Campus & Community Physicist and jazz pianist combines music and science at Rochester May 6, 2021 College alumnus Philippe Lewalle graduates with a PhD in physics but stays close to his piano.
Campus & Community Even as a remote student, Mary Halm ’21 stays active in University community May 6, 2021 The health, behavior, and society major is studying from Cleveland but looks forward to a familiar feeling of “home and safety” when she joins classmates for commencement.
University News Rochester’s latest CAREER award recipients pursue wide range of projects May 5, 2021 University of Rochester researchers have received the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty.
The Arts Hyam Plutzik’s poetry finds new voice in Spanish/English edition May 5, 2021 The work of a fondly remembered faculty member is revived in an edition that foregrounds issues of immigration and exile.
Voices & Opinion Current COVID spike in Bermuda a ‘precedented’ battle against pandemics April 30, 2021 Stuck indoors on a tiny island in Bermuda during a COVID lockdown, Rochester historian Michael Jarvis dug into his files to learn more about Bermuda’s previous experiences with imported epidemics.
Science & Technology Will your future clothes be made of algae? April 29, 2021 For the first time, Rochester researchers have used 3D printers and a novel bioprinting technique to print algae into living, photosynthetic materials that are tough and resilient.
Science & Technology Chemist William Jones elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences April 28, 2021 The Rochester chemistry professor is known for his groundbreaking research on carbon-hydrogen bonds, which can convert hydrocarbons into chemicals found in useful, everyday products.
The Arts Restaging of the ‘Blank Placard Dance’ at Rochester April 26, 2021 Students from the Program of Movement and Dance will present a recreation of the iconic 1960s work in the city of Rochester to inspire thought about the pandemic and the power of protest.
Voices & Opinion Oscars seek to increase diversity with newly proposed rules. Will it work? April 23, 2021 In an analysis for the Washington Post, Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina and student Ryan Hecker ’23 offer a spoiler alert.
Campus & Community Students earn national award for conflict resolution project April 23, 2021 Mohammed Bah ’23 and Miguel Yakouma ’23 have received a Davis Projects for Peace grant to run a program in Central African Republic aimed at diffusing a religious civil war.