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Gillian Gingher photographed in Hartnett Gallery
Campus & Community
May 7, 2019

Finding a place of her own at Rochester

Gillian Gingher ’19 didn’t want to attend the University of Rochester for one simple reason: her parents did. But in four years, this double major in art history and business has found her own way.

Gillian Gingher ’19 didn’t want to attend the University for one reason: her parents did. This double major in art and business has found her own way.

topics: Class of 2019, Department of Art and Art History, School of Arts and Sciences,
two portraits of doctoral students

Louis Jenkins is the University’s first computer science student to receive the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, and Alex Chin will use his fellowship to fund his research at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

Louis Jenkins is the University’s first computer science student to receive the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, and Alex Chin will use his fellowship to fund his research at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

Suman Kumar '19 photographed in Rettner Hall
Campus & Community
May 6, 2019

Engineering an international career path

Suman Kumar ’19 has attended a half dozen international development conferences, met Nobel laureates, rebuilt two schools destroyed by earthquakes in Nepal, and still managed to complete a rigorous curriculum in mechanical engineering.

Suman Kumar '19 has met Nobel laureates, rebuilt two schools destroyed by an earthquake, and still managed to complete his mechanical engineering degree.

topics: Class of 2019, Department of Mechanical Engineering, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Kharimat Alatise standing in Goergen Hall
Campus & Community
May 3, 2019

Ready to mentor ‘students like myself’

A biomedical engineering major and first-generation student, Kharimat Alatise ’19 is ready to pursue her doctorate and “be a role model to first-generation and minority students.”

topics: Class of 2019, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program,
a traditional portrait of Queen Victoria, next to two modern ones.

A new exhibit in Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation chronicles the often radical difference between the real and figurative queen through illustrations, etchings, letters, photographs, and other ephemera.

"Victoria: The Ruling Image" chronicles the radical difference between the real and figurative queen through illustrations, etchings, letters, photographs.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, River Campus Libraries,
graduates in cap and gown process on the quad toward the library tower.

The University of Rochester will recognize the outstanding contributions of distinguished alumni, educators, and scientists by bestowing the Eastman Medal, Hutchison Medal, and awards for scholarship and teaching.

The University of Rochester will recognize the outstanding contributions of distinguished alumni, educators, and scientists.

topics: alumni, awards, commencement, commencement awards, Department of Chemistry, Department of English, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Simon Business School,
photograph of a dandelion with seeds, and colorful geometric designs connecting each seed head.

The Art of Science Competition continues to embody the “complex yet elegantly simple” systems found in nature, in engineering, and in all scientific fields, as this year’s winners show.

The Art of Science Competition continues to embody the “complex yet elegantly simple” systems found in all scientific fields, as this year’s winners show.

topics: awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Rochester Libraries,

The Albany, New York native is the first Rochester student or alumnus to receive this fellowship, which supports outstanding individuals interested in careers in foreign service.

topics: alumni, awards, Class of 2017, Department of Public Health Sciences, global engagement, School of Arts and Sciences,
artist Ash Arder stands in a music library, looking through a long shelf filled with record albums

As the University’s first artist-in-residence, Ash Arder brings her artist’s sensibility to explorations of conceptual systems, from computer science and the nature of virtual reality to ecology and environmental humanities.

As the University's first artist-in-residence, Detroit-based artist Ash Arder brings an artist’s sensibility to explorations of conceptual systems.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, School of Arts and Sciences,
Jens Kipper poses for a portrait in front of the Romanesque statue of knowledge in Rush Rhees Library.
Society & Culture
April 30, 2019

‘Filtering the patterns that matter to us’

Epistemologist Jens Kipper has joined the University’s Department of Philosophy, bringing with him a focus on the nature of intelligence that spans the fields of philosophy, computer science, and artificial intelligence.

Epistemologist Jens Kipper has joined the University’s Department of Philosophy, bringing with him a focus on the nature of intelligence.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences,