Going global
In the past decade, Rochester’s Office of Global Engagement has launched the University into a new chapter in research and teaching.
Baitullah Hameedi: Escaping the Taliban
An Afghan scholar and refugee conducts research at the University of Rochester.
Dmitry Bykov: Satirizing Putin
The Russian poet, journalist, and literary critic is teaching and lecturing at Rochester as part of the Humanities Center’s Scholar in Exile program.
Healing arts and letters
A new Medical Center department teams up with the Humanities Center to foster collaboration on both sides of Elmwood Avenue.
Show us your town: Tokyo
Entrepreneur Yohay Wakabayashi ’10, ’11S (MS) shares some of his favorite things to do in one of the world’s top destinations for culture and cuisine.
Ask the archivist: What role did my brother have in the 1964 honor code?
A question for Melissa Mead, the John M. and Barbara Keil University Archivist and Rochester Collections Librarian.
New Yellowjacket in town
A Q&A with John Blackshear, the University’s first vice president for student life.
Hello, coffee
Entrepreneur Craig Dubitsky ’87 has teamed up with actor Robert Downey Jr. to create Happy, a brand with a social mission.
Great catch
Beth Greenwood ’22—the first American woman catcher in NCAA baseball history—has joined Phillies’ minor league affiliate as a development coach.