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MEL WKND 26<\/span><\/p>\n

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Connect here Oct 1-4 <\/i><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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For Ever Better<\/span><\/p>\n

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the campaign for the University of Rochester <\/i><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Day of Giving 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Join the University of Rochester community on May 6th and make an impact. <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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MEL WKND 26<\/span><\/p>\n

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Connect here Oct 1-4<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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For Ever Better<\/span><\/p>\n

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the campaign for the University of Rochester <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Day of Giving 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Join the University of Rochester community on May 6th and make an impact.<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Make your year-end gift by December 31 <\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Red Wings All Stars 2026: Maddie Anania<\/h2>\n

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At age 12, Maddie Anania went from a healthy, athletic preteen to critically ill in a matter of days. Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Maddie spent weeks fighting painful symptoms, an infection, and sepsis. With expert care from the skilled doctors and nurses at Golisano Children\u2019s, Maddie underwent surgery to treat her infection. Today, she is back to living a normal, active life.<\/p>\n

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Watch Maddie\u2019s story<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Red Wings All Stars 2026: Maddie Anania<\/h2>\n

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At age 12, Maddie Anania went from a healthy, athletic preteen to critically ill in a matter of days. Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Maddie spent weeks fighting painful symptoms, an infection, and sepsis. With expert care from the skilled doctors and nurses at Golisano Children\u2019s, Maddie underwent surgery to treat her infection. Today, she is back to living a normal, active life.<\/p>\n

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Watch Maddie\u2019s story<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Featured stories<\/h2>\n

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Featured stories<\/h2>\n

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Celebrating 50 years of friendship and family<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Peter J. Landers \u201983 (MS) and Kathleen E. Landers \u201982 establish an endowed professorship in translational oncology at Wilmot Cancer Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Cheers to five years of the Black Alumni Network<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Stephen D. Fantone \u201979 (PhD) and Elizabeth Fantone establish an early-career professorship in optics<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Jake on the Lake: Your Gateway to the Finger Lakes<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Gift establishes a new early-career optics professorship at the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Celebrating 50 years of friendship and family<\/a><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559723092{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793304555854{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]How a common experience in halls of “Sue B.” sparked five decades of connection.<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559723092{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”50px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1793306269344{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”851312″ img_size=”full” mkd_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559682158{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793303861454{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Peter J. Landers \u201983 (MS) and Kathleen E. Landers \u201982 establish an endowed professorship in translational oncology at Wilmot Cancer Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559693733{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793304107995{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Rochester business leaders Peter J. Landers \u201983 (MS) and Kathleen \u201cKathy\u201d E. Landers \u201982 have committed $2 million to establish the Peter and Kathy Landers Professorship in Translational Oncology at University of Rochester Medicine Wilmot Cancer Institute<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559693733{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”20px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1740582848867{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”851322″ img_size=”full” mkd_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559712905{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793304616211{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Cheers to five years of the Black Alumni Network<\/a><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559723092{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793304650254{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]The University of Rochester Black Alumni Network celebrates five years of connection, impact, and community.<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559723092{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”50px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1742932989724{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm”][vc_empty_space height=”5px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1598276918259{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”851352″ img_size=”full” mkd_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559682158{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793304748256{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Stephen D. Fantone \u201979 (PhD) and Elizabeth Fantone establish an early-career professorship in optics<\/a><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559693733{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793304787113{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]As part of For Ever Better: The Campaign for the University of Rochester, Stephen D. Fantone \u201979 (PhD) and Elizabeth \u201cBetsy\u201d Fantone have established an endowed early-career professorship at the University\u2019s Institute of Optics. Their generous gift will be amplified by additional support from the Wyant Optics Challenge.<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”63px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1740583037829{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”20px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”5px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1598276931026{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”851372″ img_size=”full” mkd_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559712905{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793305162799{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Jake on the Lake: Your Gateway to the Finger Lakes<\/a><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559723092{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1793305207045{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]A local alum\u2019s 36-hour guide to Canandaigua\u2014the gateway to the Finger Lakes.<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”99px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1740583059438{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”20px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”5px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1598276924772{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”844522″ img_size=”full” mkd_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1582559712905{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1774970219946{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Gift establishes a new early-career optics professorship at the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences<\/a><\/h4>\n

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New leadership gifts help build momentum for historic expansion of Strong Memorial Hospital<\/h2>\n

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When complete, it will be one of the largest hospitals in the county. Donations will advance emergency care for children and teens, the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, and the broader hospital expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about this transformative gift <\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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New leadership gifts help build momentum for historic expansion of Strong Memorial Hospital<\/h2>\n

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When complete, it will be one of the largest hospitals in the county. Donations will advance emergency care for children and teens, the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, and the broader hospital expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about this transformative gift <\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Sloan Performing Arts Center<\/h2>\n

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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\u2019s 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 \u201965, \u201967 (MS) and Linda Sloan \u201967 and other lead donors. Read more about the Sloan Center<\/a> and get a behind-the-scenes look at artist Jay Yan\u2019s installation<\/a> of a specially commissioned mosaic that will span most of the building\u2019s interior.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Sloan Performing Arts Center<\/h2>\n

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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\u2019s 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 \u201965, \u201967 (MS) and Linda Sloan \u201967 and other lead donors. Read more about the Sloan Center<\/a> and get a behind-the-scenes look at artist Jay Yan\u2019s installation<\/a> of a specially commissioned mosaic that will span most of the building\u2019s interior.<\/span><\/p>\n

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