Take a vow: On keeping your word in the modern world
Bestselling author Cheryl Mendelson ’73 (PhD) discusses marital vows, including their history and role, and why ditching the classic ones may be a bad idea.
Gretchen Helmke named Guggenheim Fellow for political science
The professor and Bright Line Watch cofounder’s research focuses on the rule of law and democratic erosion in the United States and Latin America.
Farrell Cooke ’14, ’19N, ’24S (MBA): Coming home to Rochester
How the University provided the three-time graduate with much more than an education, and why she hopes to pay it forward.
Material world
University of Rochester graduate Kasia Maroney ’92 talks about her career as an art conservator restoring priceless objects to their full glory.
Bryce Davis ’20: Combining music and finance into a fulfilling career
The economics and music major found his path by embracing unexpected opportunities.
Lea Thome ’22: A global citizen helps shape global policy
At Rochester, the German native forged her path to a career analyzing international relations in an interconnected world.
William Hauser, professor emeritus of history, remembered
Hauser was devoted to teaching Japanese and East Asian history over a career of nearly four decades.
Twisting atomically thin materials could advance quantum computers
Placing two layers of special 2D materials together and turning them at large angles creates artificial atoms with intriguing optical properties.
Open Letter wins Republic of Consciousness Prize for English translation of Melvill
Rochester’s literary translation press published Rodrigo Fresán’s invented biography of Herman Melville, translated by alumnus Will Vanderhyden.
Coursework: Learning Russian in the heart of Rochester
Undergraduates learn language, culture, politics, and customs from Russian-speaking Jewish émigrés.