The River Campus at the University of Rochester falls in a scenic bend in the Genesee River.

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The atrium in Wilson Commons, the student union building designed by architect I.M. Pei.

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From Chang Y. Yoo, Simon School student. Kilbourn Hall at Eastman School of Music.

The Omega EP laser facility comprises a new set of four ultra-high-intensity laser beams that will unleash more than a petawatt -- a million billion watts -- of power onto a target just a millimeter across.

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The College’s Morey Hall is one of the Greek Revival-style buildings that line the Eastman Quadrangle.

The Interfaith Chapel was built in 1970 as a bold signal of University commitment to diversity. As the words above the entrance suggest, it was to be "a house of prayer for all people" to celebrate their religious traditions and spiritual practices.

Students, families, and friends fill Eastman Quadrangle for the 159th College Commencement ceremony.

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Mela is an annual student-run show celebrating the music, art, and culture of South Asia.

Designed in the 1920s and opened in 1930, the Rush Rhees Library building has stone owls perched around the tower and above the cornice. Owl symbols are a tradition for many libraries because of their association with wisdom.

Rush Rhees Libary facade.

The dome of this majestic building, the University's central library, is the institution's unofficial symbol and a community landmark.

Students describe the Math 170 calculus honors sequence, a two-year series taught by the same professor for the entire four semesters, as something akin to epiphany.

Men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are among the 20 varsity teams at the University.

Strong Memorial Hospital is consistently recognized as one of the best in the nation, with signature programs in cardiac care, cancer care, neurology, orthopedics and pediatrics.

The Grand Staircase and Statue of Industry in Rush Rhees Library.

The restored Roger B. Friedlander Lobby in Rush Rhees Library.

Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

A superthin membrane -- or nanofilter -- developed at the University of Rochester is only 50 atoms thick and may revolutionize the way doctors and scientists manipulate objects as small as a molecule.

At the School of Medicine and Dentistry, student rosters include approximately 400 medical students, 550 graduate students, and 600 residents and fellows.

A painted archway marks the entrance to the original gallery space at Memorial Art Gallery.

The dandelion has been the official flower of the University for the better part of 150 years. Legend has it that the floral emblem was adopted in honor of the prolific plants that dotted the cow pasture that was to become the first campus on Prince Street.

Dandelions.

Students listen to a lecture in Schlegel Hall, home to the Simon Graduate School of Business.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Medical Center is the only one of its kind in the Finger Lakes region, caring for more than 1,200 newborns each year.

Students in the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences can choose from degree programs in biomedical, chemical, electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering, as well as computer science, materials science, and optics.

The University’s a cappella ensembles are among the best in the nation. The Yellowjackets celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2006.

The University of Rochester Eye Institute offers both clinical care and research into eye diseases and treatments.

In 2009, a team of University undergraduates launched the school's first biodiesel bus, using waste oil from dining services to power the green shuttle.

The statues of The Muses outside Meliora Hall symbolize the many areas of knowledge.

Summer blossoms are reflected in the windows of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

The helipad at Strong Memorial Hospital allows organizations such as Mercy Flight to transport severely injured people to the hospitals best equipped to handle them.

Summer lights up the trees and grounds surrounding the Computer Studies Building and Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics.

Composer and trumpeter Rachel Kincaid ’08E is the latest Rochester alumnus to receive a Marshall Scholarship, which she will use to study in the United Kingdom and write music that she hopes will move her audience to confront social ills.