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Making a statement
May 12, 2016
Members of the Class of 2016 decorate their mortarboards for this weekend's commencement ceremonies. (University photo / Brandon Vick)
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Do you want to build a snowman?
February 18, 2016
In the wake of a record-breaking snowfall in the Rochester area, snow sculptures have been popping up across campus, including this happy creature on the academic quad. (University of Rochester photo / Brandon Vick)
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PHOTO GALLERY: Move-In Day 2015
August 25, 2015
Nearly 1,300 freshmen forming the Class of 2019 moved in to their new homes on the University's River Campus and Eastman School of Music this week. The incoming class comes from 47 states and 83 countries. At both Eastman and River Campus, current students were on hand to welcome and assist their new classmates as they got their first taste of their new home. Welcome to Rochester, Class of 2019!
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‘We only sing the first and third verses…’
August 25, 2015
University Dean Paul Burgett leads the incoming class of 2019 in their first performance of the alma mater, "The Genesee," joined by members of the University's a cappella ensembles, President Seligman, and other campus leaders.
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Summer sounds
August 6, 2015
Students in the Eastman Summer Trumpet Institute participate in a master class. The Eastman Summer Music program offers residential music programs and camps for middle and high school students, weeklong institutes devoted to various instruments, and half-day music workshops for all ages,
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Jazz in the air
June 24, 2015
Alumni recipients of the ESM-XRIJF Scholarships perform on the Jazz Street stage downtown during the 14th annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival,
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Falling for engineering
November 24, 2014
Sophomores Claire Kaiser, biomedical engineering, Ibrahim Akbar, electrical and computer engineering, and Marina May, biomedical engineering, are buried in leaves instead of work on Eastman Quad.
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Rushed quiet during finals week
May 7, 2014
Sun shines through the skylights of the Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics.
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Visit from a Civil Rights legend
February 18, 2014
Dr. Bernard "Doc" Lafayette Jr. leads a Kingian nonviolence training session with teens from the Rochester region on Tuesday. Attendees practiced leadership and problem-solving skills and learned to fight racism, as a part of the M.K. Gandhi Institute’s Season for Nonviolence. Co-sponsored by the Office of Admissions, youth also toured campus and connected with admissions counselors.