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Lake E≠Ect? a Research Team Explores the Dynamics of Naturally Occurring Greenhouse Gases in the Great Lakes STRANGE SCIENCE MOMENTOUS MELIORA! LESSONS IN LOOKING An astrophysicist meets Highlights from a Where poet Jennifer Grotz a Marvel movie signature celebration found her latest inspiration UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER /NovembER–DecembER 2016 Lake E≠ect? A research team explores the dynamics of naturally occurring greenhouse gases in the Great Lakes. RochRev_Nov2016_Cover.indd 1 11/1/16 4:38 PM “You have to feel strongly about where you give. I really feel I owe the University for a lot of my career. My experience was due in part Invest in PAYING IT to someone else’s generosity. Through the George Eastman Circle, I can help students what you love with fewer resources pursue their career “WE’RE BOOMERS. We think we’ll be aspirations at Rochester.” around forever—but finalizing our estate FORWARD gifts felt good,” said Judy Ricker. Her husband, —Virgil Joseph ’01 | Vice President-Relationship Manager, Ray, agrees. “It’s a win-win for us and the Canandaigua National Bank & Trust University,” he said. “We can provide for FOR FUTURE Rochester, New York ourselves in retirement, then our daughter, Member, George Eastman Circle Rochester Leadership Council and the school we both love.” GENERATIONS Supports: School of Arts and Sciences The Rickers’ charitable remainder unitrust provides income for their family before creating three named funds at the Eastman School of Music. Those endowed funds— two professorships and one scholarship— will be around forever. They acknowledge Eastman’s celebrated history, and Ray and Judy’s confidence in the School’s future. Judy’s message to other boomers? “Get on this bus! Join us in ensuring the future of what you love most about the University.” Judith Ricker ’76E, ’81E (MM), ’91S (MBA) is a freelance oboist, a business consultant, and former executive vice president of brand research at Market Probe. Ramon Ricker ’73E (DMA) is professor emeritus of saxophone and retired senior associate dean of professional studies at the Eastman School of Music. He remains an active performer with the Rochester Philharmonic and other musical organizations. Ray and Judy are Founding Members of the Wilson Society. Virgil Joseph ’01 IMAGINE YOUR LEGACY. PLAN TODAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. and his wife, Lisa Joseph ’02 with their children Justin 15, Members of the George Eastman Circle, To learn more about charitable remainder unitrusts and other the University of Rochester’s leadership Virgil Jr. 9, Sofia 5, annual giving society, commit at least and Hannah 22 planned giving methods, contact the Office of Trusts, Estates & Gift Planning $1,500 in annual funds to areas they months. (800) 635-4672 • (585) 275-8894 care about most, for a minimum of five [email protected] • www.rochester.giftplans.org years. To learn more about joining, visit www.GeorgeEastmanCircle.com or call (585) 276-5581. RochRev_Nov2016_Cover.indd 2 10/30/16 9:14 PM Features N bROVEm E –DECEmbER 2016 26 Momentous Meliora! 34 Rochester’s Bhangra team (above), a competitive Opening troupe specializing in the traditional dance of India’s Punjab region, provides entertainment a Window at The Meliora Challenge Celebration Dinner in What’s the October. A capstone of this fall’s Meliora Weekend, connection the event commemorated the success of The between place Meliora Challenge, the largest campaign in the and inspiration? University’s history. For poet Jennifer Grotz, travels to 40 a 17th-century French monastery Lake E≠ect taught her a John Kessler and students in his advanced “lesson in looking” undergraduate seminar in earth and and prompted environmental sciences make some surprising her latest book, discoveries about methane in the Great Lakes. Window Left By Karen McCally ’02 (PhD) Open. By Kathleen McGarvey ON THE COVER Photograph by Keith Walters for Rochester Review. ADAM FENSTER (DANCERS); JENNIFER GROTZ (WINDOW) November–December 2016 ROCHESTER REVIEW 1 RochRev_Nov2016.indb 1 11/1/16 2:32 PM Departments November–December 2016 3 President’s Page | 4 Letters | 62 Books & Recordings In Review 58 School of Medicine and 10 48 Dentistry 6 Fireside Chats Students 58 ‘Doors Were Suddenly mingle in a reinvented Open to Me’ A bachelor’s Frederick Douglass degree changed the lives Building. of a Class of 1966 graduate 8 Diner Drama The and her eight children. International Theatre 59 Edwin Carstensen: Program brings a 1970s Remembering a pioneer diner to life. in the bioeffects of 10 Gently Down the Stream ultrasound. The women’s rowing team 60 Donald (D. A.) is up before dawn. Henderson ’54M (MD): 12 Kilbourn Convocation The man who wiped out The Eastman School smallpox. of Music opened the 61 School of Nursing school year in the newly renovated Kilbourn Hall. 61 Simon Business School 14 The Mysteries of Fluid 61 Warner School of Dynamics Scientist and Education engineer Douglas Kelley 61 In Memoriam goes with the flow. 64 The Changing Museum: 16 Mother