University of Rochester
Photo Friday “Wall of Fame”
Each Friday, the homepage photos are provided by you — our students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, and parents. And each week, the photo with the highest "five stars" rating will be placed here on the Photo Friday Wall of Fame.
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February 8, 2013
from Yuanyun Zhang '14
Winter Fest in Wilson Commons.
February 1, 2013
from Sukanya Roy '16
Walking in a winter wonderland...
January 25, 2013
from Patti Walker, Memorial Art Gallery
Touch the rainbow. (behind Memorial Art Gallery)
January 18, 2013
from Melissa Hewson '11
Gingerbread Rush Rhees designed by URSMD '15 students Michael Feldman ('11), Melissa Hewson ('11), Maura Tappen and Josef Bartels as part of the First Annual Polk Gingerbread Competition.
January 11, 2013
from Dan Watts, Residential Life
Snowed under, over break.
January 4, 2013
from Ya Gao '16
Rush Rhees library.
December 14, 2012
from Claire Talbot, parent
Christmas lights across the Genesee River.
December 7, 2012
from Crystal Cusimano, Dean's Office
Blinding light over campus.
November 30, 2012
from Iftekhar Naim, Computer Science graduate student
The Rush Rhees Library on a rainy fall morning.
November 16, 2012
from Kevin Layden '13
The Midnight Ramblers fall show RAMBLERCEPTION is this Saturday, November 17th in Strong Auditorium!
November 9, 2012
from Jacqueline Carpentier '13
Sunset view from the steps of Sage.
November 2, 2012
from Stephanie Panama '15
Summer, farewell. It was amazing having you for longer than usual this year!
October 26, 2012
from Will Graver, IT
Rush Rhees Library Jack-o-lantern. Happy Halloween!
October 19, 2012
from Chee Yung Kong '15
To graduate or not to graduate, that's YOUR question.
October 5, 2012
from Daodao Wang '15
The moonlight on Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in Rochacha.
September 28, 2012
from Andrea Meyer and Kate Bissinger, Advancement
Rocky at Cloud Gate ("The Bean") in Chicago's Millennium Park.
September 21, 2012
from Crystal Cusimano, dean's office
Rush Rhees at Sunset.
September 14, 2012
from Martin Szeto '12, graduate student
Martin Szeto '12 jumping at 14,110 ft on the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado.
September 7, 2012
from Alexander Eadie, Warner
Students show their spirit for the first Fill Fauver game of the year. The men's soccer team defeated Marywood by a score of 5-0!
August 31, 2012
from Jinghan Yan, Simon graduate student
Simon rocks!
August 17, 2012
from Matthew Schwartz, parent
Rush Rhees Library at night.
August 10, 2012
from Kelly Mulrey '13
Rainbow over Rush Rhees.
August 3, 2012
from James Bates, medical student
URMC on Mount Katahdin.
July 27, 2012
from Sara May, University IT
View of downtown Rochester and newly renovated Fauver Stadium through the Rush Rhees tower railing.
July 20, 2012
from Jacqueline Carpentier '13
The Sage Art Center, truly a hidden gem.
July 13, 2012
from Alan Rosales '14
The Res Quad during a thunderstorm.
July 6, 2012
from Moxi Zhou '13
Hoyt Hall.
June 29, 2012
from Spencer Klubben '13
Niagara Falls.
June 22, 2012
from Kiera Crist '15
Dramatic lightning and Rush Rhees.
June 15, 2012
from Jacqueline Carpentier ’13
Thursday storm rolling in over Genesee Valley Park and the Tree of Life.
June 8, 2012
from Katie Brady, parent
One last walk across the bridge.
June 1, 2012
from Will Graver, IT
Rochester hurdles on the track.
May 25, 2012
from James Bassett-Cann '12
Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority Inc. celebrating the end of an eventful semester!
May 4, 2012
from Emily Rodenbush '13
After several months of Rochester weather, NROTC Midshipmen are happy to show off their whites!
April 27, 2012
from Kelly Mulrey ’13
U of R.
April 20, 2012
from Natasha Chainani '14
Look who came visiting! A perfect rainbow over the Wilson Quadrangle.
April 13, 2012
from Connie Mistler-Ferguson ’15
UofR Hurdle Crew at Rochester Spring Invitational.
April 6, 2012
from Vern Williams, University IT
Rush Rhees Library.
March 30, 2012
from Anne Xavier, Postdoctoral Associate
Springtime.
March 23, 2012
from Vicki Heberling, Electrical & Computer Engineering
First day of spring and things are looking up!
March 9, 2012
from Corinne Land '13
Crazy weather in Rochester.
March 2, 2012
from Hengqi Lin ’14
The beautiful Rochacha snow.
