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What happens when an opera singer gets a cold?
November 14, 2025
When illness threatens a performance, singers rely on science, technique, and tough judgment calls.

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On Nobelist László Krasznahorkai, the apocalypse, and the art of literary translation
October 10, 2025
Alumnus Declan Spring ’87 and Open Letter’s Chad Post reflect on the vision and voice of the newly minted Nobel laureate.

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Film, music, and technology converge at inaugural Soundtrax Festival
October 3, 2025
The University of Rochester debuts the first North American festival dedicated to the art and science of film music.

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Master of suspense: Thomas Perry ’74 (PhD) on the thrill of writing thrillers
September 23, 2025
The acclaimed author has penned more than two dozen novels.

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Rochester project democratizes access to medieval English literature
September 22, 2025
The pioneering Middle English Texts Series “puts the literature out there for everybody,” making medieval English texts available to scholars and students around the world.

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Alumni Joan and Jeff Beal make record gift to the University’s Eastman School of Music
September 22, 2025
The multimillion-dollar gift will expand Eastman’s Beal Institute by providing critical support for space, technology, programs, and students.

Health & Medicine
Want to be a better doctor or nurse? Take a look at this painting.
April 8, 2025
Rochester’s Art of Observation program helps medical students and clinicians cultivate essential clinical skills.

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Beyond the museum: An arts partnership inspires young minds
March 20, 2025
The Memorial Art Gallery and Rochester City School District’s Expanded Learning Collaboration cultivates creativity, curiosity, and connection.

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Open Letter wins Republic of Consciousness Prize for English translation ofMelvill
March 14, 2025
Rochester’s literary translation press published Rodrigo Fresán’s invented biography of Herman Melville, translated by alumnus Will Vanderhyden.

From the Magazine
Defining involution through sculpture
February 19, 2025
A Rochester graduate student and acclaimed sculptor examines a topic that is increasingly relevant to Chinese society.

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Two Open Letter books nominated by National Book Critics Circle
December 21, 2024
Rochester’s literary translation press edited and published two of the longlisted books for the organization’s 2024 Barrios Book in Translation Prize.

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The Vegetarian by Han Kang: A Nobel Prize, a Rochester press, and a translation controversy
October 11, 2024
The latest Nobel Prize in Literature laureate has unexpected ties to the University’s literary translation press.