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My Rochester Story

How to find yourself—and your people—on campus

Jamal Holtz ’20, the former Rochester Students’ Association president, offers advice on how college students can ‘make their hive a home.’

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Breathing life-saving services into rural communities

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From pro pitcher to Rochester graduate

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How artificial general intelligence could learn like a human

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