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Female hurdler jumps over a Rochester-branded hurdle
Campus & Community
February 29, 2024

February 2024 in photos

As we make the leap into March, enjoy a look back at how we spent February at the University of Rochester—from snow to sun and everything in between.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Eastman School of Music,
Crop of Ralph Manchester headshot.

Manchester has spearheaded key campus health initiatives, including the tobacco-free campaign and Eastman Performing Arts Medicine.

Ralph Manchester has spearheaded key campus health initiatives at the University of Rochester, including Eastman Performing Arts Medicine.

topics: Ralph Manchester, staff, University Health Service,
Mitch O'Connell and a fellow researcher in a lab raising a Petri dish to examine it.
Campus & Community
February 26, 2024

Mitch O’Connell: A serendipitous path to CRISPR

The Aussie native originally thought of becoming an astrophysicist. Now, he’s exploring the intricate universe of protein structures.

The Aussie native originally thought of becoming an astrophysicist. Now, he’s exploring the intricate universe of protein structures.

topics: faculty,
Artist's rendering of Europa Clipper Spacecraft flying over a Jupiter's Europa moon.

A popular optical engineering course equips students with technical and professional skills while putting them on the radar of industry-connected alumni.

A popular optical engineering course, Advanced Lens Design, offers Rochester students both skills and industry connections.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
Alexei Navalny staring ahead with a crowd of people behind him holding Russian flags.

Dmitry Bykov discusses the late Russian opposition leader’s legacy, his own poisoning, and why Navalny posed a threat to the Russian president.

Dmitry Bykov, the University of Rochester’s Scholar in Exile, discusses the legacy of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

topics: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, global engagement, Humanities Center, languages, School of Arts and Sciences,
Still from Psycho horror film showing Norman Bates greeting Marion Crane and Sam Loomis at hotel desk.
The Arts
February 20, 2024

The work of horror films

A collection of essays coedited by Jason Middleton explores the “monster” of late capitalism lurking in modern American horror films.

An essay collection on modern American horror films shows the connection between work, labor, and horror under late capitalism.

topics: Department of English, Film and Media Studies Program, Jason Middleton, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Detail of Caravaggio's "The Conversion of Saint Paul" shows Saul sprawled on the ground beneath a horse's legs, blinded and with his arms raised. A crop of the painting serves as the cover art for Jennifer Grotz's "Still Falling: Poems."

Still Falling, English professor Jennifer Grotz’s fourth collection of poems, illuminates the connection between art and time.

"Still Falling," by University of Rochester English professor Jennifer Grotz, illuminates the connection between art and time.

topics: Department of English, Jennifer Grotz, literature, School of Arts and Sciences,