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Portrait of Reitu Mabokela smiling against a neutral gray background.

Mabokela, a respected leader in global education, will provide strategic leadership for the University’s global partnerships and programs.

Mabokela, a respected leader in global education, will provide strategic leadership for the University's global partnerships and programs.

topics: announcements, global engagement, staff,
Melissa Dong ’29 shovels mulch outside in a field full of yellow flowers.
Campus & Community
August 28, 2025

July and August 2025 in Photos

There are no lazy days of summer at the University of Rochester. Check out how we kept busy during July and August.

There are no lazy days of summer here at the University of Rochester. Check out how we kept busy during July and August.

topics: Department of Biology, Eastman School of Music, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, sustainability,
Thomas J. Farrell Senior Vice President and James D. Thompson Chief Advancement Officer

As the University’s comprehensive campaign nears launch, Farrell reflects on philanthropy’s power to connect communities and shape higher education.

As the University of Rochester’s comprehensive campaign nears launch, Farrell reflects on philanthropy’s power to connect communities and shape higher education.

topics: alumni, For Ever Better campaign, Leadership Conversations,
Two students sit on a bench near the George Eastman statue.
Campus & Community
August 28, 2025

7 new academic programs debut at URochester

The programs—centered on AI, aerospace, Latinx studies, and more—enhance the University’s extensive degree offerings.

The academic programs—centered on AI, aerospace, Latinx studies, and more—enhance the University of Rochester’s extensive degree offerings.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, Simon Business School,
Members of the University of Rochester Class of 2029 form the Spirit R.

Our campuses are abuzz with school spirit for the 2025–26 academic year.

With the arrival of new and returning students, the University of Rochester’s campuses are abuzz for the 2025–26 academic year.

topics: Class of 2029, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Simon Business School,
portrait of Wendi Heinzelman

Supporting the continued growth of the school’s research enterprise is among the key initiatives she’ll focus on in her third term.

Supporting the continued growth of the school’s research enterprise is among the key initiatives Heinzelman will focus on in her third term.

topics: appointments, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, staff, Wendi Heinzelman,
A close up of hands taking a sample of yeast from moss on a tree.
Science & Technology
August 21, 2025

Surprising adaptations let yeast beat the heat

By probing yeast proteins, researchers show how other organisms may adapt to rising global temperatures.

By probing proteins from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rochester researchers show how other organisms may adapt to rising global temperatures.

topics: Department of Biology, Justin Fay, research finding, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability,
two students make adjustments to two yellow panels on the ground.

Rochester seniors and master’s students provide businesses and nonprofits solutions to real-world problems.

Seniors and master’s students provide businesses and nonprofits solutions to real-world problems.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, Class of 2025, community engagement, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, undergraduate research,
Chunlei Guo hovering over a simulator to test sunlight absorption of a solar thermoelectric generator device he holds.

Researchers improved solar power technology by engineering a solar thermoelectric generator 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art devices.

University of Rochester researchers engineered a solar thermoelectric generator 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art devices.

topics: Chunlei Guo, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding, sustainability,
An 80s cassette player with tapes scattered around it and an iPad displaying SketchCassette, a plug-in offered by Aberrant DSP.

Daniel Fine ’19 and Ben Schmitz ’19 create digital plug-ins that add unique effects to musical tracks, delighting amateur hobbyists and award-winning producers.

With their company Aberrant DSP, University of Rochester graduates create digital plug-ins that add unique effects to musical tracks.

topics: alumni, Audio and Music Engineering, Audio Arts and Technology, Class of 2019, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, entrepreneurship, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Heilemann, Stephen Roessner,