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Season’s greetings

Celebrate with alumni and friends—register today and join us at a holiday event near you!

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Season’s greetings

Celebrate with alumni and friends—register today and join us at a holiday event near you!

Make your year-end charitable donation by December 31. Your gift today promises an even brighter 2025.

Flaum Eye Institute: Providing hope and visionary care

A simple beach day became life-changing when Beckham Smith’s parents noticed something amiss with their son’s eye. Their search for answers led them to the expert team at UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute. As Upstate New York’s only comprehensive eye care center, Flaum offers advanced care—exactly what Beckham needed.

Flaum Eye Institute: Providing hope and visionary care

A simple beach day became life-changing when Beckham Smith’s parents noticed something amiss with their son’s eye. Their search for answers led them to the expert team at UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute. As Upstate New York’s only comprehensive eye care center, Flaum offers advanced care—exactly what Beckham needed.

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Pluta Cancer Foundation commits $4 million to support breast health initiatives at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute

The investment will establish the endowed Pluta Professorship in Breast Care to support ongoing faculty excellence and name the Pluta Comprehensive Breast Care program at Wilmot.

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First, but not alone: Mentorship program pairs first-generation students with alumni

Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit ’15E and Nichole Waligóra ’26E, ’26 have forged a lasting connection as mentor and mentee.

Bob Pizzutiello ’77, ’78 (MS) and Mabelle Pizzutiello ’63N, P’89 posing together for photo

Committed to community

Bob ’77, ’78 (MS) and Mabelle Pizzutiello ’63N, P’89 blend their passions for music, art, and service as active volunteers, dedicated alumni, and George Eastman Circle members.

meliora symbol engraved on a statue

Pluta Cancer Foundation commits $4 million to support breast health initiatives at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute

The investment will establish the endowed Pluta Professorship in Breast Care to support ongoing faculty excellence and name the Pluta Comprehensive Breast Care program at Wilmot.

two people posing and smiling during a reception

First, but not alone: Mentorship program pairs first-generation students with alumni

Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit ’15E and Nichole Waligóra ’26E, ’26 have forged a lasting connection as mentor and mentee.

Bob Pizzutiello ’77, ’78 (MS) and Mabelle Pizzutiello ’63N, P’89 posing together for photo

Committed to community

Bob ’77, ’78 (MS) and Mabelle Pizzutiello ’63N, P’89 blend their passions for music, art, and service as active volunteers, dedicated alumni, and George Eastman Circle members.

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Thank you, Saunders Foundation!

The foundation—led by University Trustee Emeritus Phil Saunders—has made a $30 million commitment to the University of Rochester Medical Center to support research and clinical programs in orthopaedics, faculty in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, and students at the School of Nursing.

University of Rochester trustee emeritus E. Philip Saunders at a podium.
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Experience Rochester with us

Join us at Experience Rochester—a dynamic series of in-person and virtual events that bring the best of the University of Rochester directly to you. Reflecting our commitment to lifelong learning, this program features unique topics and speakers. Discover more and expand your knowledge with us at Experience Rochester this fall.

Upcoming events

Dec 8
ENGAGEMENTBuffalo Bills watch party with the Buffalo Network
3 - 8 p.m. (ET)
Buffalo, NY
See event details
Dec 13
EQUITY AND ACCESSConnecting Communities: Networking with the Black and Latin Alumni Networks
6 - 8 p.m. (ET)
New York, NY
See event details
Dec - Jan
ENGAGEMENTHoliday & New Year Celebrations
Various locations
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Experience Rochester events

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Upcoming events

Dec 8
ENGAGEMENTBuffalo Bills watch party with the Buffalo Network
3 - 8 p.m. (ET)
Buffalo, NY
See event details
Dec 13
EQUITY AND ACCESSConnecting Communities: Networking with the Black and Latin Alumni Networks
6 - 8 p.m. (ET)
New York, NY
See event details
Dec - Jan
ENGAGEMENTHoliday & New Year Celebrations
Various locations
See event details

Experience Rochester events

Explore all events

The Sloan Performing Arts Center

The 30,000-square-foot Sloan Performing Arts Center had its soft opening at the end of August, adding a much-anticipated new building to the University of Rochester’s River Campus in time for the fall semester. The building will be fully functional by the end of the calendar year. The Sloan Center is made possible thanks to the generosity of University Life Trustee Thomas Sloan ’65, ’67 (MS) and Linda Sloan ’67 and other lead donors. Read more about the Sloan Center and get a behind-the-scenes look at artist Jay Yan’s installation of a specially commissioned mosaic that will span most of the building’s interior.

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front entrance of the sloan performing arts center with student on scooter riding by the entrance
front entrance of the sloan performing arts center with student on scooter riding by the entrance

The Sloan Performing Arts Center

The 30,000-square-foot Sloan Performing Arts Center had its soft opening at the end of August, adding a much-anticipated new building to the University of Rochester’s River Campus in time for the fall semester. The building will be fully functional by the end of the calendar year. The Sloan Center is made possible thanks to the generosity of University Life Trustee Thomas Sloan ’65, ’67 (MS) and Linda Sloan ’67 and other lead donors. Read more about the Sloan Center and get a behind-the-scenes look at artist Jay Yan’s installation of a specially commissioned mosaic that will span most of the building’s interior.

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