Throughout her career, Louise Slaughter was known as an ardent advocate for the region that she represented. She was incredibly visible in her community, evidenced by her showing up at parades, attending fundraisers, and even helping to serve a holiday meal for those in need. We’re not sure when and where this photo was taken (the joys of going through archives!), but the expression on Louise’s face makes it clear that she truly cared about the people she represented.

It’s not easy living in an area that’s famous for its weather. You say you’re from or you currently live in western New York state, and usually the first thing non-locals think of is, well, snow. Being a congresswoman from this area, Louis Slaughter had to deal with a whole lot of snow, and hail, and sleet. Like most things Louise did, she faced the weather with a smile.

Exhibitions are among the many ways the University of Rochester Libraries provides windows into its extensive range of world-renowned collections. But they’re not just displays. An exhibition tells a story that is meant to enlighten, entertain, and engage, and in this way, they are also doors to further and more in-depth exploration. Constructing these narratives not only takes time, but they also require creative and intellectual work to weave assorted information and materials together.

What a year. We were barely into 2020 when the University’s River Campus closed, and when it reopened, it was under uncomfortable, challenging, and mentally exhausting conditions. Off-campus, almost every experience in our daily personal lives has been altered, if not entirely hijacked by the pandemic.

Do you have a publication that you would like to make freely available, expanding your impact, and really getting your work out there? 

Business, development, education, homelessness, housing, and job creation were important features of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter’s program for improving the district that she was elected to represent in the House of Representatives. Her constituency trusted her when she promised that she would do all within her power to bring federal funding to western New York to improve living conditions and standards and to support the many efforts of organizations and institutions that served the vulnerable.

The last Thursday in November may be synonymous with turkey, football, and family, but another celebration has become a standard part of many people’s calendars: Friendsgiving. Not an officially recognized holiday, Friendsgiving is a time to quite simply, celebrate and recognize those special individuals with who you share no familial relation. 

It’s been said that home is where you make it. The idea of a home doesn’t necessarily need to be tied to a house or a specific place—you can feel “at home” anywhere you feel comfortable. However, for most of us, it’s very important to have an actual place we can call “home.”  

Got data? For some Rochester students doing research, this playful homage to the 90s ad campaign for milk is a stinging reminder that they do not have data, and their research is stuck in the proverbial mud. In some of these cases, the River Campus Libraries is able to throw students a rope in the form of a data grant.

Being a Research 1 university—a classification for higher education institutions engaged in the highest levels of research—is among the University of Rochester’s pride points. It’s also a University trait that draws experts to teach here and students to learn here.