February 24, 2012
from Jacqueline Carpentier '13
Student Interfaith Chapel, Winter 2011
February 17, 2012
from Alysha Alani '15
A photo joiner of the iconic Rhush Rhees.
February 10, 2012
from I Tong Chan, student
We are visiting students from Macau! It is our first snowman in UR. Isn’t it cute? :-)
February 3, 2012
from Natasha Chainani ’14
The temporary Winter Wonderland on campus...
January 27, 2012
from Alyssa Arre ’15
Members of the track team celebrate the holidays with George Eastman.
January 20, 2012
from Tong Wu, student, Simon Graduate School of Business
Miss Snow Piggy.
January 13, 2012
from Daniel Bonga ’14
Dusk at the UofR.
January 6, 2012
from Daniel Bonga ’14
Academic Quad.
December 16, 2011
from Isabelle Chu ’15
Lighting methane bubbles in chemistry.
December 9, 2011
from Michael Nolan '13
U of R Men's Rugby: 2011 NY State Division III Champions and ranked #9 in the nation.
December 2, 2011 (tie)
from Hilary Whitney ’14
Sunset tour of the Genesee.
December 2, 2011 (tie)
from Enrique Reyes ’15
ESM lights.
November 18, 2011 (tie)
from Brandon Moynihan ’14
Light drawing of Rush Rhees created by Anna Saltman ’15, Brandon Moynihan ’14, Jennifer Torres ’13, and Nina Korn ’14.
November 18, 2011 (tie)
from Belinda Weinberg ’12
Library visitor.
November 4, 2011
from Josh Haber ’15
Eastman Quad with Rush Rhees Library.
October 28, 2011
from Elizabeth Gillespie '13
Liz Gillespie and Hannah Levine '13 skydive over Cape Town, South Africa, representing UR the whole way down.
October 14, 2011
from Iftekhar Naim, graduate student, electrical and computer engineering
Sunrise at Rush Rhees.
October 7, 2011 (tie)
from Ziyuan Zhao ’15
Natural selection.
October 7, 2011 (tie)
from Ziyuan Zhao ’15
Natural selection.
September 30, 2011
from Iftekhar Naim, graduate student, electrical and computer engineering
Eat dessert first!
September 23, 2011 (tie)
from Douglas Flowe, graduate student, history
Wilson Commons from above.
September 23, 2011 (tie)
from Chris Johnston ’04
Last sip of summer, Plum Island, MA.
September 16, 2011
from Emily Hart ’12
This gorgeous view makes it hard to study while lying out on the quad.
September 9, 2011 (tie)
from Taryn Ocko ’12
Rush Rhees on a summer night.
September 9, 2011 (tie)
from Jonathan Gordon, graduate student, Hajim School of Engineering
Interfaith Chapel at sunset.
September 2, 2011
from Alyssa Arre ’15
Fun with light trails in front of Rush Rhees Library.
August 19, 2011 (tie)
from Sarah Kirchoff, University Communications
The balcony of Rush Rhees Library is a perfect spot on a summer afternoon.
August 19, 2011 (tie)
from Vicki Heberling, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wind-whipped whisps near the corner of Trustee Rd. and Intercampus Dr.
August 12, 2011
from Emily Vreeland ’12
Blossoms near Eastman Theater.
July 29, 2011
from Cynthia Pacia, Alumni Relations
Ryan and Gillian (UR Classes of 2023 and 2028 respectively--we hope) pose for a picture while on vacation at Blue Hawk Lake in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
July 22, 2011
from John Cullen
Rocky makes an appearance at the Rochester Pride Parade with LGBTQI faculty, staff, and allies.
July 15, 2011
Kyle Orton, Residential Life
Enjoying the Summer Carillon concert on the Quad.
July 8, 2011 (tie)
from Anthony Spall ’10
The UofR flower makes a show in my front lawn.
June 24, 2011
from Heather Hare, Golisano Children’s Hospital
Check out this turtle my daughter and I came across on our way in today. She was laying eggs by the river path right before the parking lots start.
June 17, 2011
from Adam Mattison ’11
Looks like that pot of gold is at Rush Rhees.
June 10, 2011
from Christopher Young, graduate student, Warner School ’14
While in Kenya with The YellowJackets, member Abhishek Sharma (2014) enjoys feeding a giraffe!
May 27, 2011
from Sergio Toloza, Simon Graduate School of Business student
Friends from Chile.
May 20, 2011
from Laura Verdelli, Modern Languages and Cultures visiting scholar
Even working seems amazing with weather like this.
April 29, 2011
from Xi Yin, graduate student, engineering
Rush Rhees Library in sunset afterglow.
April 15, 2011
from Xin Yi Chan, graduate student, biology
Hi everyone, this is "furry junior."
