University Recognized for PR Excellence
Rochester’s communications staff was awarded for their promotion of the research, innovations, services, and initiatives that take place on the River Campus and at the Medical Center.

Joellen Popma To Direct Counseling Center
Popma will oversee counseling and mental health services available to students, faculty, and staff at the University of Rochester.

RCSD Students Receive Urban Scholar Awards
The award winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship to be used for college or trade school needs.

Faculty Director of Teaching & Learning Center Appointed
Stuart V. Jordan has been appointed as the first faculty director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL).

Students Garner National Summer Research Scholarship
The Amgen Scholars Program is designed to provide undergraduates with hands-on biological science research experience.

Student Awarded $10K to Fund Youth Project
Since she was a senior at Brighton High School, Fatima Bawany ’15 has been looking for ways to inspire the young refugees with whom she volunteers.

Nine Undergrads Get Internships in Germany
Sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), RISE is an internship program for undergrads to conduct research in biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, and engineering.

Student to Pursue Grad Study as Beinecke Scholar
Daniel Gorman Jr. ’14, a double major in history and religion, is one of just 20 recipients chosen from a national pool of applicants.

Ten Students and Alumni Awarded NSF Fellowships
e fellowship, which is part of a federally sponsored program, provides up to three years of graduate study support for students pursing doctoral or research-based master’s degrees.

Alumna Heads to D.C. as Carnegie Junior Fellow
Rochester joined the list of participating institutions in 2004, and Katherine Garner is the first candidate to be selected.