{"id":659752,"date":"2019-05-06T19:49:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T19:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/?page_id=659752"},"modified":"2020-03-31T10:45:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T14:45:34","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News from the Office of Advancement | University of Rochester"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;659762&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;125px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585665638457{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: rgba(0,32,91,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,32,91) !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">News<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;125px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;]<div class=\"latest_post_holder  minimal \"><ul class='post_list'><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/kevin-j-parker-william-f-may-professor-of-engineering-and-applied-sciences-dean-emeritus-hajim-school-of-engineering-and-applied-sciences-1954-2025_v3\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Protected: Kevin J. Parker William F. May Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences  Dean Emeritus, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 1954 &#8211; 2025<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">There is no excerpt because this is a protected post....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/kevin-j-parker-william-f-may-professor-of-engineering-and-applied-sciences-dean-emeritus-hajim-school-of-engineering-and-applied-sciences-1954-2025_v3\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/the-kessler-family-invests-in-hillels-future-at-rochester-with-a-new-gift\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">The Kessler family invests in Hillel\u2019s future at Rochester with a new gift<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Rochester Trustee Larry Kessler, his wife, Karen, and his brother, Dennis\u2014the Edward J. and Agnes V. Ackley Clinical Professor in Entrepreneurship at the University\u2019s Simon Business School\u2014have made a $1 million commitment to establish the Kessler Family Fund, an endowed gift that will benefit Hillel at Rochester. Their generosity will provide long-term support for Jewish life on campus, strengthening Hillel\u2019s ability to create meaningful experiences and foster a vibrant, inclusive community....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/the-kessler-family-invests-in-hillels-future-at-rochester-with-a-new-gift\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/joseph-and-honmai-goodman-establish-a-distinguished-professorship-of-optics-as-part-of-the-wyant-challenge\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Joseph and Honmai Goodman establish a distinguished professorship of optics as part of the Wyant Challenge<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Optical physicist Joseph \u201cJoe\u201d Goodman and his wife, Honmai, have established a new endowed fund, the Joseph W. and Honmai Goodman Distinguished Professorship of Optics at the University of Rochester\u2019s Institute of Optics. Their generous $800,000 gift is being matched by $1,200,000 from the Wyant Challenge, amplifying its impact. This investment will strengthen the institute, support world-class faculty, and help meet the growing demand for trained optics graduates who will help drive advances in manufacturing, defense and aerospace, healthcare and medicine, communications and information technology, and other areas....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/joseph-and-honmai-goodman-establish-a-distinguished-professorship-of-optics-as-part-of-the-wyant-challenge\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/pluta-foundation-announcement\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Pluta Foundation Announcement<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">The Pluta Cancer Foundation has committed $4 million to UR Medicine\u2019s Wilmot Cancer Institute. The investment will establish the endowed Pluta Professorship in Breast Care to support ongoing faculty excellence. ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/pluta-foundation-announcement\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/golisano-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-institute\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;814062&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1718294894992{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;background-color: rgba(24,41,87,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(24,41,87) !important;}&#8221;] Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;......<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/golisano-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-institute\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/preserving-a-century-of-athletic-history\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Protected: Preserving a Century of Athletic History<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">There is no excerpt because this is a protected post....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/preserving-a-century-of-athletic-history\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/why-i-give-james-peacock-md\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Why I Give: James Peacock, MD<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">James Peacock, MD, first came to the University of Rochester in 1989 after connecting with Seymour I Schwartz (Res \u201957), world-renowned surgeon and former Chair of the Department of Surgery. Peacock reflects on the importance of American College of Surgeons, the influence of the University of Rochester on his career, and his hopes for the next generation of surgeons. ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/why-i-give-james-peacock-md\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/drew-costanza-grateful-to-be-alive\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Drew Costanza: Grateful to be alive<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">February is American Heart Month, a time to recognize what our community can do to prevent and treat heart disease, which takes more than 600,000 lives annually in the U.S. It is also a time to celebrate the stories of patients and families who are thriving today thanks to expert medical care at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). This heart month, 61-year-old Drew Costanza of Mendon, a Rochester area suburb, is thankful to be alive....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/drew-costanza-grateful-to-be-alive\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/from-food-stamps-to-the-c-suite-to-the-mayors-office-patrick-cunningham\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">From food stamps to the c-suite to the mayor\u2019s office: Patrick Cunningham<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">The City of Rochester\u2019s deputy mayor, Wilmot board member, former CEO, and philanthropist focuses on a life without regrets...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/from-food-stamps-to-the-c-suite-to-the-mayors-office-patrick-cunningham\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/invest-in-our-students\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Invest in our students<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">At the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD), we are committed to setting the highest standards in medical education, serving as a model for innovation and continuous improvement....