Karen McCally

Karen McCally

Karen McCally

Senior Communications Specialist

kmccally@admin.rochester.edu

RECENT POSTS

Mae Cooke, from head to knee, smiling in center with painting and sculpture in background.

Campus & Community

An audiovisual journey into a performer’s mind

In a senior project, graduating dual degree student Mae Cooke integrates their studies of harp and studio arts.

Close-up photo of Steven Schottenfeld, author of This Room Is Made of Noise.

Questions of character and motives drive professor’s new novel

In Stephen Schottenfeld’s This Room Is Made of Noise, a down-on-his-luck handyman befriends an elderly widow of means. What’s a reader to think?

Resistance theory illustrated with a person in patriotic gear holding a painting of Jesus wearing a "Make America Great Again" baseball cap among other similarly dressed people.

Society & Culture

Why is a 16th-century tradition attracting activists on the Christian right?

January 3, 2023

Scholar Anna Rosensweig explains how early modern resistance theory is inspiring far-right individuals to defy local, state, and federal laws.

Exterior of Attica Correctional Facility, where prison education courses take place.

Society & Culture

Rochester’s college-in-prison program becomes western New York’s prison education hub

December 15, 2022

The Mellon Foundation has renewed its support for the Rochester Education Justice Initiative with an additional three-year, $1 million grant.

Black and white photo of the four members of Freedom Singers, four gospel musicians from Georgia, singing and clapping.

Is gospel music losing its Black roots?

November 15, 2022

Musicologist Cory Hunter identifies a notable contemporary shift in the century-old musical form.

Sydney Greaves teaching arts integration lesson sitting on floor with children.

Can arts integration deepen students’ understanding?

A partnership between City of Rochester schools and the Memorial Art Gallery leads to innovation in arts education and furthers the museum's mission to serve the Greater Rochester community.

Orchestral musicians of African descent standing, clapping on cancer stage with pianist dressed in gold waving.

Gateways Music Festival Orchestra makes Carnegie debut

The Gateways Orchestra, which appeared as part of the 2021–22 season, was the first all-Black classical symphony orchestra presented by Carnegie Hall in its history.

Eastman Wind Ensemble conductor, smiling, talking to musicians who are listening intently during rehearsal.

Nearing its eighth decade, a modern musical invention remains cutting edge

When the Eastman Wind Ensemble was founded at the Eastman School of Music in 1952, it launched a movement in wind music.

Medical student, standing next to boyfriend and parents, smiles and shows letter.

Campus & Community

Medical ‘Match Day’ celebration returns in person

For the first time since 2019, fourth-year medical students at the University of Rochester celebrated Match Day in person.

illustration of a dozen or so people traversing an open space, some in shadow requiring trigger warnings.

Society & Culture

‘Beyond blue lights’: Navigating trauma and triggers on college campuses

A Rochester expert sheds light on the underrecognized challenges faced by college students recovering from trauma, and answers questions on the real meaning of trigger warnings.

art exhibit with a close-up of an ornate Renaissance cape.

Memorial Art Gallery collections add new dimension to Renaissance Impressions

January 6, 2022

An exhibit at the Memorial Art Galler pairs decorative arts objects with prints from the renowned Kirk Edward Long collection of Renaissance prints.

two portraits, side by side.

Campus & Community

Two University of Rochester students named as Schwarzman Scholars

December 6, 2021

The highly competitive program prepares leaders for a 21st-century global landscape in which China plays a pivotal role.