‘Community Hero’
This fall, Jose Perpignan Jr. got a big surprise: the Bronx resident was recognized as a “Healthcare Hero” on the...
Those We Lost
Journalist. Pianist. Doctor. Candlemaker. Mother. Son. Daughter. Among the grim toll of the COVID-19 pandemic were several alumni from all...
Protecting the Public
Tony Vargas experienced firsthand the tragedy of the pandemic last spring, as it ravaged the New York City region. His...
Central Park Hero
In addition to his role overseeing clinical research for emergency medicine for New York state’s largest health network, Timmy Li...
The Calming Commissioner
What the NIH’s Anthony Fauci has been to the nation, Mike Mendoza—or, @DrMikeMendoza on Twitter—has been to the Rochester area:...
Recent Graduate Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship
Next October, Beauclaire Mbanya Jr. ’20 will begin a two-year paid graduate program in engineering science as a Rhodes Scholar...
Meeting a Rising Need
When schools and day cares closed in New York state last March, it meant that thousands of children in the...
A ‘Good Doctor’ Receives a Nobel Prize
Rochester’s newest Nobel laureate, Harvey Alter ’56, ’60M (MD), once reflected on what he thought was the most dramatic turn...
Helping teachers in a Cambodian floating village
By day, Jennifer McMahon ’96, ’16W works as the director of learning for the Livonia Central School District. By morning...
Among the first: Sean Bajwa ’18 and Genessis Galindo ’20
Sean Bajwa ’18 and Genessis Galindo ’20 are among firsts at the University of Rochester. They were both the first...