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feet of a row of graduates
University News
May 10, 2017

Counting up commencement

How many gallons of coffee does it take to product a commencement ceremony? Here are some of the ways that campus prepares for the Class of 2017.

topics: Class of 2017, commencement,
three students and their professor pose in front of a blackboard with complicated math problems on it

The University’s team placed 15th out of 415 registered teams in the 2016 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, the preeminent undergraduate mathematics competition in North America.

topics: awards, Department of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences,
William Jones in his lab
Science & Technology
May 9, 2017

Jones receives Royal Society of Chemistry award

University of Rochester chemistry researcher for honored for discovering new methods for converting hydrocarbons into chemicals found in useful, everyday products.

topics: awards, Department of Chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences, William Jones,
elderly couples on a bench

Nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population will be 65 or older by the year 2030. To address this challenge, the University’s third annual d.health Summit will convene thought leaders across health care, finance, technology, and policy.

topics: Aging, Simon Business School,
three students in pile of leaves
Campus & Community
May 5, 2017

Senior scrapbook: Class of 2017

They arrived in the fall of 2013 and soon will take their leave as members of the University of Rochester graduating class of 2017. Here is a collection of photos…

topics: Class of 2017, commencement,
close-up of student's face through the metal frame of the carillon

How do you learn to play an instrument comprised of 50 bells that lives at the top of a library tower? Practice, practice, practice. A student team has finished building a new digital carillon that will allow students to learn to play tough pieces while hearing real carillon sounds.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Hopeman Memorial Carillon, School of Arts and Sciences,