Professor of History Maurice Isserman, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 1979, is featured in the cover article of the university's magazine, Rochester Review (Winter 2004-05). Isserman and University of Rochester History Professor Stewart Weaver are collaborating on a new book about Himalayan mountaineering. The book, tentatively titled The Conquest of the Himalaya: From the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, is under contract with Yale University Press. According to the article, "it is the first attempt by professional historians to chronicle the Western world's efforts to claim the mountain range that's home to all 14 of the planet's peaks above 8,000 meters." Isserman and Weaver are both self-professed amateur mountaineers.
