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large group portrait of students doing the 'Wakanda Forever' salue from the movie Black Panther outside Rush Rhees Library

Graduating students celebrate following the recent 45th annual senior dinner honoring the Class of 2018 and highlighting OMSA’s role as an anchor for many undergraduate students of color during their time at Rochester. (University of Rochester photo / Crystal Cusimano-Figueroa)

The 45th annual senior dinner highlighted OMSA’s role as an anchor for many undergraduate students of color during their time at Rochester.
topics: Class of 2018, Office of Minority Student Affairs,
illustration of the head statues on Easter Island

Does the universe contain planets with truly sustainable civilizations? Or does every civilization that may have arisen in the cosmos last only a few centuries before it falls to the climate change it triggers? Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank and his collaborators have developed a mathematical model to illustrate how a technologically advanced population and its planet might develop together, putting climate change in a cosmic context.

A new mathematical model illustrates how civilizations and planets might co-evolve, putting climate change in a cosmic context.
topics: Adam Frank, climate change, Department of Physics and Astronomy, planets, research finding,
Emil Wolf standing in front of a sign marking hig 50th anniversary as a Rochester faculty member
Science & Technology
June 4, 2018

Emil Wolf, pioneer of optical physics, remembered

Wolf served on the Rochester faculty for more than 50 years and was a leading expert in coherence and polarization of optical fields. His Principles of Optics is the most cited textbook in physics.

Wolf served on the Rochester faculty for more than 50 years. His Principles of Optics is the most cited textbook in physics.
topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, obituaries,
still from a black and white film shows a person lying in a box like a vampire

NOSFERATU (The Undead), a film installation by New York city-based artist Javier Téllez, is the first of three moving image pieces commissioned by the Memorial Art Gallery for its Reflections on Place series.

NOSFERATU (The Undead), a film installation by New York city-based artist Javier Téllez, is the first of three pieces commissioned by the MAG for its Reflections on Place series.
topics: community, events, Memorial Art Gallery,
too illustrate teen eating disorders, a photo of a fork against a bright red background, holding a single french fry

In this episode of the Quadcast, Rochester eating disorder specialists share some facts about these illnesses in teens, and advice for parents and caregivers.

Rochester eating disorder specialists share some facts about these illnesses in teens, and advice for parents and caregivers.
topics: QuadCast, School of Nursing,
abstract painting by Sam Gilliam

Jonathan Binstock is respected as an international expert on Sam Gilliam, one of America’s most prominent abstract painters. Now the Memorial Art Gallery director is cocurating the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in Europe.

Jonathan Binstock, an international expert on abstract painter Sam Gilliam, is cocurating the artist's first solo museum exhibition in Europe.
topics: Memorial Art Gallery,
t-shirt reads University of Rochester Class of 2022

The University of Rochester’s incoming Class of 2022 is shaping up to be the institution’s most selective ever, with a 29.6 percent acceptance rate, drawn from a record 20,243 applicants.

The University of Rochester’s incoming class is shaping up to be the institution’s most selective ever, with a 29.6 percent acceptance rate.
topics: Class of 2022,
group portrait of Singer Award winners

Each year, seniors in the College are invited to nominate a high school teacher who has made a lasting impact on the personal and academic growth of their students. Meet the Singer Family Prize winners for 2018.

Each year, seniors in the College are invited to nominate a high school teacher who has made a lasting impact on the personal and academic growth of their students. Meet the Singer Family Prize winners for 2018.
topics: awards, Class of 2018,