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Yellow "R" flag on a light pole set against fall trees
In Photos
October 31, 2023 | 01:33 pm

October 2023 in photos

October brought fall in all its splendor to the University of Rochester. Take a brief look back at some favorite images from the past month.

topics: alumni, Arts Sciences and Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, River Campus Libraries,
Screenshot of Black actress Tina Lifford, wearing a colorful head wrap and standing in profile against a bright blue wall.
The Arts
March 3, 2023 | 01:54 pm

Mellon grant supports a close-up on close-ups

A Rochester research team is part of an inter-institutional project to document the history of the close-up, one of film and television’s most powerful techniques.

topics: Department of English, digital humanities, film, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, humanities, research funding, River Campus Libraries,
script written on paper with headshot of jeff baron overlayed on top.
Campus Life
December 13, 2022 | 10:07 am

New award sends humanities graduate students abroad

Four Rochester doctoral candidates will research in archives in a dozen countries as recipients of the Meliora Global Scholars grant.

topics: Department of History, featured-post-side, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, humanities, Humanities Center, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of "Lines and Lyrics" book title and musical notations and annotations.
The Arts
April 18, 2022 | 01:25 pm

Taking a page from poetry to understand the music

Music theorist Matt BaileyShea explores the interrelationship between poetry, lyrics, and music in a new book.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, humanities, poetry, School of Arts and Sciences,
close-up of Walt Whitman signature
The Arts
March 22, 2022 | 05:23 pm

Walt Whitman ‘more important now than ever’

On the anniversary of the Walt Whitman’s death, Ed Folsom ’76 (PhD) looked back on the legacy of the poet’s work, examples of which are available in the University’s libraries.

topics: alumni, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, humanities, literature, poetry, thought leadership,