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Music for film and television is, perhaps more than any other musical genre, about storytelling. And the musical centerpiece at the inauguration of President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf on October 4 is a work by one of the contemporary masters of musical storytelling, Jeff Beal ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™85E.

The International Theater Program opens up its 30th anniversary season with the The Grown-Up on Thursday, October 3.  Written by Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Jordan Harrison, the production is described as a fairy-tale for grown-ups.

For nearly three months now, the new president of the University of RochesterÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”who will be formally invested in her role at her October 4 inaugurationÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”has been getting acquainted with University, and one of her consistent themes is her intention to remain a curious, visible, and accessible leader.

Rochester biologist Nancy Chen is mapping the evolutionary forces affecting an endangered species of Florida birds, and raising fundamental questions about how and why species go extinct.

Quantum computing has revolutionary potential, but transferring information within a quantum system remains a challenge. By transferring the state of electrons, Rochester research brings scientists one step closer to creating fully functional quantum computers.

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, pathbreaking diplomat and bestselling author, will be the keynote speaker at an October 24 event at the University of Rochester.

For generations, three ritual objectsÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”the charter, the seal, and the maceÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”have been the centerpiece of the presidential inaugural ceremony. These same insignia have invested authority in presidents with wide-ranging leadership styles, each of whom has also shaped his own ceremonyÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”as the 11th University president, Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, will do with her ceremony on October 4.

The UniversityÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Title IX Office has created a program where the valuable unused class time that results from a cancelled class can be turned into a workshop for students on sexual misconduct prevention.

Matthew BaileyShea, in the CollegeÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Department of Music and the Eastman School of Music; Ryan Prendergast, in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures; and Katherine Schaefer, in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program are this yearÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s teaching honorees.

A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will establish a structured, well-rounded training program for University scholars applying augmented and virtual reality in health, education, design, and other fields.