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/invest-in-our-students\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/helping-children-smile\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Helping children smile<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;777502&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663089384674{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;background-color: rgba(24,41,87,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(24,41,87) !important;}&#8221;] Helping children smile [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#00205b&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space......<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/helping-children-smile\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/george-eastman-circle-member-spotlight-ralph-olney\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">George Eastman Circle member spotlight: Ralph Olney<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">When Ralph Olney was first diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia in 2011, he did not anticipate having much time left to leave his mark on the world. Today, the George Eastman Circle member credits his survival to the Wilmot Cancer Institute and is giving back with immense gratitude....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/george-eastman-circle-member-spotlight-ralph-olney\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/james-c-wyant-67-ms-69-phd-21-honorary-and-tammy-wyant-commit-12m-to-the-institute-of-optics-to-strengthen-its-preeminent-status\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">James C. Wyant \u201967 (MS), \u201969 (PhD), \u201921 (Honorary) and Tammy Wyant commit $12M to the Institute of Optics to strengthen its preeminent status<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">University of Rochester life trustee James C. Wyant \u201967 (MS), \u201969 (PhD), \u201921 (HNR) and his wife, Tammy Wyant, have established a $12 million professorship challenge to support the Institute of Optics and set the course for its continued growth, groundbreaking research, leadership, and scholarship. The Wyant Optics Challenge Fund is a 10-year initiative that will increase the institute\u2019s faculty by 50 percent and advance its preeminent position in the field of optics. ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/james-c-wyant-67-ms-69-phd-21-honorary-and-tammy-wyant-commit-12m-to-the-institute-of-optics-to-strengthen-its-preeminent-status\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/wilson-society-member-spotlight\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Wilson Society Member Spotlight<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Dr. Mimi Tutihasi \u201977M (MD) always knew she wanted to go into pediatrics. \u201cI could never really envision myself doing anything else,\u201d she says. She knew she was on the right path after meeting a special faculty member at the School of Medicine and Dentistry more than 45 years ago....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/wilson-society-member-spotlight\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/music-she-writes-story\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Music She Writes story<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Working remotely over the next nine months, Vu and Ko created \u201cThe Music She Writes,\u201d a four-part virtual concert series that featured 25 works by women composers from across the Asian diaspora, including Japan, Iran, India, and beyond. Their goal: to highlight the diversity and significance of music by Asian female composers within the contemporary music landscape. The Eastman Department Diversity Initiative provided a grant to help fund the project....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/music-she-writes-story\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/3-million-endowed-gift-establishes-the-robert-sperandio-professorship-in-entrepreneurship-at-the-simon-business-school\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">$3 million endowed gift establishes the Robert Sperandio Professorship in Entrepreneurship at the Simon Business School<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">A $3 million endowed gift from Jackie Sperandio establishes the Robert Sperandio Professorship in Entrepreneurship at the University of Rochester\u2019s Simon Business School....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/3-million-endowed-gift-establishes-the-robert-sperandio-professorship-in-entrepreneurship-at-the-simon-business-school\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/building-a-spirit-of-entrepreneurship-bob-and-jackie-sperandio\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Building a spirit of entrepreneurship: Bob and Jackie Sperandio<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">For 40 years, Robert (Bob) Sperandio ran Sporting Dog Specialties, a Rochester, N.Y.-based direct mail company that PetSmart purchased in 1997. Along the way, he made a difference in many lives by providing jobs, modeling excellence and innovation, and building a spirit of entrepreneurship that has since inspired many....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/building-a-spirit-of-entrepreneurship-bob-and-jackie-sperandio\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/poised-for-pride-strong-earns-healthcare-equality-designation\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Poised for Pride: Strong Earns Healthcare Equality Designation<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Strong Memorial Hospital has again been named one of the nation's leaders in LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality initiatives by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). The Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) surveys health care facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/poised-for-pride-strong-earns-healthcare-equality-designation\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/art-and-identity\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Art and Identity<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">The Memorial Art Gallery presents two exhibitions of contemporary art that celebrate, honor, and educate visitors about indigenous and African cultures....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/art-and-identity\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/gift-establishes-the-kenneth-and-joy-ouriel-family-professorship-in-vascular-surgery\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Gift establishes the Kenneth and Joy Ouriel Family Professorship in Vascular Surgery<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Kenneth Ouriel \u201977, \u201986M (Res), \u201987M (Flw) and his wife, Joy Bracker Ouriel, have committed $1.5 million to establish the Kenneth and Joy Ouriel Family Professorship within the University of Rochester Medical Center\u2019s Division of Vascular Surgery....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/gift-establishes-the-kenneth-and-joy-ouriel-family-professorship-in-vascular-surgery\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/give-me-5\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Give me 5<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">I was drawn to Simon for several reasons, including its small yet incredibly welcoming, diverse, and intellectually rich environment. The school offers rigorous and analytical academic programs, educates and trains the best business leaders of tomorrow, and is home to world-renowned faculty whose research informs and provides solutions for business and societal challenges. Simon has done an excellent job of creating a vibrant, close-knit community, too\u2014among its students, faculty, staff, and alumni....