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A robotic hand playing a synthesizer while bathed in blue light to illustrate the question "can AI make music?"

Is AI the next Mozart—or just a mashup machine?

Music is a deeply human art form. What happens when AI enters the orchestra pit or the recording studio?

Dora Biro releases a homing pigeon.

Campus & Community

2025: The year in photos

December 18, 2025

URochester photographer J. Adam Fenster gives a behind-the-scenes tour of his favorite photos he made this year. Plus, the research that resonated.

The exterior game park at the Strong Museum of Play.

University News

Let’s play! URochester and The Strong Museum partner to advance research and innovation

December 3, 2025

The collaboration expands opportunities for education, innovation, and community engagement through the power of play.

Stack of six books by University of Rochester authors, including Steering the Senate and The Sewards of New York, beside a pencil.

From the Magazine

Faculty works: New books and recordings by URochester professors

December 1, 2025

A selection of recently released works by our esteemed educators.

White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

University News

Accolades showcase accomplishments of URochester faculty

November 26, 2025

Optica, the American Physical Society, and other organizations are among those bestowing honors on University of Rochester faculty.

Kathryn Cowdrick holding a model of a human throat next to an illustration that reads "ever wonder what happens when an opera singer gets a cold."

Health & Medicine

What happens when an opera singer gets a cold?

November 14, 2025

When illness threatens a performance, singers rely on science, technique, and tough judgment calls.

A student sits in an oak tree.

Campus & Community

October 2025 in photos

October 30, 2025

Pumpkin spice season is in full effect. Take a walk back through how we spent October at the University of Rochester.

The stage, seats, and chandelier of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre with an overlay of text that reads "Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester presents Soundtrax Film Music Festival."

Film, music, and technology converge at inaugural Soundtrax Festival

October 3, 2025

The University of Rochester debuts the first North American festival dedicated to the art and science of film music.

Joan and Jeff Beal.

Alumni Joan and Jeff Beal make record gift to the University’s Eastman School of Music

September 22, 2025

The multimillion-dollar gift will expand Eastman’s Beal Institute by providing critical support for space, technology, programs, and students.

Melissa Dong ’29 shovels mulch outside in a field full of yellow flowers.

Campus & Community

July and August 2025 in Photos

August 28, 2025

There are no lazy days of summer at the University of Rochester. Check out how we kept busy during July and August.