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Group of five students who work on synthetic biology projects in white lab coats sitting around a table filled with beakers and others scientific equipment.

The student-led team used synthetic biology to harness clean energy from bacteria while simultaneously capturing and storing carbon dioxide, taking home a gold medal in the process.

The student-led team used synthetic biology to harness clean energy from bacteria while simultaneously capturing and storing carbon dioxide.
topics: Anne S. Meyer, awards, Class of 2026, Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability, undergraduate research,
Jeffrey Kishner in blue button-down standing in the Distillery District of Toronto.
From the Magazine
December 3, 2024

Show us your town: Toronto

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

Toronto native and University of Rochester alumnus Jeffrey Kishner ’01S (MBA) shares plenty of picks for the perfect long weekend.
topics: alumni, Simon Business School,
student musicians play on a stage with a film projected behind them to illustrate a film score analysis class at the Eastman School of Music.
Campus & Community
December 2, 2024

Composing in reel time

A journey through film score history sets students on the path to understanding—and crafting—their own compositions.

A journey through film score history sets University of Rochester students on the path to understanding and crafting their own compositions.
topics: alumni, Eastman School of Music,
Detail of Luther Henderson's original score of his arrangement of a Duke Ellington classic.
From the Magazine
December 1, 2024

Eastman scores

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

Luther Henderson III ’71E, ’73E (MM) has chosen the Eastman School of Music as home for his father’s Duke Ellington arrangements.
topics: alumni, Eastman School of Music,
Colorful, stylized illustration of Karen Durkin, who reflects on the role of women's sports in her life, career, and society at large.
From the Magazine
December 1, 2024

A ‘boom’ in women’s sports

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

University of Rochester alumnus Karen Durkin ’87 reflects on her career and how women’s sports became big business. 
topics: alumni, Arthur Satz Department of Music, Department of English, School of Arts and Sciences,
Student performs various movement and balance tasks on a force plate walkway while wearing shoes instrumented with pressure insoles and a suit outfitted with reflective markers for use in collection of biomechanics data
Campus & Community
November 26, 2024

November 2024 in Photos

Bright nights gave way to autumn sights. Throw on your favorite scarf and explore how we spent November at the University of Rochester.

Bright nights gave way to autumn sights. Throw on your favorite scarf and explore how we spent November 2024 at the University of Rochester.
topics: alumni, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Wide angle shot of Remote Bermuda island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Smithsonian Magazine highlights the role of a Rochester historian and archaeologist in unearthing Bermuda’s colonial origins.

Smithsonian Magazine highlights the role of a University of Rochester historian and archaeologist in unearthing Bermuda’s colonial origins.
topics: alumni, Department of History, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Public speaking expert Amy Arbogast presenting in front of a chalkboard.

Amy Arbogast ’16 (PhD) offers six tips for helping people find their voice. Amy Arbogast ’16 (PhD) says she’s “always been a talker,” so forging a career in public speaking…

University of Rochester professor Amy Arbogast offers six public speaking tips to help you find your voice.
topics: alumni, faculty, School of Arts and Sciences, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,
Still from the TV show Mad Men with Don Drapper sitting on a couch with his around around wife Betty to illustrate the idea of power dynamics and infidelity.
Society & Culture
November 18, 2024

Why the powerful are more likely to cheat

Psychologists have found a correlation between a person’s self-perception of power and their (un)willingness to remain faithful.

Psychologists studying power dynamics found a correlation between a person’s self-perception of power and their willingness to be faithful.
topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,