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Melissa Mead smiling and leaning against shelf of gray archival boxes in archive.

From the Magazine

Ask the archivist: Was the Rochester Plan greater than the sum of its parts?

A question for the University of Rochester’s archivist about the history of the Rochester Plan.

Jonathan Friedberg addresses a large crowd at Wilmot Cancer Institute, with a banner reading 'An NCI Designated Cancer Center' in the background.

From the Magazine

Rochester’s cancer center earns national designation

“It’s an extraordinary moment in the history of the cancer center,” says Wilmot Cancer Institute director Jonathan Friedberg.

Jane Possee stands with her arms crossed in a locker room.

From the Magazine

50 years of helping grow women’s athletics

Jane Possee has seen the rise of women’s sports at Rochester while having a significant hand in shaping them.

Aaron Do holds a poetry book and smiles while looking up at Yefim Ravin, who is seen from behind.

Campus & Community

Coursework: Learning Russian in the heart of Rochester

Undergraduates learn language, culture, politics, and customs from Russian-speaking Jewish émigrés.

Yaofang (Vicki) Liang smiles and looks out the window of JoyMart, the Asian grocery store and cafe she founded and runs.

Campus & Community

Yaofang (Vicki) Liang ’23W (PhD): Pride and JoyMart

Gratitude led a Warner School graduate to open an Asian grocery store and cafe at Rochester’s College Town.

Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7, looks at the camera with his arms folded. Behind him is an extensive bookshelf and a framed movie poster for "Mickey 17."

From the Magazine

The magnificent Mickey7

Alumnus Edward Ashton’s sci-fi novel Mickey7 gets a Hollywood glow up with Bong Joon-ho’s film Mickey 17.

Downward angled shot of multimedia artist Renee Jin next to a sculpture exploring the concept of involution.

From the Magazine

Defining involution through sculpture

February 19, 2025

A Rochester graduate student and acclaimed sculptor examines a topic that is increasingly relevant to Chinese society.

Illustration featuring classic film footage reels embedded with historic footage from University of Rochester Yellowjacket athletics games.

Campus & Community

Historical Yellowjacket game footage is a fountain of youth

February 13, 2025

A storage room contains film canisters and VHS tapes of more than 1,000 athletic contests—the oldest dating to a 1927 football game.

A woman named Loretta Ford, in a red jacket and black top, a long standing partner of the University of Rochester School of Nursing.

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Loretta Ford, former School of Nursing dean who transformed the profession, dies at 104

January 23, 2025

Ford cofounded the nurse practitioner model and developed a holistic approach to nursing education, research and clinical practice.

Illustration of row of people from behind, holding hands, looking on at new Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute building.

From the Magazine

A catalyst for change

December 4, 2024

The new Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute will drive transformations in research, training, care, and advocacy.

Jeffrey Kishner in blue button-down standing in the Distillery District of Toronto.

From the Magazine

Show us your town: Toronto

December 3, 2024

Toronto native Jeffrey Kishner ’01S (MBA) shares plenty of picks for the perfect long weekend.

student musicians play on a stage with a film projected behind them to illustrate a film score analysis class at the Eastman School of Music.

Campus & Community

Composing in reel time

December 2, 2024

A journey through film score history sets students on the path to understanding—and crafting—their own compositions.