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/give-me-5\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/ringing-that-bell-jack-harrison-is-proof-that-anything-is-possible\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Ringing that Bell: Jack Harrison is proof that anything is possible<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Today, Jack doesn't need a wheelchair. A brain cancer survivor and a 2020 Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital Miracle Kid, he prefers to ride a bike. \u201cHe loves to do everything,\u201d says Sara Harrison, Jack\u2019s mom. \u201cWe\u2019re living a very different life than we did a few years ago.\u201d...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/ringing-that-bell-jack-harrison-is-proof-that-anything-is-possible\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/dr-james-aquavella-dedicated-to-science-and-art\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Dedicated to science and the arts: James V. Aquavella, MD<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">For more than 60 years, James Aquavella, MD\u2014a cornea surgeon and the Catherine E. Aquavella Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Rochester Medical Center\u2019s Flaum Eye Institute\u2014has been a leader in clinical practice, surgery, education, and research. He is known worldwide for his work with artificial corneal implants for infants and children, which has restored sight to patients as young as a few weeks old. He is also a champion of the humanities as well as an avid art collector. With a strong wish to share his passion for art with the community, Dr. Aquavella recently donated 12 paintings from 17th and 18th century Europe to the Memorial Art Gallery. Dr. Aquavella, a former member of MAG\u2019s Board of Managers, and his late wife, Kay\u2014a nurse, educator, and hospital administrator\u2014have gifted a total of 20 works of art to the museum from their private collection....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/dr-james-aquavella-dedicated-to-science-and-art\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/lucy-rorke-adams-md-trailblazer-pediatric-neuropathologist-and-would-be-opera-singer\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Lucy Rorke-Adams, MD: Trailblazer, Pediatric Neuropathologist, and Would-Be Opera Singer<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Lucy Rorke-Adams, MD, Friend of the University of Rochester\u2019s Flaum Eye Institute delves into her legendary career, philanthropic interests, and passion for advancing the human condition....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/lucy-rorke-adams-md-trailblazer-pediatric-neuropathologist-and-would-be-opera-singer\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/the-max-and-marian-farash-charitable-foundation-establishes-challenge-to-support-the-greenbaum-center-for-jewish-life-at-the-university-of-rochester\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation establishes challenge to support the Greenbaum Center for Jewish life at the University of Rochester<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation recently established a $500,000 challenge to support the construction of the Greenbaum Center for Jewish Life on the University of Rochester\u2019s River Campus. The Farash Challenge is designed to encourage other donors to join in helping to build the center, which will be the new home for Hillel at the University of Rochester and a resource for all students and the broader Rochester Jewish community....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/the-max-and-marian-farash-charitable-foundation-establishes-challenge-to-support-the-greenbaum-center-for-jewish-life-at-the-university-of-rochester\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/gifts-from-the-william-sheila-konar-foundation-support-literacy\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">New gifts from the William &#038; Sheila Konar Foundation support literacy<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;755392&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638901632178{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;background-color: rgba(24,41,87,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(24,41,87) !important;}&#8221;] Gifts from the William &amp; Sheila Konar Foundation support literacy [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row......<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/gifts-from-the-william-sheila-konar-foundation-support-literacy\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/why-i-give-richard-kreipe-md\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Why I Give: Richard Kreipe, MD<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Richard Kreipe, MD, professor emeritus in the University of Rochester Medical Center\u2019s Department of Pediatrics, had never heard of nurse practitioners until he arrived in Rochester in 1979. Since then, he has worked with hundreds of them\u2014and married Mary Sue Jack, PhD, RN, and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP), in 1988. ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/why-i-give-richard-kreipe-md\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/whats-cooking\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">What&#8217;s cooking?<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">Besides being a noted food, religion, and culture scholar, Rubel is also an entrepreneur. She and her husband, Rob Nipe, run Grass Fed, a kosher and vegan butcher shop in Rochester, N.Y. ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/whats-cooking\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/why-mindfulness-works-training-your-brain-in-uncertain-times\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">Why mindfulness works: Training your brain in uncertain times<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">The ups and downs of the past two years have left many feeling unbalanced and questioning what\u2019s important in life. Some are rethinking their jobs, relationships, personal priorities, and more. \r\n\r\nIn this time of perpetual uncertainty, how can we clear our heads and stay mindful and focused on what\u2019s most important? Autumn Gallegos Greenwich, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and an expert on mind-body interventions related to stress and trauma, shares her thoughts on mindfulness, gratitude, and the science behind it all....<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/why-mindfulness-works-training-your-brain-in-uncertain-times\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#252525 data-hover-border-color=#252525 data-hover-color=#ffffff  class=\"qbutton  medium icon_right\" style=\"color: #252525; border-color: #252525; border-width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;-webkit-border-radius: 2px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clearfix\" ><div class=\"box_padding_border\"><div class=\"latest_post\" ><div class=\"latest_post_text\"><div class=\"latest_post_title_holder\"><h3 class=\"latest_post_title \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/2-million-gift-from-arnold-lisio-56-60m-md-and-anne-moore-lisio-md-endows-professorship-in-italian-studies\/\" style = \"color: #252525;\">$2 million gift from Arnold Lisio \u201956, \u201961M (MD) and Anne Moore Lisio, MD, endows professorship in Italian studies<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post_info_section\" ><\/div><p class=\"excerpt\" style=\"color:#565656\">A $2 million endowed gift from Arnold Lisio \u201956, \u201961M (MD) and his wife, Anne Moore Lisio, MD, establishes the Lisio Distinguished Professorship in Italian studies. 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