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Campus Life
July 26, 2018 | 11:20 am

Rochester Youth Year making an impact after 10 years

For the past decade, more than 100 graduates of Rochester-area colleges have spent their first year out of school working to alleviate poverty in the local community through the University’s Rochester Youth Year program.

topics: community, featured-post-side, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
Campus Life
June 22, 2018 | 03:52 pm

University hosting national College Horizons program

Nearly 70 Native American high school students will be working with national admissions representatives and counselors on the River Campus this week as part of College Horizons, a college access and success program hosted by the Office of Admissions.

topics: admissions, College Horizons,
In Photos
June 4, 2018 | 02:12 pm

Office of Minority Student Affairs celebrates seniors

Graduating students celebrate following the recent 45th annual senior dinner honoring the Class of 2018 and highlighting OMSA’s role as an anchor for many undergraduate students of color during their time at Rochester. (University of Rochester photo / Crystal Cusimano-Figueroa)

topics: Class of 2018, Office of Minority Student Affairs,
Society & Culture
May 24, 2018 | 10:00 am

Honoring fallen alumni, faculty on Memorial Day

Members of the University community have served in wartime since the Civil War, and many have paid the ultimate sacrifice. We remember five here: from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

topics: NROTC, veterans,
Society & Culture
May 16, 2018 | 12:18 pm

The ethics of autonomous vehicles

As a computer science major minoring in philosophy, Josh Pachter was ideally suited for developing concepts for programming self-driving cars that behave ethically. His idea: create ethical machines through a process similar to how we raise children.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Computer Science, Department of Philosophy, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
May 15, 2018 | 10:30 am

An improbable route to Rochester, then Harvard

Growing up in Los Angeles, Matthew Lyskawa ’18 saw no purpose in school. But a teacher saw a spark and lit the fire that set Lyskawa on his journey, first to community college, then Rochester, and now to begin a doctoral program in philosophy at Harvard.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Philosophy, featured-post-side, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
May 9, 2018 | 03:34 pm

Jack of all trades makes the most of Rochester Curriculum

From saxophonist to student government treasurer, to internships at BASF, SpaceX, and Ernst & Young, C.J. Van Huben has packed a lot into four years. “I had a feeling I knew what I wanted to do, but I didn’t want to be put in a box,” the financial economics major says. “The open curriculum was perfect for me.”

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
May 9, 2018 | 08:57 am

Newly elected SA president, VP aim for unity among student body

Beatriz Gil ’19 and Jamal Holtz ’20, the Students’ Association president and vice president-elect, have been involved in SA government since their first year and have served as senators. We want to make the student body one,” says Gil.

topics: announcements, Beatriz Gil, Jamal Holtz, Students' Association Government,