{"id":2396,"date":"2022-11-05T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T16:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/communications\/?p=2396"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:44:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:44:30","slug":"the-university-of-rochester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/communications\/the-university-of-rochester\/","title":{"rendered":"The University of Rochester \/ URochester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Use \u201cthe University of Rochester\u201d on first reference, especially in communications intended for external audiences or in materials where the reference needs to be clear or consistent with references to other organizations. 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