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Closeup of Mark Fischer in black suit coat and white collared shirt.

Fischer has led the University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the past seven years. Deputy Chief Gerald Pickering will become interim chief effective August 1.

Mark Fischer, who has led the University of Rochester’s Department of Public Safety for the past seven years, has announced his retirement.

topics: announcements, Department of Public Safety,
Illustrated Rocky wears black-tie formal attire on a red carpet.
Campus & Community
April 20, 2021

Student Life Awards set for April 23

The annual “Rockys” recognize individual students and student groups in the College who’ve had a significant and positive impact on the University or surrounding community.

Twenty-one ‘Rocky’ awards will be handed out at this year's hybrid event recognizing individual students and student groups in the College.

topics: awards, Student Life Awards,
Closeup of collage of nine posters from the 2021 Undergraduate Research Expo.

Held online for the second year in a row, the annual Undergraduate Research Expo celebrates ‘an important part’ of University of Rochester culture.

Held online again this year, the annual Undergraduate Research Expo celebrates ‘an important part’ of University of Rochester culture.

topics: College, events, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
three minute thesis winner Jeffrey Beard
Science & Technology
April 16, 2021

Apt analogies help veteran convey his HIV research

‘Three Minute Thesis’ Competition winner Jeffrey Beard demonstrates how to communicate science to the public.

University of Rochester PhD student and veteran wins Three Minute Thesis competition on how to communicate science to the public.

topics: Benjamin Miller, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Seen from behind, a man sits in a yellow chair and looks at his laptop in the NextCorps business incubation space at Sibley Square, complete with colorful mural and modern shared workspaces.

The SPRINT Challenge award will benefit students at the University of Rochester and RIT, as NextCorps plans to offer internships with the new software startups.

As part of the SPRINT Challenge award, NextCorps plans to hire University of Rochester students for internships with the new startups.

topics: awards, COVID-19, economic development, education, featured-post-side,
Ignacio Franco mentoring award

Chemistry professor Ignacio Franco is the 2021 recipient of the College Award for Undergraduate Teaching and Research Mentorship.

University of Rochester chemistry professor Ignacio Franco receives the award for Undergraduate Teaching and Research Mentorship.

topics: awards, College, Department of Chemistry, Ignacio Franco, School of Arts and Sciences,
phi beta kappa keys
Campus & Community
April 12, 2021

17 sophomores honored with O’Brien Book Award

Seventeen sophomores are recognized with the Suzanne J. O’Brien Book Award for their exceptional academic and leadership accomplishments during their first year of college.

Seventeen Rochester sophomores are recognized for exceptional academic and leadership accomplishments during their first year of college.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, School of Arts and Sciences, the college,
Illustration of woman vacuuming and child.

In an essay in the Washington Post, history PhD student Kevin Sapere argues the pandemic has made it “all the more relevant” to compensate housework.

In the Washington Post, Rochester history PhD student Kevin Sapere argues the pandemic has made it "all the more relevant" to compensate housework.

topics: Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences,
Thomas Edison standing next to model house.

Associate professor of art history Peter Christensen has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim fellowship for his project exploring an understudied shift in architectural history.

Rochester Guggenheim fellow explores an understudied shift affecting the way buildings are conceived, designed, and constructed.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, featured-post, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Peter Christensen, School of Arts and Sciences,
Sarah Peyre and Stephen Dewhurst

President Sarah Mangelsdorf has appointed an interim provost and an interim vice president for research along with introducing a new leadership structure.

University of Rochester President Mangelsdorf appoints interim provost and interim vp for research and introduces a new leadership structure.

topics: provost, research, Sarah Mangelsdorf,