Stories

Tina E. Kidger and Emery L. Moore have established a distinguished professorship of optics as part of the Wyant Challenge.

Since 2011, the School of Medicine’s Street Outreach Program has given medical students the opportunity to aid the homeless in Rochester.

a season, which one would it be? Or a flavor? Or an element? See if you agree with these descriptions in our most popular video of 2023.

Each year, the Hajim School awards well-rounded students with the Robert L. Wells Prize. Meet the Class of 2024 recipients.

Explore the city’s rich history and its vibrant arts and cultural scene, and find out why nearly 3,000 alumni love calling the region home.

Cochairs Kathy Waller ’80, ’83S (MBA) and Abby Zabrodsky ’14, ’19S (MBA) lead the group to connect, support, and engage women.

Josie was just 11 days old when she had her first open-heart surgery. In an instant, her condition shifted from stable to critical. Fortunately, Golisano Children’s Hospital’s care team, routinely trained with pediatric simulations, responded quickly and skillfully. Today, this energetic three-year-old is thriving.

Scholars are bringing their expertise in Black creativity and geographies to Rochester.

Evelyn Santos ’23N (MS), lead nurse at UR Medicine’s Lazos Fuertes Clinic, is at the forefront of addressing the local Hispanic and Latino community’s mental health needs.

Chris Foley ’94E (DMA) and Tyler Ramos ’22E (DMA) share their experience as Eastman alumni, mentorship partners, and music collaborators.

Learn about the incredible impact UR Medicine and its Department of Orthopaedics are making for Chase and Carter, brothers who were both diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Alexander A. Levitan ’63M (MD) and his wife, Lucy, have given nearly $10 million to support the medical experience of Rochester students from around the world.

Happy birthday to Gloria Mikialian ’45E, a pianist and accompanist who has dedicated her life to music.

UR Medicine’s new orthopaedic facility is already helping patients. Can it also help revitalize a suburban shopping mall?

Abby Zabrodsky ’14, ’19S (MBA), a chemical engineering major and MBA, gives her all to her family, workplace, and alma mater.

Twelve-year-old Jeyliana “Nana” Gonzalez shows fearlessness and faith after a rare cancer diagnosis.

Iveth Reynolds ’12S (MBA) and Raquel Ruiz ’99, ’20S (MBA) cochair the Latin Alumni Network.

Football provided Dr. Michael Recny ’79 invaluable lessons about always giving 100 percent.

Learn about Rocky—Rochester’s Yellowjacket mascot—and its evolution over the decades.

Susan Friedman, MD, MPH, director of Highland Hospital’s Lifestyle Medicine program, provides nutrition suggestions.

Delve into a Q&A with Sarah Peyre, Dean and Professor at the Warner School of Education.

After years of giving, Gwyn Hankinson, a breast cancer survivor, and her husband, Garth, add to their support of Wilmot with a major philanthropic gift in 2022.

Always open, always free, the Memorial Art Gallery’s newly expanded Centennial Sculpture Park offers something for everyone.

Jill Chodak, MS, RD, CDN, a clinical dietitian at UR Medicine’s Center for Community Health & Prevention, offers healthy snack recipes.

In his Wall Street Journal bestseller, The Restart Roadmap: Rewire and Reset Your Career, Jason Tartick ’16S (MBA) provides actionable steps for readers to achieve their vision of financial, professional, and emotional success.

An alumna and her husband retired, sold everything, and now live full-time on their 56-foot sailboat.

Sports, the military, and a career full of milestones have marked this alumna’s life.

A conversation with Shane Campbell-Staton ’08, a scholar, evolutionary biologist, master storyteller, and PBS documentary series host.

Explore the interactive River Campus burrow of these quad friends, made popular by students and recent alumni.

Specialty care only available at Golisano Children’s Hospital made it possible for Amina Mbodji, a newborn, to beat the odds over and over again.