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A lifetime of scholarly work by one of the University鈥檚 most preeminent political science professors is now available to researchers across the world. For the first time, the papers of Richard Fenno, Jr., Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science, are easily accessible through a new web portal: www.richardfenno.com.

For the last 15 years, professor Joanne Bernardi has collected more than 1,100 postcards, film prints, brochures and other visual representations of early 20th century Japan. But how can this collection continue to grow while allowing other scholars to register and contribute content? Enter the Digital Humanities Center.

In response to Business Insider鈥檚 article listing the least 鈥渓ivable鈥� cities, international students discussed the opportunities and challenges of life in their hometowns and in Rochester.

The AIDS Education Collection, housed in the River Campus Libraries鈥� Rare Books and Special Collections department, is comprised of more than 8,000 posters from 124 countries in 68 languages and dialects. An exhibit from the collection and the World AIDS Day Scientific Symposium hosted at the University's Center for AIDS Research mark World AIDS Day in Rochester.

"I don't know much about graduations except what I've seen in the movies," joked director Mike Nichols after received an honorary doctor of letters degree from the University in 1972. The award-winning director of The Graduate and many other films and plays died on Wednesday, November 19, at the age of 83. Listen to his 1972 Rochester commencement address.

A new study shows for the first time that playing action video games improves not just the skills taught in the game, but learning capabilities more generally.

The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies will host Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck for a screening and discussion of his film, Fatal Assistance.

One of the world鈥檚 most celebrated scholars in the humanities, Stephen Greenblatt will visit the University to lecture and participate in workshops with the campus community. Greenblatt will give a public talk for the University's Ferrari Humanities Symposia on Thursday, Oct. 30 based on ideas introduced in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern.

Sheree Toth, the executive director of the Mt. Hope Family Center and professor of clinical psychology, will deliver this year鈥檚 keynote speech at this year's annual Stanton/Anthony Conversations, which will focus on the mental wellness of children.

As a child, professor and noted author Joanna Scott played with figurines collected by her great-grandfather, Armand de Potter. After unearthing a trunk filled with diaries and documents, Scott realized her great-grandfather wasn鈥檛 the man he seemed. This disquieting discovery became the basis for her new novel, De Potter鈥檚 Grand Tour.

Robert Doran looks at the intense interest in the "sublime" as an aesthetic concept -- distinct from and even surpassing "beauty" -- in his forthcoming book The Theory of the Sublime from Longinus to Kant.

Institute for Popular Music kicks off its 2014-2015 performance and lecture series with a tribute to the iconic 70s rock band, Led Zeppelin. In the spring, lectures and a concert will focus on the music of the Rolling Stones and the 50th anniversary of the group鈥檚 career-making hit 鈥�(I Can鈥檛 Get No) Satisfaction.鈥