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single dancer on stage

Erin Dong ’18 didn’t start dancing until she came to college. Now as she graduates with a double major in biology and dance, she is combining her two fields to explore how the body experiences both the emotional and physical aspects of grieving.

As she graduates with a double major in biology and dance, Erin Dong '18 is combining her two fields to express how the body experiences grieving.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Biology, featured-post, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,
University of Rochester College Commencement ceremony

Awards for outstanding contributions of distinguished leaders, educators and humanitarians will be presented at the 168th Commencement ceremonies on May 18, 19, and 20, and at the Simon Business School ceremony on June 10.

topics: awards, Class of 2018, commencement, David Primo, Frederick Douglass, School of Arts and Sciences, Simon Business School,
Al Leslie

The business major described by her coaches as a “once-in-a-generation player” knows that community service will be in her game plan. “It’s something I love,” Al Leslie says. “And it’s something that will always be part of my life.”

Al Leslie, the business major described by her coaches as a “once-in-a-generation player,” knows that community service will be in her game plan.

topics: Class of 2018, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
student surrounded by electronic equipment in his workshop / lab
Science & Technology
May 7, 2018

Engineering a better guitar

As a classical guitarist, Juan Estrella ’18 chafes at the constraints traditional instruments place on artistic expression. As an engineer, he is attempting to create a “new electronic musical interface” that would set a new standard for instrument design.

For his senior design project, Juan Estrella is attempting to create a “new electronic musical interface” that would set a new standard for instrument design.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, Class of 2018, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Kat Bakrania

The senior from Warner Robins, Georgia, has crammed a lot into four years of college, and Kat Bakrania is not done learning. “When I graduate, I’m going to leave here with some really solid friendships and some amazing experiences.”

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
child walking in a device designed with plastic tubing

For young children with developmental disabilities, learning to walk can be a long-term process. An inexpensive, “hybrid” walker designed by a team of biomedical engineering seniors can help.

For young children with developmental disabilities, learning to walk can be a long-term process. An inexpensive, “hybrid” walker designed by a team of biomedical engineering seniors can help.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim Design Day, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, undergraduate research,
four students holding awards

“It’s students crossing boundaries between disciplines, asking questions, and coming up with innovative and exciting answers to the challenges that face us in the contemporary world.”

“It’s students crossing boundaries between disciplines, asking questions, and coming up with innovative and exciting answers to the challenges that face us in the contemporary world.”

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
four portraits of students

For the first time, two teams of University of Rochester students have been selected for the highly competitive national program that promotes peace and intercultural understanding.

For the first time, two pairs of University of Rochester students have been selected for the highly competitive national program that promotes peace and intercultural understanding.

topics: awards, Davis Projects for Peace, global engagement,