
From Rwanda to Rochester in one ‘serendipitous’ moment
For Ian Manzi, a photo of Rush Rhees Library left behind in an office at his Rwandan high school changed his life. “It looked so beautiful, a representation of college,” he says.

Basketball star’s biggest assists come off the court
The business major described by her coaches as a “once-in-a-generation player” knows that community service will be in her game plan. “It’s something I love,” Al Leslie says. “And it’s something that will always be part of my life.”

Two University students awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Neuroscience major Allen Chen ’19 and biology major Audrey Goldfarb ’19 are the University’s 2018 recipients of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

For future social worker, Rochester is a place to thrive
The senior from Warner Robins, Georgia, has crammed a lot into four years of college, and Kat Bakrania is not done learning. “When I graduate, I’m going to leave here with some really solid friendships and some amazing experiences.”

Two pairs of University students to receive Davis Projects for Peace grants
For the first time, two teams of University of Rochester students have been selected for the highly competitive national program that promotes peace and intercultural understanding.

Seven Rochester students accept prestigious Fulbright grants
Seven University of Rochester students are heading to Kenya, Belgium, Malaysia, South Korea, Laos, Russia, and Brazil as 2018-19 Fulbright scholars.

107 University students newest members of Phi Beta Kappa
Rochester’s latest members of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society will be formally inducted in a noon ceremony on Saturday.

Six Rochester students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Four undergraduates and two graduate students have been selected to receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, providing support for US students pursuing graduate degrees in STEM fields.

Two University graduates honored with Gates Cambridge scholarships
Two recent Rochester graduates are among 92 students chosen worldwide to be Gates Cambridge Scholars—the most prestigious international postgraduate scholarship offered by the University of Cambridge.

Celebrating student employees of the year
Luke Meyerson ’18 and Blake Harriman ’16, ’18W (MS) — student workers in the Department of Political Science and the Medical Center’s Edward G. Miner Library, respectively — are 2018 student employees of the year.