The Aesthetics of Imperfection Through a deep dive into an iconic album, Warren Zanes ’02 (PhD) explores a lost virtue in recorded music....
What Does It Take to Cast a Hit Series? John Levey ’69—casting director on iconic TV shows including ER, West Wing, and others—shares what it takes to be right...
A ‘Nutty’ Time for Housing and Jobs Economist Svenja Gudell ’03, ’11S (PhD) helps consumers make sense of strange times in both markets....
Talking to Strangers in Stressful Times The SaFE program was set up to offer a guiding hand to parents who are low-income, or don’t have a...
Goal Orientation In November 2019, I qualified for the US Olympic Team Trials in the women’s marathon. I had a pretty short...
Jazz Music Is Protest Music Jazz was invented by Black artists in the late 1800s as a combination of harmony and rhythmic and soulful expression....
Manners of Speaking Voice coach Nick DiCola ’07 helps actors for stage and screen—as well as automated voices—achieve authenticity in spoken...
Doctor and Vintner I majored in English at Cornell. Rochester was my top choice for medical school because it had the reputation of...
Tuning in to Sonic Culture Take out your earbuds and just listen. The world may “look” different, says musicologist Gabrielle Cornish ’13, ’16E (MA). (Illustration:...
Thriving at Work While Introverted As a master’s student, I had an opportunity to work at Rochester’s career center. That was really pivotal. I ended...