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Patchwork resembling a map of a continent stitched together with graduation hat tassels.
From the Magazine
May 1, 2024 | 04:00 pm

Going global

In the past decade, Rochester’s Office of Global Engagement has launched the University into a new chapter in research and teaching.

topics: global engagement,
Bykov smiling while seated at seminar table with students seated around him.
From the Magazine
May 1, 2024 | 03:35 pm

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.

topics: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, global engagement, Humanities Center, School of Arts and Sciences,
Peter Christensen and Lainie Ross standing next to each other against lit wall.
From the Magazine
May 1, 2024 | 03:03 pm

Healing arts and letters

A new Medical Center department teams up with the Humanities Center to foster collaboration on both sides of Elmwood Avenue.

topics: Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics, Humanities Center, Lainie Ross, Peter Christensen, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
From the Magazine
May 1, 2024 | 01:28 pm

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.

topics: alumni, global engagement, School of Arts and Sciences, Simon Business School,
Crop of portrait of John Blackshear.
From the Magazine
May 1, 2024 | 12:23 pm

New Yellowjacket in town

A Q&A with John Blackshear, the University’s first vice president for student life.

topics: student experience,
Robert Downey Jr. drinking from a mug that says happy and Craig Dubitsky holding a pod of Happy coffee.
From the Magazine
May 1, 2024 | 11:40 am

Hello, coffee

Entrepreneur Craig Dubitsky ’87 has teamed up with actor Robert Downey Jr. to create Happy, a brand with a social mission.

topics: Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, alumni,
Beth Greenwood, wearing a Philadelphia Phillies hat and T-shirt stands beside a team training center.
From the Magazine
May 1, 2024 | 10:42 am

Great catch

Beth Greenwood ’22—the first American woman catcher in NCAA baseball history—has joined Phillies’ minor league affiliate as a development coach.

topics: alumni, Class of 2022, Department of Mechanical Engineering,