student Association (SA) members and the gallery last Monday, Feb. 2, as senators discussed a new proposal regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on campus. Read More
Features
director
New CUES Director — Erin Anderson
Anderson’s research — which centers on leadership development and the systems-level changes needed to improve educational outcomes, especially in historically underserved communities — made her an especially attractive candidate. Read More
aging
A look inside the Gorbunova-Seluanov Lab: Studying the science behind aging to improve human health
The Gorbunova-Seluanov Lab, led by URochester’s Doris Johns Cherry Professor of Biology and Medicine Vera Gorbunova, as well as Dean’s Professor of Biology and Medicine Andrei Seluanov, studies the molecular and genetic processes behind aging in different mammals, as this class of animals provides more insight on human aging and health. Read More
Catholic Newman Community
More than a parade: Newman community celebrates Mardi Gras with reflection
Though the northeast’s celebrations of Mardi Gras tend to be more restrained than New Orleans’ famously large celebrations, it is still a “day people [can] get together for dinner and families [can] celebrate with beads.” These beads are found on festive necklaces and, in the South, are often thrown from parade floats into the street. Read More
