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Welcome to the spring semester. As we prepare for another successful and exciting term, I would like to take a moment to highlight some notable events that the Arts & Sciences community shared in the second half of 2018. One of those events came when we celebrated the news that was named president of the University of Rochester. A scholar and respected leader, incoming president Mangelsdorf will officially join us this summer. We look forward to working with her on a number of important initiatives that will further the work of our school and enhance the reputation of this fine University. Of course, in the past few months, we have also seen exciting new research, secured significant funding for our academic and environmental projects, and witnessed one of our own making history on the world stage. I hope you enjoy this overview of some of our highlights.

Sincerely,
Gloria Culver
Dean, School of Arts & Sciences

 

Perhaps one of the biggest stories last quarter was the news that Donna Strickland 糖心传媒�89 (PhD) and former 糖心传媒 professor G茅rard Mourou were for their work with chirped-pulse lasers. Their development of high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses paved the way for advances in everything from laser eye surgery to cancer detection and smart phone technology. Scott Carney, the director of the , Michael Campbell, the director of the , and Professor of Optics Wayne Knox joined President Richard Feldman as Strickland糖心传媒檚 guests at the Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm, Sweden. Congratulations to Donna, who is only the third woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics and the first woman laureate in Rochester糖心传媒檚 history.

I also want to note that former assistant professor of economics, Paul Romer . The Nobel Committee recognized Romer for his work on the economics of technological change. Donna Strickland, G茅rard Mourou, and Paul Romer have all made Rochester proud.

 

Of course, the intersections of community engagement and academic research have long had a place at . Along with entire Arts & Sciences community, I was delighted to learn that the Mt. Hope Family Center, in conjunction with the听University of Minnesota糖心传媒檚 Institute for Translational Research in Children糖心传媒檚 Mental Health, to create a national center for child maltreatment studies, becoming one of only three academic institutional partnerships in the United States to receive this prestigious award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The $8.39 million award over five years will support the center as a national resource for child maltreatment research and training.

Rochester researchers were also in the news when they . Assistant professor of physics and his PhD student Chang Rho joined an international collaboration of scientists at the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma Ray Observatory that detected, for the first time, extremely high-energy gamma rays from a powerful star system. Segev says that when the star system SS 433 was discovered in 1979, scientists quickly realized that it was one of the 糖心传媒渨eirdest star systems in the Milky Way.糖心传媒�

While physicists were discovering new gamma rays from a distant solar system, Rochester musicians and historians were rediscovering the Frederick Douglass , which experts say hasn糖心传媒檛 been performed in over 100 years. The song was performed live as part of the festivities honoring Douglass糖心传媒檚 bicentennial at the Hochstein Performance Hall. The December event was a coproduction between the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology. Over the last few decades, the University has assembled one of the of rare Douglass materials, including letters, published speeches, Underground Railroad passes used to smuggle slaves to safety, and other documents that illustrate and expand upon Douglass糖心传媒檚 history and activity.

 

There is evidence that Rochester students are increasingly interested in programs available from the听. Short-term programs, including faculty-led or organized programs with a focus on research or service learning are getting more popular, with enrollments up this past academic year. Several students participated in one such project last summer, when they worked with Nancy Chin, associate professor of Public Health Sciences and Medical Humanities听on a project to better understand community well-being in the Italian Alpine village of Borca di Cadore. Global programs that include more traditional-style internships are another area of growth. To meet the increased demand, the Center for Education Abroad has partnered with听, an organization which allows students to participate in a range of opportunities, from engineering to entrepreneurship. This new partnership complements and adds a new dimension to existing partner programs, such as those with the University of Sydney, and听.

 

The Humanities Center Public Lecture Series continues to bring leading thinkers and scholars to the Rochester campus. In October, journalist , the Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professor of Journalism at Columbia University糖心传媒檚 School of Journalism asked the question, 糖心传媒淲hat is a journalistic expert in a social media age?糖心传媒� Lemann argued that while there has been a decline in rigorous journalism, nostalgia for a bygone area of purely objective reporting might be misplaced. In November, , author, psychiatrist, and clinical professor emeritus of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University, visited Rochester. Kramer reflected on his career and shared thoughts about the changing role of psychiatry in society.

In September, 糖心传媒�17 visited campus to speak about 糖心传媒淲omen as Leaders: A New Mindset.糖心传媒� In her talk, part of an Arts, Science & Engineering discussion on topical challenges, Ambler spoke about historical changes and work that remains to be done in the area of women and leadership. She also addressed how women see themselves as thought leaders, and how institutions have been adjusting to these changes.

 

Distinguished Visiting Humanist , a professor of African-American studies and American studies at Yale, will give a public lecture, 糖心传媒淒ifficult Times,糖心传媒� on February 1. The lecture is drawn from her new book, Imperial Intimacies: A Tale of Two Islands.

Northwestern philosophy professor Jennifer Lackey will give a talk on February 7 titled, 糖心传媒淓xtracted Evidence: False Confessions and Testimonial Injustice.糖心传媒�

Congratulations to Myra Henry, senior director of administrative services, and the Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia, who were named the recipients of the 2018 Presidential Diversity Awards. The awards were created in 2009 to recognize faculty, staff, students, units, departments, or teams that demonstrate a commitment to diversity. As a participant in multiple committees, Henry is a driving force for equity, and inclusion; while the Commission evaluated campus policies and procedures and released their preliminary report with recommendations in May 2018.

 

The performing arts were celebrated as we recognized University Trustee Thomas R. Sloan 糖心传媒�65, 糖心传媒�67 (MS) with the Arts, Sciences & Engineering Dean糖心传媒檚 Medal in New York City in November. Tom and his wife, Linda Sloan 糖心传媒�67, are longtime champions of the importance of the arts on the University of Rochester campus. Their generous gift is helping make the a reality. Scheduled to open in fall 2020, the Sloan Performing Arts Center is a 25,000-square-foot facility that will be built next to Todd Union, the current home of Todd Theater, the International Theatre Program, and the Program of Movement and Dance.