Creating pivotal student experiences: Dick and Vicki Schwartz
By establishing the Schwartz Discover Grant for Undergraduate Student Research and other experiential learning funds at Rochester, this alumni couple...
University of Rochester Trustee Barbara Burger ’83 gives $2 million to support research, innovation, and the student experience
Burger's latest gift continues her legacy of philanthropy and engagement, establishes a new directorship, and launches a pilot undergraduate research...
Perfect Pitch and Much More
By the time Ashni Budge arrived at the Eastman School of Music, she’d already dedicated most of her life to...
Jazz, Comics, and the Search for Sound
Dave Chisholm ’13E (DMA) became fascinated with Miles Davis as a child listening to his parents’ jazz records. At 11,...
Art for the people
Outside the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG), the Centennial Sculpture Park greets and welcomes visitors. Adorned with sculptures from many renowned...
‘The Black Index’
When it comes to images of Black people, viewers have expectations, says Bridget Cooks ’02 (PhD). Her aim is to...
Tribute: Jay Last ’51
Considered one of the fathers of Silicon Valley, Jay Last ’51, ’11 (Honorary) had an extraordinary career in science, technology,...
‘I Also Saw the Women Who Came Before Me’
Ileah Welch ’05 and former First Lady Michelle Obama have something in common: both have had portraits painted by Amy...
Toting a Tony
When Madeline Topkins Michel ’77 took the stage at the Tony Awards ceremony in June to receive the 2019 Excellence...
The World’s a Stage
Professions for some and hobbies for others, the performing arts can assert themselves in anyone’s daily life, often in unexpected...
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