April 8, 2011
from Jiaqian Zhou ’14
Imagination meets knowledge.
March 25, 2011 (tie)
from Andrea Allen, University Advancement
Los Angeles Reunion kickoff event held March 12 at Sony Studios. Featured a talk by Paul Frommer ’65 (creator of the Avatar language), performance by Midnight Ramblers, and studio tour.
March 25, 2011 (tie)
from Emily Gray ’11
Sunset over campus.
March 18, 2011
from Kelly Mulrey '13
Balloons lead the way to Winterfest.
March 11, 2011
from Bryan Winters, Office of Academic Development and Alumni Relations
Daniel said to his sister Anna Rose “This way to our UR diploma!”
February 25, 2011
from Emily Vreeland ’12
Enjoying a beautiful Rochester day out on the quad.
February 18, 2011
from Sam Sadtler ’11
Reflection in the doors to Hoyt.
February 4, 2011 (tie)
from Talya Mallin ’14
Winterfest Weekend.
February 4, 2011 (tie) 
from Balaraman Rajan, Simon Graduate School of Business student
Snow flowers.
January 28, 2011 
from Martin Heung ’11
By the river.
January 21, 2011 (tie) 
from Martin Heung ’11
Night Scene around Hutch.
January 21, 2011 (tie) 
from Casey Boland ’14
Winter sunset.
January 14, 2011 (tie) 
from Xi Yin, graduate student, engineering
Graduate housing area Whipple Park in peaceful snow.
January 14, 2011 (tie) 
from Weiyi Yin ’14
Rush Rhees at night.
January 7, 2011
from Raj Parihar, graduate student, electrical and computer engineering
View of last sunset of 2010 in Genesse river.
December 17, 2010 
from Conor McNamara ’13
Mariachi Meliora at the Class of 2013 Fiesta Study Break.
December 10, 2010 
from Rob Pakan ’09
Brisk fall walk on campus with man’s best friend.
December 3, 2010 (tie) 
from Katherine VanHise '14
First snowman of the season!
December 3, 2010 (tie) 
from Kevin Brice '12
The residential quad on a rainy November night.
November 19, 2010 
from James Bigelow ’13
Burning sky.
November 12, 2010 
from Fei Xiong '11
Eastman Quad at afternoon.
November 5, 2010 
from Michael Osadciw, University Communications
Paul Osadciw takes a "stroll" on the quad celebrating Halloween as the new unofficial Yellowjacket mascot.
October 22, 2010 (tie) 
from Mariya Bondareva, Simon School student
The Bee’s Knees. Well, Sort of :).
October 22, 2010 (tie) 
from David Toomey ’13
U of R men’s rugby player runs the ball to score.
October 8, 2010 
from Po-Yu Chang, graduate student, physics and astronomy
Players from Ithaca college couldn’t stop Paul Bailey from getting the second try for UR men’s Rugby Team (Uglies) in the game on 10/2.
October 1, 2010 (tie) 
from Eleanor Oi, Dean's Office
Orientation Candlelight Ceremony-Class of 2014.
October 1, 2010 (tie)
from Hilary Whitney '14
Sunset sky reflected on the Genesee.
September 24, 2010 
from Gary Paige, professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
I took a guest from UW, Seattle, for dinner at Virtu at Corn Hill, and found this a lovely sight.
September 17, 2010 
from Miriam Frost ’13
Wilson Commons and Rush Rhees at night.
September 10, 2010 
from Edward Schroeder ’11
Got ’em!
August 20, 2010 
from David Selby '04
Eerie nighttime reflections over the Quad.
August 13, 2010 (tie) 
from Adam Mattison ’12
"Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal..."
August 13, 2010 (tie)
from David Selby ’04
Outside Wilson Commons.
August 6, 2010 
from Sue Nielsen, Student Activities
Good morning sunflowers at Dandelion Square.
July 30, 2010 
from Alexis Dang, orthopedic surgery fellow
The library as seen in near infrared, on the afternoon of July 26, 2010. Taken with a modified DSLR and Kodak Wratten 89b equivalent filter.
July 23, 2010 
from David Selby ’04
Rush Rhees at night.
July 16, 2010 
from Becca Hester ’10
A view of Rush Rhees with Rochester's skyline at dusk.
July 9, 2010 
from Danielle Wedde ’10
The Tree of Life in its prime.
June 25, 2010 (TIE)
from Marc Bollmann, University Libraries
The Muses from the Rush Rhees tower.
June 25, 2010 (TIE)
from Caurie Putnam ’98W (MS)
The 2010 graduating class of the University of Rochester’s NROTC prepare to be commissioned into active duty. Hats off and thank you to these inspiring young men and women!
