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people jumping in lab coats at Chem-E-Car competition
Campus & Community
April 30, 2018

Chem-E-Car team moves up in the pack

A team of chemical engineering students from Rochester, in their second year building and competing with a vehicle powered only by chemical reactions, held their own against 20 other teams at this year’s American Institute of Chemical Engineers regional conference.

topics: announcements, Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
six portraits

Four undergraduates and two graduate students have been selected to receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, providing support for US students pursuing graduate degrees in STEM fields.

Four undergraduates and two graduate students have been selected to receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, providing support for US students pursuing graduate degrees in STEM fields.
topics: awards, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Department of Linguistics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Psychology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Science Foundation, School of Arts and Sciences,
two students riding a carnival ride
In Photos
April 27, 2018

Dandelion Day

Students kick-off Springfest Weekend with Dandelion Day, and end-of-the-semester celebration and one of the University’s oldest traditions featuring rides on the quad, concerts, games, food, and giveaways. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)

Students kick-off Springfest Weekend with Dandelion Day, and end-of-the-semester celebration and one of the University's oldest traditions featuring rides on the quad, concerts, games, food, and giveaways.
topics: Dandelion Day,
team smiling and running onto the field
Campus & Community
April 27, 2018

Flying high: UR Thestrals win US Quidditch Cup

Meet the UR Thestrals, the first team from the northeast to take home the national championship in Quidditch. The sport inspired by Harry Potter is played with real athleticism by hundreds of all-gender teams across the country.

Meet the UR Thestrals, just the second team from the northeast to take home the national championship in Quidditch. The sport inspired by Harry Potter is played with real athleticism by hundreds of all-gender teams across the country.
topics: athletics,
close up of ice bubbles
Science & Technology
April 27, 2018

Why does ice make that sound?

What began as a “silly pastime” of tossing ice chunks down a borehole in Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, has led to a video with more than 8 million views and a collaboration between an acoustics expert and a climate scientist.

What began as a “silly pastime” of tossing ice chunks down a borehole in a galcier has led to a video with more than 8 million views and a collaboration between an acoustics expert and a climate scientist.
topics: Audio and Music Engineering, climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Mark Bocko, School of Arts and Sciences,
18th century painting showing a slave sale
Society & Culture
April 26, 2018

Tracing the slave stories of colonial Mexico

Painstakingly searching through three colonial archives in Puebla, Mexico, assistant professor of history Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva reaches beyond traditional master-slave narratives in his latest study of afro-indigenous interactions in Mexico’s urban centers.

Assistant professor of history Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva reaches beyond traditional master-slave narratives in his latest study of afro-indigenous interactions in Mexico's urban centers.
topics: Department of History, Mexico, Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
two portraits

Two recent Rochester graduates are among 92 students chosen worldwide to be Gates Cambridge Scholars—the most prestigious international postgraduate scholarship offered by the University of Cambridge.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Philosophy, Eastman School of Music, global engagement, scholarships, School of Arts and Sciences,
group portrait

Each spring the University celebrates the outstanding staff members who have demonstrated significant and longstanding contributions to the University with the Witmer Awards, Meliora Awards, and Community Service Awards.

Each spring the University celebrates several outstanding staff members who have demonstrated significant and longstanding contributions to the University.
topics: awards, Community Service Award, meliora award, witmer award,
portraits of three faculty members

Two University of Rochester faculty members will be in India next fall, and a third will be in London after receiving Fulbright Scholar awards.

topics: awards, Department of Anthropology, Department of Art and Art History, Department of English, Fulbright scholars, global engagement,
John Osburg
University News
April 25, 2018

John Osburg to receive a Carnegie Fellowship

The associate professor of anthropology is one of 31 scholars in the humanities or social sciences to be awarded the prestigious honor, which will support his research exploring the revival of religion in China.

The associate professor of anthropology is one of 31 scholars to be awarded the prestigious honor, which will support his research exploring the revival of religion in China.
topics: awards, China, Department of Anthropology, global engagement, School of Arts and Sciences,