Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be honored at an on-campus ceremony in October.
Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be honored for their teaching accomplishments at an on-campus ceremony in October.Archive
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Campus & Community
MERT evaluation looks at ways to grow, strengthen operations
The Medical Emergency Response Team, a River Campus student organization in place since 1972, has paused its responses to calls while it undergoes evaluation.
The University of Rochester's Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) student organization has paused responses to calls to undergo evaluation.
In Photos
20 years later, remembering September 11
Naval, Air Force, and Army ROTC units stood vigil at the Meridian on the University of Rochester’s Eastman Quad to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Among the nearly 3,000 people who died during the attacks were six University of Rochester alumni: Jeremy Glick ’93; Jean Hoadley Peterson ’69N; Jeffrey Smith ’87, ’88S (MBA); Zhe (Zack) Zeng ’95, ’98S (MBA); Aram Iskenderian ’82; and Brendan Dolan ’86.
In 2019, Ellen Bakalian, the widow of Jeffrey Smith, wrote “Everything My Husband Wasn’t There For,” an essay for The Atlantic, which was reprinted with permission in the summer 2021 issue of Rochester Review.
ROTC units stood vigil on the University of Rochester’s Eastman Quad to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
University News
Report details economic reach of the University
Latest analysis highlights the University’s role as a “critical engine” with an economic impact that has grown during the past decade and a half.
The University of Rochester's economic impact on the region and upstate New York has doubled during the past decade and a half.
Society & Culture
Yearlong research project explores social and political nuances of migration in the Americas
Rochester scholars in the humanities and social sciences will study human migration as part of a “temporary research center” supported by a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar grant.
University of Rochester scholars and colleagues in the humanities and social sciences are researching human migration in the Americas.
University News
Harl Tolbert to lead URVentures
As the associate vice president for URVentures, Harl Tolbert wants to build effective bridges between University of Rochester researchers and commercial partners.
As an associate vice president at the University of Rochester, Hal Tolbert aims to build bridges between researchers and commercial partners.
The accomplished scholar discusses the importance of Black studies as well as his plans to expand the scope of the institute at the University of Rochester and in communities beyond campus.
The scholar plans to expand scope of the University of Rochester's Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies.
From the Magazine
A look back in time: URochester’s role in the James Webb Telescope
As the James Webb Space Telescope heads toward its launch date, dozens of Rochester faculty and alumni who contributed to the project await images from 13.5 billion years ago. Here’s…
URochester scientists helped shape the James Webb Telescope from mirror design to phase retrieval, enabling views back 13.5 billion years
Chinese American artist Jay Yan installed a mural made of nearly 8,000 mirrored discs in the University of Rochester’s Sloan Performing Arts Center.
Chinese American artist Jay Yan installed a 62-foot-long mural in the University of Rochester’s Sloan Performing Arts Center.
University News
Named professorships honor contributions of Rochester’s faculty
Named positions are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate the work of Rochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.
Named positions are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate the work of Rochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.