June 18, 2010 (TIE)
from David Selby ’04
The stacks.
June 18, 2010 (TIE)
from Michael Osadciw, University Communications
Paul Osadciw under the spring cherry blossoms. Happy Father’s Day!
June 11, 2010
from Alison Canavan ’12
Blooms in front of Anderson Tower.
June 4, 2010 
from David Selby ’04
Lilacs in May.
May 28, 2010
from David Selby ’04
River Campus from high, high above.
April 30, 2010 
from Alex Atkinson ’11
Springtime in Rochester.
April 23, 2010
from Jay Kim ’10
Cast of the OBOC Spring 2010 Show "Time Warped."
April 16, 2010 
from Miriam Frost ’13
Spring has begun in Rochester.
April 9, 2010
from Robert Lamberty ’12
Stadium lights from across the river.
April 2, 2010 (tie)
from Mariya Bondareva, Simon School student
Rochester. Spring. Genesee Embankment.
April 2, 2010 (tie)
from Shanshan Pei, graduate student, genetics
Moon and Rush Rhees Library.
March 26, 2010
from Kate Lemmon ’12
The Eastman School of Music as seen from the top floor of the Eastman Student Living Center.
March 19, 2010
from Jintian Li ’12
China Nite 2010.
March 12, 2010
from Wendy Kirchmaier, River Campus Libraries
Wilson Commons in the winter.
February 26, 2010
from Manisha Pawar, Simon School student
Just another winter evening! :)
February 19, 2010
from Adam Mattison ’12
A little bit of comedy in the Welles Brown Room.
February 5, 2010
from Jacob Miller ’13
Sunny Rochester morning.
January 29, 2010
from Sarah Hyun ’13
Katie in the snow blossoms.
January 22, 2010 
from Shu-Wei Hsu, graduate student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
University at twilight.
December 18, 2009
from Jonathan Gordon, graduate student, computer studies
Flagpole and Rush Rhees Library in the snow.
December 11, 2009 
from Diana Alessio, ’10
Solving life’s puzzles at the University of Rochester.
December 4, 2009 
from David Selby ’04
Eastman Quad.
November 20, 2009 
from Iftekhar Naim, graduate student, electrical and computer engineering
The pathway near Carlson Library.
November 13, 2009 
from Subir Kapuria, graduate student in biology.
It’s time to fall!
November 6, 2009 (TIE)
from Andrew Wong, ’13
Sunset behind Dandelion Square, October 30.
November 6, 2009 (TIE)
from Kelly Mulrey, ’13
Rainy Rochester.
October 23, 2009
from Mike Beato, ’12
Autumn leaves.
October 16, 2009
from Richard Sarkis, programmer/analyst, Physics and Astronomy
Rush Rhees under an eerie glow.
October 2, 2009
from Aaron Berkowitz ’11
Leaves changing by the dorms.
September 25, 2009
from Alison Canavan ’12
Campus in bloom.
September 18, 2009
from Jay Harvey ’12
Ahh...when the best tree on campus is still alive. :]
September 11, 2009
from Shu-Wei Hsu, graduate student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Caught you!!! Squirrel in University Park.
September 4, 2009
from Rahul Yadav, Ph.D candidate in optics
Elmwood Bridge at night as seen from Interfaith Chapel.
August 28, 2009
from Peter Kapatos, Department of Neurosurgery
Seeing brain blood vessels under a soft green light.
August 21, 2009
from Dorothea Castillo, University of Rochester Eye Institute
Night lights of the U of R.
August 14, 2009
from Al Clark, professor of mechanical engineering
Late March is barely spring for this old oak in Genesee Valley Park.
August 7, 2009
from Jonathan Gordon, graduate student, computer science
Cherry blossoms adorn campus in spring.
July 24, 2009
from Tom Ivancic, parent
Eastman Theater chandelier.
July 17, 2009
from from Dennis Naeger, ’83
Meliora: Always Better.
July 10, 2009
from Daniel Grenell ’10
After a rainstorm, clouds clearing.
June 26, 2009
from Megan Saunders ’09
Graduation, Class of 2009.
June 19, 2009
from Brent Gerstner, laboratory technician, biochemistry and biophysics
A "Meliora Madam" watches over Rush Rhees Library.
June 12, 2009
from Chris Johnston ’04
Jersey is havin a flippin' good time on the Quad.
June 5, 2009
from Chang Y. Yoo, Simon School student
Kilbourn Hall at Eastman School of Music.
May 29, 2009
from Kyle Murray ’09
A campus "blue light" security phone beacon stands guard during stormy weather.
May 22, 2009
from Jessica Stoll, PhD program, political science
The painted tunnel advertises the China Nite performace.