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Bob Uecker, ‘Mr. Baseball’: A voice for all seasons
Baseball broadcasting expert Curt Smith on why the self-deprecating broadcaster and TV star was a beloved figure to millions.
Two Open Letter books nominated by National Book Critics Circle
Rochester’s literary translation press edited and published two of the longlisted books for the organization’s 2024 Barrios Book in Translation Prize.
A ‘boom’ in women’s sports
Karen Durkin ’87 reflects on how women’s sports became big business.
Undergraduates pair research with reporting, science with sign language, and programming with pondering
The Wells Prize honorees exemplify the best of the multidisciplinary educational opportunities available at Rochester.
The Vegetarian by Han Kang: A Nobel Prize, a Rochester press, and a translation controversy
The latest Nobel Prize in Literature laureate has unexpected ties to the University’s literary translation press.
Musical documentary with Rochester roots gets a Pulitzer Prize nod
Paper Pianos, a live-performance musical documentary written and co-created by the International Theatre Program’s Nigel Maister, tells the story of an Afghan musician and refugee Milad Yousufi.
Morris Eaves, English professor who breathed new life into William Blake scholarship, remembered
The scholar made the British poet and “multimedia artist” accessible to a wide audience.
The work of horror films
A collection of essays coedited by Jason Middleton explores the "monster" of late capitalism lurking in modern American horror films.
A poet’s meditation on loss, light, and legacy
Still Falling, English professor Jennifer Grotz’s fourth collection of poems, illuminates the connection between art and time.
Ezra Tawil, English professor of substance and style, remembered
The scholar of American literature had a special talent for connecting with colleagues and students alike.