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A catalyst for change

The new Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute will drive transformations in research, training, care, and advocacy.

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Show us your town: Toronto

Toronto native Jeffrey Kishner ’01S (MBA) shares plenty of picks for the perfect long weekend.

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Eastman scores

Luther Henderson III ’71E, ’73E (MM) chooses Eastman’s Ensemble Library as home for his father’s Duke Ellington arrangements.

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Ask the archivist: When did the University power up its first computers?

A question for the University of Rochester’s archivist about the beginnings of administrative computing on campus.

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A ‘boom’ in women’s sports

Karen Durkin ’87 reflects on how women’s sports became big business.

Summer 2024

Doctors, patients, algorithms, and avatars

Clinicians, computer scientists, and ethicists are working across the University to incorporate reliable and ethical AI into medical diagnosis and treatment.

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James Druckman: When politics gets personal

As the 2024 election season heats up, Jamie Druckman, a renowned expert on political polarization, is as busy as he’s ever been.

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Bit by megabit

The Department of Computer Science at Rochester marks 50 years of revolutionary progress.

The Whites, a family of four, stand on the balcony of the Rush Rhees Library tower with the city of Rochester skyline in the background.

A sort of homecoming

An alumnus and his family chose the Medical Center for gene therapy after their son’s diagnosis with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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Ask the archivist: Can we come up and see the book sometime?

A question for Melissa Mead, the John M. and Barbara Keil University Archivist and Rochester Collections Librarian.

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Reengineering the concert experience

Stu Elby ’82 helps make Sphere a revolutionary entertainment venue.

Alumni in the news

A Rochester Review roundup of select University of Rochester alumni who have made headlines for their accomplishments.

Basic haircare is not always cut and dried

Barbers and stylists connect with us as humans, care for communities, and make us feel whole, says ClipDart founder Kyle Parker ’18.

Spring 2024

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Going global

In the past decade, Rochester's Office of Global Engagement has launched the University into a new chapter in research and teaching.

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Dmitry Bykov: Satirizing Putin

The Russian poet, journalist, and literary critic is teaching and lecturing at Rochester as part of the Humanities Center's Scholar in Exile program.

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Baitullah Hameedi: Escaping the Taliban

An Afghan scholar and refugee conducts research at the University of Rochester.

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Anastasiya Yushchenko: From the epicenter of war

A Ukrainian political science student finds respite from war studying at the University of Rochester.

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Shining a light in the darkness

Explore photos taken during the total solar eclipse.

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Healing arts and letters

A new Medical Center department teams up with the Humanities Center to foster collaboration on both sides of Elmwood Avenue.

Melissa Mead smiling and leaning against shelf of gray archival boxes in archive.

Ask the archivist: What role did my brother have  in the 1964 honor code?

A question for Melissa Mead, the John M. and Barbara Keil University Archivist and Rochester Collections Librarian.

Yohay Wakabayashi in khakis and suit jacket standing in busy Tokyo plaza.

Show us your town: Tokyo

Entrepreneur Yohay Wakabayashi ’10, ’11S (MS) shares some of his favorite things to do in one of the world's top destinations for culture and cuisine.

Beth Greenwood, wearing a Philadelphia Phillies hat and T-shirt stands beside a team training center.

Great catch

Beth Greenwood ’22—the first American woman catcher in NCAA baseball history—has joined Phillies' minor league affiliate as a development coach.

Flump! Splatter! Pop!

Grace Stensland ’23, a sound designer and sound effects editor for animated films and TV, delights in odd noises.

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