From the Magazine
Shining a light in the darkness
May 1, 2024
Explore photos taken during the total solar eclipse.
Author Posts Loop
The Arts
Mellon grant supports a close-up on close-ups
March 3, 2023
A Rochester research team is part of an inter-institutional project to document the history of the close-up, one of film and television’s most powerful techniques.
Campus & Community
University Archives exhibition creates an audio-visual time machine
November 17, 2022
A collection that includes hundreds of recordings makes it possible to ‘attend’ University of Rochester events from the 1920s to the present.
Society & Culture
Slaughter family papers help complete the story of a life in politics
July 5, 2022
The University libraries received the Robert and Louise Slaughter Family Papers, adding to the previously acquired Slaughter congressional collection.
Society & Culture
Ukraine’s ally in Rochester’s libraries
June 29, 2022
A war that has targeted Ukrainian heritage has made the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation a cultural refuge.
The Arts
New poster exhibit documents urgency, complexity of HIV/AIDS messaging
March 14, 2022
On display at the Memorial Art Gallery through June 19, the first major exhibition of the University’s AIDS Education Posters highlights the role of poster art during the global epidemic.
Science & Technology
New imaging system captures text from barely open books
October 21, 2021
Rochester textual scientist Gregory Heyworth led the development of a digitization method for books with fragile binding.
University News
University libraries’ Mavrinac era coming to a close
February 10, 2021
Nationally recognized as a leader among research libraries, Mary Ann Mavrinac transformed River Campus resources and spaces.
University News
Spring’s abrupt shift to remote learning offers lessons for the fall
July 12, 2020
University of Rochester faculty are using the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for a better remote learning experience in fall 2020.