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cellist on stage with other musicians
In Photos
August 10, 2017

Bringing the music

Eastman School of Music alumnus Thapelo Masita ’17 rehearses for the final orchestra performance of the Gateways Music Festival in Kodak Hall. Now in its 24th year, the festival brings together classical musicians of African descent for a week of workshops and free performances. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

Eastman School of Music alumnus Thapelo Masita '17 rehearses for the final orchestra performance of the Gateways Music Festival in Kodak Hall.
topics: Eastman School of Music,
child's feet on top of parent's feet

Mt. Hope Family Center held a graduation ceremony for 20 young mothers who successfully completed the program, which is celebrating its tenth year of providing early intervention services to mothers under 21.

The Mt. Hope Family Center held a graduation ceremony for 20 young mothers who successfully completed the Building Healthy Children Program.
topics: Mt. Hope Family Center, parenting,
model of an atom

Gilbert “Rip” Collins, formerly of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will lead a multidisciplinary initiative in Rochester to study how atoms behave at extreme pressures.

Gilbert “Rip” Collins will lead a multidisciplinary initiative in Rochester to study how atoms behave at extreme pressures.
topics: high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, Rip Collins,
Campus & Community
August 7, 2017

Ten tips for incoming students

You’ve moved into your residence hall, met your roommate, memorized your class schedule, and found the dining halls. . . . Now what? Students and staff members offer tips to help adjust to college life.

topics: Class of 2021,
man adjusting metal measuring device

Spectrometers are used in a variety of applications, from environmental monitoring to astronomy to healthcare diagnostics. A new design using freeform optics upends more than a century of optical design.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, optics, research finding,
Miles Davis album cover

Two undergraduates are spending their summer analyzing a recording that was first released nearly four decades before they were born.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research,

Seventy high school students from the Rochester City School District took part in the annual Upward Bound academic summer showcase, presenting the results of their six-week research projects.

Seventy high school students from the Rochester City School District took part in the annual Upward Bound academic summer showcase in Hutchison Hall.
topics: community, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Rochester City School District, summer-of-research-2017, Upward Bound,
students stands in front of wall mural painted with the words ROCHESTER, NY

As part of the Take Five Scholars Program, Madison Carter ’18 is researching how public art—such as murals, sculptures, even performance art—influences social interactions in the city of Rochester.

This summer, the English literature and environmental studies major is interning with Richard Margolis, a well-known area photographer who documents art, architecture, and landmarks, and then compiles them into searchable databases. Carter is contributing to the descriptions of each piece of public art, researching the stories associated with their creation, and contacting the artists themselves for their input. She is also identifying additional works of public art to include in the database. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

As part of the Take Five Scholars Program, Madison Carter ’18 is researching how public art influences social interactions in the city of Rochester.
topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of English, School of Arts and Sciences, summer-of-research-2017, Take Five Scholars Program, undergraduate research,