Students compete to explain years of research in 3 minutes
The University’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition challenges graduate students and postdocs to summarize their research with just three minutes and one slide.
Students tackle grand engineering challenges
Twelve students are the first to seek recognition as Grand Challenges Scholars by the National Academy of Engineering. The program asks the next generation of students to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing society.
Events mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
On this annual observance by the United Nations, We’re Better Than That—the University’s anti-racism committee comprised of students, faculty, and staff—will sponsor a panel discussion and invite members of the community to sign a pledge to fight racism.
Rochester’s undergraduate math program is ahead of the curve
In 2017, nearly 10 percent of the total number of Arts, Sciences & Engineering graduates completed a math major, the highest percentage ever at the University, and one of the highest of any institution in the country.
Depths of field: See the sights in Education Abroad photo contest
More than 275 students study abroad in more than 50 countries through programs offered by the Center for Education Abroad. And this year, students submitted 245 entries to Rochester Review’s annual contest.
13 Rochester students, recent alumni named Fulbright semifinalists
Thirteen students and recent alumni are semifinalists in the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Program, and this is the second year in a row that the University of Rochester has been designated a Fulbright “top producer.”
25 years of change in computer science
Marty Guenther has been there since the beginning, watching the Department of Computer Science grow and spearheading programs that support women students and connect all students to the increasingly global tech community.
Four University student teams in hunt for Hult Prize
Four Rochester teams will advance in the Hult Prize, the world’s largest social entrepreneurship contest. The challenge this year: “Harnessing the power of energy to transform the lives of 10 million people.”
Clothesline Project helps to tell stories of sexual assault, abuse
As part Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, members of the University community are participate in the national Clothesline Project, designing t-shirts to create a visual display of the real impacts of sexual assault.
Changing approaches guide students’ path to career success
There’s been a sea change in the way that college career guidance takes place. At the University of Rochester, the paradigm shift is written into name of the career services office itself: Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections.