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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,
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: Humanities Center, 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,
student emerges from rotating cylinder as part of a fun house
In Photos
April 30, 2024 | 12:56 pm

April 2024 in Photos

From totality to Springfest and everything in between, here’s how we spent April at the University of Rochester.

topics: Eastman School of Music, events, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability,
White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.
University News
April 30, 2024 | 08:31 am

Awards and honors highlight accomplishments of Rochester’s faculty

University of Rochester faculty regularly earn accolades for their contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.

topics: awards, Eastman School of Music, faculty, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Medical Center, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing,
Close-up of a Native American art replica Mimbres bowl featuring a geometric figure holding a fish aloft.
Society & Culture
April 25, 2024 | 07:12 am

That’s not Native American art. Or is it?

A Rochester art historian on the proliferation of indigenous fakes and replicas—and the blurry line between appropriation and admiration.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Close up of a woman's eyes and mid-face looking off camera to illustrate why eye blinking is important in humans.
Science & Technology
April 19, 2024 | 10:31 am

Why do we blink so much?

Researchers find that blinking plays a pivotal role in processing visual information—adding to a growing body of evidence revising our conventional views of vision.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,