Matt Cook

Matt Cook

Matt Cook

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University News

URochester Medicine’s next era will be driven by innovation and collaboration

November 20, 2025

The Medical Center CEO talks resilience, research, and the future of healthcare at the University of Rochester.

University News

What the future of research looks like to URochester’s chief research officer

October 30, 2025

URochester’s vice president for research addresses sweeping shifts in federal research policy and their implications for the University.

University News

How does the federal shutdown affect URochester?

October 29, 2025

In a Q&A with Josh Farrelman, the vice president for government relations discusses current issues and future implications.

A woman with red hair stands against a yellow background, identified as Kathy Gallucci, HR officer at the University of Rochester.

University News

How does URochester become a model regional employer?

October 13, 2025

URochester’s chief human resource officer underscores the importance of employee voices to its future.

Collage of nine international education photos from the University of Rochester.

Around the world in 9 photos

Two annual photo contests spotlight the rich and varied experiences of international students and those engaged in education abroad programs.

A large crowd of people gathers in an outdoor courtyard at dusk, holding up lit candles or lights. Trees surround the area and buildings with lit windows line both sides. The sky is darkening, and the scene appears peaceful and solemn.

From the Magazine

Shining a light in the darkness

Explore photos taken during the total solar eclipse.

Mellon grant supports a close-up on close-ups

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.

Black-and-white archival photo of Desmond Tutu in University of Rochester commencement robes and at a podium.

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.

Collage of campaign signs, posters, buttons, photos, and a folded flag from the Slaughter congressional collection.

Society & Culture

Slaughter family papers help complete the story of a life in politics

The University libraries received the Robert and Louise Slaughter Family Papers, adding to the previously acquired Slaughter congressional collection.

Ticket from the Ukrainian Rochester Collection.

Society & Culture

Ukraine’s ally in Rochester’s libraries

A war that has targeted Ukrainian heritage has made the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation a cultural refuge.

Blurry legs in the foreground of the "Up Against the Wall" exhibit opening panels.

New poster exhibit documents urgency, complexity of HIV/AIDS messaging

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.

Man adjusts a book in the foreground with man seated at computer in the background

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.