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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.
Steve Blank ’07: A ‘zigzag’ path to Lucasfilm
The film and media studies major worked numerous part-time gigs before landing a job with the company that produces Star Wars.
Jamal Holtz ’20: How to find yourself—and your people—on campus
The former Students’ Association president offers advice on how Rochester students can ‘make their hive a home.’