Jim Mandelaro

A company run by four seniors has reached the final 32 of Student Startup Madness, a national collegiate competition for digital media startups. More than 100 teams applied. The company is called “thinc.” and features a website that displays the front pages of college newspapers across the country.

Jintian “Jay” Li, a 2012 University of Rochester graduate, is part of the inaugural class of Schwarzman Scholars, established “to prepare the next generation of global leaders.”

About one-third of undergraduates at the University of Rochester study abroad, double the national average. Stewart will join the University of Rochester in early January.

About 150 students and supporters marched peacefully across the River Campus on Friday to demand that "the University of Rochester's administration implement immediate and lasting changes that will reduce intolerable acts of racism that students of color endure at our University."

WHAT: An international Thanksgiving on the University of Rochester’s River Campus WHEN/WHERE: Monday, Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. THE EVENT: For the fourth consecutive year, the Sigma Delta Tau sorority…

WHAT: Veterans Day Joint Service Run WHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 at the University of Rochester’s River Campus and on to the Greater Rochester Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park…

WHAT: The University of Rochester’s fraternity and sorority community will host 90 students from the “Quad A For Kids” after-school program. Around 25 University chapters will participate. Events include trick-or-treating,…

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. (Sanctuary, Interfaith Chapel) and 7 p.m. (Ciminelli Lounge, Eastman Student Living Center) WHAT: Internationally acclaimed musician and peace activist Zuhal Sultan will speak…

  WHAT: Creativity and science come together at the FIRST® LEGO® League TRASH TREK season kickoff event at the University of Rochester. More than 150 teams from the region will…

Students are coming off interesting summer internships, where they gained real-life experience in fields they hope to pursue after graduation.

Freshmen and their parents from all over the country will arrive on River Campus on Tuesday, and be greeted by student volunteers who will unpack vehicles and bring luggage up to each student’s dorm.

As students return to the University of Rochester campus later this month, two scheduled events may be newsworthy: Tuesday, Aug. 25 is Freshman Move In Day. Thursday, Aug. 27 is Wilson Day, a day of community service for incoming University students.