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White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

The recognitions highlight faculty contributions to imaging science, oral health, community building, toxicology, and more.

The recognitions highlight University of Rochester faculty contributions to imaging science, oral health, community building, toxicology, and more.

topics: awards, faculty, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Arts and Sciences, Warner School of Education,
Art New York participant Angelica Aranda holds up a sheet of paper with art on it during a zine-making workshop.

A program for University of Rochester students inspires the Queens native to build community through art.

The University of Rochester's Art New York program inspired the Queens native to build community through art.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Art and Art History, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences,
Close-up photo of Steven Schottenfeld, author of This Room Is Made of Noise.

In Stephen Schottenfeld’s This Room Is Made of Noise, a down-on-his-luck handyman befriends an elderly widow of means. What’s a reader to think?

Stephen Schottenfeld’s This Room Is Made of Noise explores the themes of work, memory, money, family, isolation, aging, and caregiving.

topics: Department of English, literature, School of Arts and Sciences,
Volcano erupting, shooting bright red lava high into a purple cloudy sky.

Zircon crystals and magmas reveal new information about plate tectonic activity on Earth billions of years ago.

New research uses ancient zircon crystals to unlocks information about plate tectonic activity on Earth, billions of years ago.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of LGBTQ inclusivity at the University of Rochester shows the LGBTQ colors behind a white graphic of Rush Rhees Library tower and five gold stars in the foreground.

The Campus Pride Index ranks Rochester among the nation’s best for making the educational experience welcoming and respectful for all.

The Campus Pride Index for assessing LGBTQ inclusivity on college campuses gave the University of Rochester a five-star rating.

topics: diversity,
Fatou Jobe, who is translating Wolof fables into English, wears bright green while looking off camera in a library entryway.

Fatoumatta Jobe is transcribing in Wolof—and then translating into English—centuries-old stories passed down orally.

A University of Rochester undergraduate is transcribing in Wolof—and translating into English—centuries-old stories passed down orally.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of English, global engagement, Kenneth Gross, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Becker, smiling and gliding across ice rink in Sabres uniform, mounted on hockey sled.
Campus & Community
March 21, 2023

Sam Becker ’25 reaches a sled hockey milestone

The optics major, a bone cancer survivor, is a member of the Buffalo Sabres and the US Men’s Development sled hockey teams.

The University of Rochester student earns a spot on the US sled hockey development team, bringing the Paralympic Games within reach.

topics: Class of 2025, diversity, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
Exterior view of Todd Union at dusk.
Campus & Community
March 20, 2023

Todd Union earns historic designation

The Georgian Revival Building, constructed in 1930, was a student center and the birthplace of the University of Rochester’s Gay Liberation Front.

Constructed in 1930, Todd Union was a student center and the birthplace of the University of Rochester’s Gay Liberation Front.

topics: diversity,