Sofia Tokar

Sofia Tokar

Sofia Tokar

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sofia.tokar@rochester.edu

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Crop of the first image from the James Webb Space Telescope showing thousands of previously unseen galaxies.

Science & Technology

Star struck: Dispatches from the James Webb Space Telescope

Humanity’s best looks at the universe so far were made possible by the contributions of scientists, engineers, and supporters—including University of Rochester community members.

Mercedes Ramírez Fernández at a podium.

University News

Mercedes Ramírez Fernández to step down in August

Ramírez Fernández has served as the University’s first vice president for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer since 2019.

Two hands open a first edition book of Ulysses by James Joyce.

Is this the year you’re going to read Ulysses by James Joyce?

Here are a few things to know about the literary masterpiece that has exhilarated and confounded its readers for 100 years.

Laser gate illustration of red and blue lasers aimed at graphene.

Science & Technology

Laser bursts drive fastest-ever logic gates

By clarifying the role of “real” and “virtual” charge carriers in laser-induced currents, researchers at Rochester and Erlangen have taken a decisive step toward creating ultrafast computers.

portrait of Amitav Ghosh.

Society & Culture

Amitav Ghosh: geopolitics are key to understanding the climate crisis

This year’s Distinguished Visiting Humanist says humanists have a vital role in reframing the climate crisis as rooted in history and culture as much as technology and economics.

Student delivers a speech standing behind a podium, with balloons spelling out the number 10 and a sign in the background for Douglass Leadership House.

Douglass Leadership House celebrates 10th anniversary

For ten years, the Douglass Leadership House on the River Campus has served as a symbol of—and space for—Black excellence, persistence, and fortitude.

Crop of book cover for Everything I Don't Know.

English professor’s cotranslation of poetry wins PEN American Literary Award

February 28, 2022

Everything I Don’t Know, translated from the Polish by Jennifer Grotz and Piotr Sommer, takes top honors for poetry in translation.

Three students curling on campus during the winter.

It’s a winterful life

February 7, 2022

Linnea Wegge (left), Maya Hewitt, and Ian Gillis (right) from the Class of 2023 participate in a curling demonstration during this year's Winterfest Weekend on the River Campus. The weekend—an annual wintertime tradition for undergraduate students—featured gear giveaways, ice-carving demonstrations, sledding down Danforth Hill, plus plenty of s'mores and hot chocolate. Check out more photos from the weekend on the University’s Instagram account.

National Endowment for the Arts grant supports Open Letter’s ‘International Voices’ project

January 11, 2022

Lauded for contributing to Rochester’s creative economy, the nonprofit literary translation press will publish five works of literature with the funding.

Detail of "Forever: Poems" book cover art with a seaside abode and an excerpt from James Longenbach's poetry.

Mortality informs creativity in poet James Longenbach’s latest collection

December 2, 2021

Written in the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis, Forever is the University of Rochester English professor’s sixth book of poetry.

"Winter in Sokcho" book cover art against a black background.

Open Letter novel wins National Book Award

November 19, 2021

Winter in Sokcho is the first title from the University’s literary translation press to be awarded the prize.

Rocky yellowjacket mascot with I VOTED sticker

University News

Voting on University of Rochester campuses increased in 2020

November 1, 2021

College-student voting skyrocketed nationwide in 2020, according to a new report—and Rochester students participated at rates above the national averages.