Three years ago, the University of Rochester became stewards of the Louise M. Slaughter Congressional Collection. Since then, the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation (RBSCP) has been processing the 484 boxes constituting Slaughter’s papers.
Studio X, the University of Rochester’s hub for extended reality (XR), is equipped with a range of technology that empowers the entire University to experience, explore, and experiment with the world of XR. But it’s more than an immersive technology library.
Since 1996, Ukraine has celebrated Constitution Day (June 28) to recognize the adoption of the constitution that formalized its independence. This year, it was marked under martial law.
Since 2018, the Barbara J. Burger iZone has cultivated a space, program, and community that empowers the University of Rochester community to explore their ideas, be creative, and tackle the issues keeping them up at night. That problem-solving culture is now in the capable hands of entrepreneur Yasmin Mattox, iZone’s new director.
Anyone who has ever used a computer to search a library’s collection has benefitted from or been let down by metadata, the information which librarians, archivists, and researchers create to make resources findable and accessible.
When science delivered the tri-force of COVID-19 vaccines, most of the international community breathed a sigh of relief—finally, a defense with some teeth. It felt like the tide was turning. “Not so fast,” said the pandemic.
Within the universe that Frank Herbert built for his science fiction novel Dune, there’s a dangerous ritual called the “Spice Agony” that a member of a specially trained sisterhood must undergo. If she survives, she gains all the memories of her ancestors, who have also held this title.
In the fall of 2018, I was part of a small research team, comprised of Classics Professor Nicholas Gresens, undergrads Elise Lia, ’20, and Shaim Mahir, ’21, that traveled to the province of L'Aquila in Southern Italy. The focus of the trip was to image ancient Roman writing tablets that had been found in 2013 in the bottom of a well at the Alba Fucens archaeological site.
