Rochester, You Have Another Astronaut
Josh Cassada ’00 (PhD) will be aboard the International Space Station for several months as part of a four-member crew...
Where are they now: Anis Kallel ’17 (KEY)
Anis Kallel ’17 (KEY) was born and raised in Tunis, Tunisia, the northernmost country in Africa, bordered by Algeria, Libya,...
Changemaker: Combining Engineering and Medicine
The lives of family members inspire an engineer to improve health care in Africa. Mercy Asiedu ’14 earns an inaugural...
An opportunity of a lifetime
Alumni Takuya Adachi ’04S (MBA) and Yuske Shimizu ’02 had the opportunity of a lifetime this past summer. Adachi, working...
University establishes its Global Emergency Response Fund
The University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees chair, Rich Handler ’83, and his company, the Jefferies Group, recently raised $6M...
‘In the midst of a storm, we can still find words of kindness.’
In April of this year, I laid in bed isolated and panic-stricken when my kids and I were diagnosed with...
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...
Living in lockdown
Every year, Wuwei Chen ’11 goes home to celebrate Chinese New Year. This year was no different. Except, that is...
‘Our parents and alumni in China are true University ambassadors’
By mid-April, the University’s China Parent Network Committee arranged an initial donation of 3,000 face masks for immediate distribution to...
The Rochester Effect heard around the world
Since last fall, members of the University community, from Chicago to Shanghai, have been taking part in conversations that explore...