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Nvidia staff give a presentation to Rochester students as part of a career exploration tour
Campus Life
August 6, 2018 | 11:15 am

Industry road trips offer a glimpse of career options

Each year, University students visit major cities across the country for networking sessions in real-life working environments. Another series of road trips is being planned for the 2018–19 academic year, and students are urged to apply.

topics: Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections,
researcher looks into the camera while working with his arms through a glass lab hood
Campus Life
July 27, 2018 | 01:10 pm

Summer is ‘when it happens’ for research on River Campus

Research at the University of Rochester doesn’t end when most students leave campus for the summer. It thrives. Students from across the globe are on the River Campus this summer, taking part in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and other research programs with Rochester students and faculty members.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, featured-post-side, undergraduate research, URnano,
Rochester Youth Year participant Sara Peterson with children
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,
students engaging in outdoor activities as part of College Horizons icebreaker events
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,
large group portrait of students doing the 'Wakanda Forever' salue from the movie Black Panther outside Rush Rhees Library
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,
historical photo of Victor Ohanesian
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,
photo of Josh Pachter
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,
photo of graduating senior Matthew Lyskawa
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,