March/April 2007

Rochester Review

Pioneering Inventor Named to New Professorship

Ching Tang, considered the father of a technology that has spawned a new generation of vibrant, energy-efficient electronic displays, joins the College faculty as the first Doris Johns Cherry Professor.

Senior Wins Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Robert Penna ‘07 will study mathematics at Cambridge University this fall as one of only a handful of American students chosen to receive a prestigious Churchill Scholarship.

A New Look at Diversity

Helping build a more diverse faculty—in all its dimensions—is the goal of several new initiatives at Rochester. By Kathleen McGarvey.

Common Interests

Students share their interests and experiences in more than 200 groups. Here's a look at the leadership of a few of them. By Enid Arbelo, Photographs by Richard Baker.

An Alarming Success

Known for its virtuoso performances, the Eastman-born ensemble Alarm Will Sound has a mission to 'take new music out to the world.' By David McKay Wilson.

Well Versed

Scholar Joan Shelly Rubin explores the history of our public relationship to poetry. By Kathleen McGarvey.

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