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From the Magazine

Flump! Splatter! Pop!

Grace Stensland ’23, a sound designer and sound effects editor for animated films and TV, delights in odd noises.

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From the Magazine

Anastasiya Yushchenko: From the epicenter of war

A Ukrainian political science student finds respite from war studying at the University of Rochester.

Bykov smiling while seated at seminar table with students seated around him.

From the Magazine

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.

Peter Christensen and Lainie Ross standing next to each other against lit wall.

From the Magazine

Healing arts and letters

A new Medical Center department teams up with the Humanities Center to foster collaboration on both sides of Elmwood Avenue.

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Campus & Community

Art of Science competition attracts record number of entries. Here are this year’s winners.

The annual event encourages University community members to explore the intersection of science, art, and technology.

Yohay Wakabayashi in khakis and suit jacket standing in busy Tokyo plaza.

From the Magazine

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.

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Campus & Community

April 2024 in Photos

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

White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Health & Medicine

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.

Close-up of a Native American art replica Mimbres bowl featuring a geometric figure holding a fish aloft.

Society & Culture

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.

Close up of a woman's eyes and mid-face looking off camera to illustrate why eye blinking is important in humans.

Science & Technology

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.