Nature’s Son starving cancer, and more An Educator’s Tour Explorer and scientist Class Notes research news. Museums see their Alexander von Humboldt 50 College Arts, Sciences & missions as evolving, says created the modern idea 24 Milestone Meet Engineering a longtime educator at of nature, says author Rochester’s 1991 national New York’s Museum of Andrea Wulf. 54 Graduate Arts, Sciences cross country champions Modern Art. celebrate the 25th & Engineering 17 Rubin Leads Humanities anniversary of their title. Center The new Ani and 55 Salyer’s Century An Mark Gabrellian Director alumnus turns 100. is a noted historian. Alumni Gazette 56 Honoring Alumni and 18 Ask the Archivist: 46 A ‘Geeky, Frazzled’ Star Friends University ‘What’s the History of of Screen Dena Tyler ’94 awards recognize This Hat?’ A question ditched her plans for a service and for Melissa Mead, the medical career and took achievement. John M. and Barbara Keil a shot as an actress. It’s 57 Eastman School University Archivist and working out. of Music Rochester Collections Librarian. 47 Denying Extremists a Powerful Tool Hany 19 Strange Science Farid ’88 has developed a Physicist Adam Frank means to root out terrorist helps out the makers of propaganda online. the new Marvel movie Doctor Strange. 48 Let’s Talk about Our Hair Revelations from 20 In Brief A Security Hair: A Human History, Commission report, by Yale dermatologist, award-winning teachers, pathologist, and hair and other campus news. follicle expert Kurt Stenn 22 Discover Slowing aging, ’65M (MD). 64 HERMANN BURESCH, STIFTUNG PREUßISCHE SCHLÖSSER UND GÄRTEN/ART RESOURCE (HUMBOLDT); 2 ROCHESTER REVIEW November–December 2016 ADOBE STOCK (HAIR); DAVID COWLES FOR ROCHESTER REVIEW (EGGLER) RochRev_Nov2016_TOC.indd 2 11/1/16 4:50 PM President’s Page A Campus Transformed b y Joel Seligman This year’s Meliora Weekend was a spec- tacular celebration. We had an opportunity to reflect on how far we have come in the 11 years of The Meliora Challenge Campaign which concluded in June. Visitors to our campus had a chance to see firsthand the University’s transforma- tion. The summer of 2016 was one of the most active construction periods in our history. Our campaign leaders, includ- ing alumni, friends, and supporters, have spurred dramatic changes. They have used their passion and generosity to help the University navigate a course to the Next Level. I am grateful to several leaders of our Board of Trustees who have helped to shape the academic and physical plant of our campus. Trustees Danny Wegman, Bob Goergen ’60, Ed Hajim ’59, and Evans Lam CELEbRATING SUCCESS: In marking the for study groups and workshops, a new ’83, ’84S (MBA) are responsible for recent success of The Meliora Challenge, Seligman locker room facility, and training rooms transformative projects that we celebrat- thanked campaign leaders, trustees, alumni, for our athletic programs. Parts of Schle- ed during Meliora Weekend. There was friends, and other supporters for their gel and Gleason Halls in the Simon Busi- much more. commitment to the University. ness School were renovated this summer, Wegmans Hall was dedicated on Oc- adding new office space and updated class- tober 6 during our board meeting and is explore new technologies. A “technology room spaces. scheduled for full occupancy in the win- sandbox” now serves as an open space for At the Eastman School of Music, the year ter of 2017. The new state-of-the-art, exploring cutting-edge tools that can be began with a refurbished Kilbourn Hall, 50,000-square-foot building will house the used in coursework. Evans Lam Square is with new carpeting, seats, aisle lighting, Goergen Institute for Data Science as well also the central location for the library’s and handrails. as the Department of Computer Science Q&i service, which provides circulation Phase II construction of the new Golisa- and other academic areas. The building and basic research support. no Children’s Hospital building has begun will provide much-needed space for collab- On the second floor in Rush Rhees and will feature six additional operating orative research, conferences, workshops, Library, we will soon complete a new rooms, the Clay E. and Rita M. Buzzard and special events. 8,500-square-foot Humanities Center Pediatric Cardiac Cath Lab Suite, and 23 The Edmund A. Hajim Science & Engi- space, which will feature lounge and con- new private pre-op and post-op recovery neering Quadrangle, which includes the ference space, offices, and a seminar room. rooms. Construction is scheduled to be Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical En- The Frederick Douglass Building has completed in 2017. gineering and Optics, Hylan Hall, Hutchi- been transformed into a new student com- Construction also continues on a new son Hall, the Computer Studies Building, mon space. The four-story building has 90,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art build- and Wegmans Hall, was dedicated on Oc- opened a reinvented dining facility, rede- ing for imaging sciences and complex pe- tober 7.
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