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Man in cage reaches up toward piano player in scene from Paper Pianos.
The Arts
May 8, 2024 | 01:49 pm

Musical documentary with Rochester roots gets a Pulitzer Prize nod

Paper Pianos, a live-performance musical documentary written and co-created by the International Theatre Program’s Nigel Maister, tells the story of an Afghan musician and refugee Milad Yousufi.

topics: alumni, awards, Department of English, Eastman School of Music, Humanities Center, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, School of Arts and Sciences,
Stylized, colorful illustration of headshot of Grace Stensland.
From the Magazine
May 1, 2024 | 04:10 pm

Flump! Splatter! Pop!

Grace Stensland ’23, a sound designer and sound effects editor for animated films and TV, delights in odd noises.

topics: alumni, Audio and Music Engineering, Class of 2023, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Film and Media Studies Program, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
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,
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,
A person in a yellow shirt seen from behind works with a transmission electron microscope in a darkened room.
Science & Technology
March 12, 2024 | 10:01 am

University secures federal funding to enable advanced quantum research

The funding supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope to accelerate research in quantum information science.

topics: alumni, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Office of Government and Community Relations, quantum science, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,