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Meliora carving

Meliora -- Ever Better -- carved in stone in Rush Rhees Library.

mummy

The Memorial Art Gallery is home to the coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset, a man who lived and died in ancient Egypt more than 2,300 years ago.


deformable mirror assemply

The deformable mirror assembly of the OMEGA EP laser system at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

student talking with professor

Professor of English Russell A. Peck meets with senior English honors student Lillian Dickerson to discuss her honors thesis in his Morey Hall office. Peck recently celebrated his 50th year on the faculty.


female harpists

Ten harpists perform at the Eastman School of Music 2013 Women in Music Festival Opening Concert in ESM's Main Hall.

basketball player

John DiBartolomeo ’13 was named UAA Player of the Year for the Yellowjackets basketball team in 2013.


happy seniors holding champagne glasses

Seniors gather outside of Strong Auditorium after the 2012 Commencement Rehearsal to participate in a champagne toast led by members of their class council.

classical statue in Rush Rhees Library

A statue of Industry graces the grand staircase in Rush Rhees Library.


Dale Chihuly glass sculpture

Eastman School of Music’s new Wolk Atrium features a Dale Chihuly glass sculpture.

professor being videotaped

Professor of music and chair of the Department of Music John Covach records a lecture for his online Coursera course.


bassist performs

Eastman student Michael Fuller ’13 performs in Wolk Auditorium.

chemistry lab

A state-of-the-art chemistry teaching lab opened in Hutchison Hall in fall 2012.


swimming pool

The Aquatic Center is home to the Yellowjackets swimming and diving team and club water polo.

graduating student punches the air

A happy Simon School of Business graduate punches the air as she receives her degree.


students work in a lab

Chemistry students work in the recently completed undergraduate teaching lab in Hutchison Hall.

night photo of city and campus skyline

The Rush Rhees Library tower lights up the night sky over the River Campus.


purple skies over Rush Rhees

Photo Friday Favorite!
from Iftekhar Naim, graduate student, electrical and computer engineering
The Rush Rhees Library on a rainy morning.

Hoyt Hall lit up at night

Photo Friday Favorite!
from Moxi Zhou '13
Hoyt Hall.


nursing student using syringe

Nursing student Victor Hernandez of Cuba, with instructor Kimberly Augustine, is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in the Accelerated Program for Non-Nurses (APNN).

student walking a tightrope

Yoel Kim ’13 walks a slack line outside Goergen Athletic Center.


students on a rock climbing wall

Students enjoy Dandelion Day activities on Wilson Quad.


student sits in a tree reading a book

Benjamin Craxton ’13 studies in an oak tree on Eastman quad before class during an unseasonably warm day December.

The Martin E. Messinger Periodical Reading Room in Rush Rhees Library

The Martin E. Messinger Periodical Reading Room in Rush Rhees Library.