This week, Kimberly Cassibry and Elizabeth Macaulay discuss the architectural history and political messaging of triumphal arches. Then, a new book looks at W.E.B. Du Bois and Ancient Rome; researcher...

It is 2026. You have been laid off. Somewhere there is a job.

As archaeologists one of the main things we teach and are taught is that the archaeological record is not complete. On the contrary, the materials we recover are almost always but a small fraction of the things that were used or created by the ancient p...

“Ever wonder why women over fifty become invisible? It’s not because society no longer values them; it’s because they’ve changed into superior lizard beings ...

“It means something to everybody in the community.”

Save the Sternberg Museum of Natural History from Closure

This week, noted ailurophile and Homerist Joel Christensen sings to us about new scholarship helping us to make sense of Homer and highlights a new book on lamentation and glory in the Iliad. Then, re...

As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, ...

Scientific Reports - Isotope analysis reveals mobility of the earliest cattle herds in northern Europe

A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland.

This week, ancient historian Jeremy Simmons discusses Rome, India, and his new book on ancient Indian Ocean trade networks. Then, new mosaics may honor two beloved ancient pets, a new book on Aristotl...