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Lea Thome ’22: A global citizen helps shape global policy

2 weeks ago | rochester.edu | Jim Mandelaro

At Rochester, the German native forged her path to a career analyzing international relations in an interconnected world. Lea Thome ’22 has lived all over the world, but Rochester, New York, holds a special place in her heart. “Rochester is where I found myself and discovered what I wanted to do with my life,” she says. Thome spent her first 15 years in Germany, then attended boarding school in China for a semester and in Slovakia for two years before enrolling at the University of Rochester.
John Ghyzel ’24: From pro pitcher to Rochester graduate

1 month ago | rochester.edu | Jim Mandelaro

Seven years after leaving the University to play professional baseball, the Virginia native earned a bachelor’s in engineering science. John Ghyzel ’24 spent his baseball career trying to throw a ball over home plate. Once that ended, he looked home again—to the University of Rochester. The Northern Virginia native was part of the Class of 2018 but left during his junior year to pursue a career in professional baseball.
Sonya Maria Hadrigan named associate vice president for research integrity

1 month ago | rochester.edu | David Andreatta

Hadrigan will lead a University-wide compliance program aimed at ensuring integrity across the research landscape. Sonya Maria Hadrigan has been appointed as the University of Rochester’s inaugural associate vice president for research integrity, following a national search conducted with the assistance of Opus Partners. In this new position, she will oversee compliance with federal regulatory requirements related to research.
Steve Blank ’07: A ‘zigzag’ path to Lucasfilm

1 month ago | rochester.edu | Jim Mandelaro

The film and media studies major worked numerous part-time gigs before landing a job with the company that produces Star Wars. After graduating from the University of Rochester with a film and media studies degree, Steve Blank ’07 had his future planned. “I was going to be a movie editor,” he says. “I love taking all these different pieces and putting them together into a complete whole story.”But his plans didn’t match his luck—or the economy.
Jamal Holtz ’20: How to find yourself-and your people-on campus

1 month ago | rochester.edu | Jim Mandelaro

The former Students’ Association president offers advice on how Rochester students can ‘make their hive a home.’Jamal Holtz ’20 didn’t know a soul when he arrived at the University of Rochester in 2016. By the time he graduated, he was arguably the most recognized face among the student body. Holtz grew up in an impoverished neighborhood in the District of Columbia, one of five children to a single mother (in October 2024, he lost his brother Joseph to gun violence).
Ian Krager ’22: Congressional communications director meets the press

2 months ago | rochester.edu | Jim Mandelaro

Krager shares takeaways for students and graduates who want to land a dream job after college. As communications director for House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Ian Krager ’22 interacts with the national media on a regular basis. “My job is to be the spokesperson for an incredibly high-profile Member of Congress,” he says. “If any reporter wants to talk to Nancy Pelosi, they go through me.” He also pens all of Pelosi’s speeches and social media posts.
Historic Yellowjacket game footage is a fountain of youth

2 months ago | rochester.edu | David Andreatta

Vince Russo ’61 was watching football on television two years ago when he recalled a fleeting moment of glory he had on the gridiron as a member of the University of Rochester Yellowjackets. “I was watching these guys get knocked all over and I said to myself, ‘Darn it, I used to be able to do that,’” says Russo, now 84 years old. “And then I remembered that play.”That play unfolded during the third quarter of a game against Hobart College at Fauver Stadium in 1961.
Rochester’s Kevin Righter kept NASA space rocks free from contamination

2 months ago | rochester.edu | David Andreatta

Precise curation was necessary to discover that the Bennu asteroid sample contains building blocks of life on Earth. Long before a NASA spacecraft carrying rocks it extracted from the surface of an asteroid millions of miles from Earth touched down in the Utah desert in September 2023, a team of scientists set about figuring out how to keep the rocks pristine for studying.
The truth may hurt. But for couples, it’s worth it.

2 months ago | rochester.edu | Sandra Knispel

A team of Rochester psychologists reveals the truth about honesty in answering tough questions. “Honey, do you think I look good in this outfit?” That’s hands down a loaded question. One that begs an even deeper question—is honesty always the best policy in a relationship? While a truthful answer may offend and lead to a quarrel, a dishonest one may create trust issues down the road. Does telling the truth strengthen romantic relationships, or does it backfire?
Mark Buckley: Biomedical engineering as a passion worth sharing

2 months ago | rochester.edu | Jim Mandelaro

The innovative professor prioritizes inclusiveness in the classroom. Mark Buckley was already working on his doctorate in physics when he was first introduced to the world of biomedical engineering (BME). It was love at first byte. “I didn’t even know what biomedical engineering was until then,” he says. “But my thesis was a collaboration between my physics lab and a BME lab. And each day, the BME field became more and more of a passion to me.