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人妻少妇专区 Life
September 4, 2014 | 03:34 pm

Yellowjacket weekend brings Michael Ian Black to Rochester

Comedians Ron Funches, Nick Vatterott, and Michael Ian Black will perform this weekend for students and the Rochester community as part of Yellowjacket Weekend, which celebrates the start of the academic year.

topics: announcements,
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August 25, 2014 | 02:46 pm

Journeys into the unknown

Stewart Weaver Surveys Exploration Through the Ages What is exploration, and what distinguishes it from travel, discovery, or adventure? Stewart Weaver鈥檚 survey of the history of exploration, slated for publication…

topics: Environmental Humanities Program,
Lynda Powell, Gerald Gamm, G. Bingham Powell, Jr., and Hein Goemans
University News
August 22, 2014 | 08:59 pm

Political science researchers earn top awards

Lynda Powell, Gerald Gamm, G. Bingham Powell, Jr., and Hein Goemans will be recognized for their award-winning research during the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in August.

topics: awards, Department of Political Science, Gerald Gamm, Hein Goemans, School of Arts and Sciences,
two photos of the same woman, one with her wearing a green shirt and one with her wearing a red shirt.
Science & Technology
July 14, 2014 | 04:08 pm

Women feel threatened by ‘the lady in red’

In a new study, psychology graduate student Adam Pazda found that women believe that other women who wear red are more sexually promiscuous and were less likely to introduce their husband or boyfriend to a woman wearing red.

topics: Department of Psychology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
monkey eating
Science & Technology
June 27, 2014 | 01:09 pm

Monkeys also believe in winning streaks, study shows

Humans have a well-documented tendency to see winning and losing streaks in situations that, in fact, are random. Now in the first study in non-human primates of this systematic error in decision making, researchers find that monkeys also share our unfounded belief in lucky streaks.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
numbers on leaves
Society & Culture
June 20, 2014 | 02:40 pm

When it comes to learning numbers, culture counts

The findings of a new study suggest that number learning is a fundamental process that follows a universal pathway. However, the timing of the process depends on a child鈥檚 environment.

topics: child development, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Scott Paauw
University News
June 13, 2014 | 10:28 am

Scott Paauw, senior lecturer in linguistics, dies at 57

A self-described historian at heart, Paauw thought that the beauty of language lies in 鈥渉ow cultures interact, how cultures define their language, and how contact between languages, cultures, and societies reshapes the language.鈥

topics: Department of Linguistics,
Joanna Olmsted
University News
May 7, 2014 | 06:00 pm

Joanna Olmsted steps down as Dean of Arts and Sciences

Joanna Olmsted will step down as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences on July 1 after two decades of University leadership.
鈥淛oanna has contributed immeasurably to the progress that has been made in strengthening arts, sciences, and engineering, and we are hugely in her debt,鈥 says Peter Lennie, provost and the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering.

topics: announcements, School of Arts and Sciences,