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Lose weight. Get in shape. Do better in school. We asked University experts for tips on how to make some of the most popular resolutions a reality in 2017.

This year, The New York Times list of the 100 most notable books for 2016 included two that were written by authors who used the River Campus Libraries鈥� Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation renowned collections for their work.

On December 7, 1941, the lives of Rochester faculty and students were immediately changed, and a sleepy campus by the Genesee River was transformed into a vital hub for the war effort.

When Warner School professor Karen Finnigan communications with her peers about school reform, she uses journal articles and academic conference presentations. But when she talks with policymakers or parents, she starts with Horton Hears a Who.

School of Medicine and Dentistry-trained physician Michael Gottlieb launched a new chapter in medical history with his discovery of AIDS in the spring of 1981.

The AIDS Education Poster Collection, housed in the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation, is the world鈥檚 largest single online collection of visual resources related to the disease.

Nora Rubel, director of the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women鈥檚 Studies, discusses the upcoming symposium on Transparent which the institute -- now in its 30th year -- is hosting.

Caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders who attribute their child鈥檚 misbehavior to neurodevelopmental disabilities rather than willful disobedience tend to use more effective parenting strategies, according to a new Mt. Hope Family Center study.

The pending election has dominated news cycles for the past year. Four professors at the URochester each raised and answered an important question they say we should be asking this election season.

鈥淣egative campaigning has been around as long as campaigning,鈥� says Simon Business School professor Mitchell Lovett. 鈥淚t stays around because it works.鈥�

Through letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, broadsides, and banners, the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation gives a rich voice to the history of women鈥檚 suffrage.

Halloween is a staple in American culture, but what are the origins of the holiday? Emil Homerin, professor of religion, discusses Halloween's roots in mysticism with student host Nick Bruno in this episode of QuadCast, the University's official podcast.