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Campus & Community
August 21, 2019

Welcome to Rochester, Class of 2023

As incoming students and their families lined their vehicles up on River Campus and the Eastman School of Music, they were greeted by enthusiastic volunteers and University President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf.

topics: Class of 2023,

University Trustee and Board Chairman Emeritus G. Robert Witmer Jr. ’59—noted jurist, distinguished alumnus, longtime servant of the University and the Greater Rochester community, and a man known affectionately as “Mr. Rochester”—is being remembered this week as one of the institution’s most significant and beloved leaders. Witmer died Sunday evening, August 18.

Board Chairman Emeritus G. Robert Witmer Jr. ’59 is being remembered this week as one of the institution’s most significant and beloved leaders.
topics: board of trustees, obituaries,
roll of I VOTED stickers sits on top of a pile of dollar bills.

It’s possible that if you’ve donated even as little as a dollar to a political candidate, it’s information easily obtained on the internet. That concerns David Primo, an associate professor of political science and business administration.

topics: David Primo, Department of Political Science, elections, School of Arts and Sciences,
large group of medical students in white lab coats pose for photos and take selfies

More than 100 medical students received their white coats—the traditional lab jackets worn by physicians and medical scientists—to formally join the School of Medicine & Dentistry at the Robert L. & Lillian H. Brent White Coat Ceremony.

More than 100 School of Medicine & Dentistry students received their white coats—the traditional lab jackets worn by physicians and medical scientists.
topics: School of Medicine and Dentistry,
two students pointing at the camera

The president and vice president of the Students’ Association on the River Campus and at the Eastman School of Music welcome students for the 2019–20 academic year.

The president and vice president of the Students’ Association on River Campus and at Eastman School of Music welcome students for the 2019–20 academic year.
topics: Students' Association,
two portraits of faculty members.

Two University of Rochester faculty members–Hussein Aluie and Ellen Matson–have been named recipients of Early Career Research awards from the Department of Energy.

Two Rochester faculty members–Hussein Aluie and Ellen Matson–have been named recipients of Early Career Research awards from the Department of Energy.
topics: Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ellen Matson, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hussein Aluie, School of Arts and Sciences,
five portraits of faculty mentors

Five University of Rochester faculty mentors are the inaugural recipients of a new mentorship award from the University’s David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity.

topics: awards, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Linguistics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, diversity, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Row of number 2 yellow pencils atop lined paper to illustrate that not all charter schools are created equal.
Society & Culture
August 6, 2019

Charter schools are not all equal

Rochester economist John Singleton’s research could help educational policymakers to craft guidelines and practices for charter schools that are in the best interests of all students.

Maximizing the benefits of charter schools requires an examination of how they're organized and the policies influencing their location.
topics: Department of Economics, education, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,