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Members of the University of Rochester community have been part of 聽the US armed forces almost since the school was founded in 1850. And many have paid the ultimate price.

In a new history, Rochester professor emeritus Theodore Brown looks at how well the organization, founded in the aftermath of World War II, has met its lofty mission of ensuring the 鈥渉ighest possible level of health鈥� by all peoples.

The family of Louise and Bob Slaughter is donating the late congresswoman's official papers to the University of Rochester. River Campus Libraries will house, archive, and make available the Louise M. Slaughter Congressional Collection in the coming years.

Philosopher Zeynep Soysal, who joined Rochester鈥檚 faculty this year as an assistant professor of philosophy, works at the place where mathematics and linguistics converge.

Epistemologist Jens Kipper has joined the University鈥檚 Department of Philosophy, bringing with him a focus on the nature of intelligence that spans the fields of philosophy, computer science, and artificial intelligence.

On college campuses, where safe spaces and free inquiry often coexist, do trigger warnings protect students or hinder free speech? This episode of the University's Quadcast podcast takes on the growing debate.

Nobel laureate Paul Romer, a former assistant professor of economics, returns to campus to discuss how 鈥渆conomics can offer better answers to the most important questions facing humanity.鈥�

In his latest book, Jon Gruber puts Rochester at the top of the list of 102 cities poised to become next generation tech hubs. The MIT economist will host a panel discussion on Rochester鈥檚 potential to jump-start America.

Spending time alone isn鈥檛 necessarily聽bad, especially for first-year college students. A new study shows that having a positive motivation for seeking solitude can be a predictor for successful adjustment to college life.

The picture of the Middle Ages as "awful, smelly, stinky, [and] dangerous" is not accurate, says medievalist and University of Pennsylvania professor David Wallace, this year鈥檚 Ferrari Humanities Symposia visiting scholar.

Late-night satire may be enjoying a heyday, but fools who speak truth to power are nothing new. In her latest book, professor emerita of history Dorinda Outram looks at how court jesters were much more than just a floppy hat.

The latest Rochester Women profile looks at the life of Mary Calderone 鈥�39M (MD), a pioneering advocate for sex education who was both celebrated and vilified for her work during a time a great cultural division over sexuality and feminism.