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Watson Mills learning a new dance in North Korea.

Travelogue

Five days in ‘the Hermit Kingdom’

Watson Mills, R’61, has traveled to more than 175 countries. His journey to North Korea was unlike any other.

A photo of Jack Bricklemeyer and Dr. John Obeck in Obeck's dental office in Tampa, FL. Both are wearing blue scrubs and smiling at the camera.

Careers

Five reasons an alum-supervised internship is the ideal summer

Spiders help Spiders when alumni host current students as interns. Here's how it pays dividends for everyone involved.

Musicians Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, and Steve Postel in a recording studio

Lifelong Learning

Revisiting the unheralded hitmakers of the 1970s

Bill Pike, G’83, recalls the teamwork it took to pull off an Osher Institute class focused on session musicians behind some of the 1970’s biggest hits.

A photo of professor Joe Hoyle. He is smiling at the camera and standing in his office, which is plastered with posters, postcards, art, and other mementos.

Curriculum Vitae

The professor who merges Socrates and spreadsheets

Accounting professor Joe Hoyle has spent decades refining a teaching style that’s both demanding and deeply supportive.

Three photos; A UR basketball player shooting a ball, a student athlete graduating, and a student athlete lifting weights.

Athletics

Beyond the scoreboard

Spider student-athletes have an entire team behind them taking a holistic approach to nurturing their potential.

A collage featuring a house, trees, road, and people on bicycles.

Lives Of Purpose

Tailwind of Love

As Eli Beech-Brown cycled hundreds of miles in memory of his late father, his best friend and 2024 classmate Miles Goldman documented the journey.

Chemistry

What makes smoky, charred barbecue taste so good?

Professor Kristine Nolin reveals the mouth-watering chemistry of cooking over an open flame.

People at the demo kitchen testing out Envee dressing.

Entrepreneurship

When college gets delicious

Jimmy James, ’25, takes you inside as 16 students come together to create, develop, and launch a brand-new product and company their senior year.

A group of dancers in all black on stage dramatically lit.

Arts

University Dancers celebrate 40 years

The anniversary concert showcased the company’s legacy of artists, mentors, and dear friends putting one another in the spotlight.

Women's basketball team celebrates NCAA tournament announcement

NCAA Tournament Preview

Six things to know as the Spiders go dancing

Here’s your guide for watching the Spider women in the NCAA Tournament.

A painting of two women in red dresses standing with water pitchers by a tower.

Portfolio

Look Again: Art for Our Curriculum

A spring exhibition focused on recent acquisitions highlights the university’s art collection as an ongoing record of campus intellectual life.

Research

I taught rats to drive, but they taught me to enjoy the ride

A neuroscientist on lessons learned from teaching rodents to drive a mini-car.