Melissa Greco Lopes

Teams will explore the topic of aging—working to solve issues like getting around, keeping in touch, and staying fit.

Eleven undergraduate members of the University of Rochester's all-female a cappella group Vocal Point have been invited to the White House to perform classic and contemporary holiday songs on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 8.

The University is partnering with nine peer institutions to establish a consortium to explore a new, for-credit, online course program called "Semester Online."

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend a lecture, “Justice Under Siege? Increasing Threats to Judicial Independence,” with U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ’66 of the Southern District of New York. The event begins at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Hawkins-Carlson Room in Rush Rhees Library. A reception will follow in The Meliora, Salon D.

The University of Rochester's 27th annual Viennese Ball, hosted by UR Ballroom, is the social dance event of the year.

This October, the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership & Diversity in Arts, Sciences & Engineering will mark the 10th anniversary of its founding and the 20th anniversary of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The center also celebrates three new grants totaling $3.9 million for its Upward Bound and McNair programs.

Craig Ferguson, the Emmy Award-nominated host of CBS's The Late Late Show, performs during the University of Rochester's Meliora Weekend celebration.

The Goergen Awards recognize faculty members who have made substantial contributions to the undergraduate experience at Rochester.

Chosen from a pool of nearly 400 people during auditions in New York City, Shin charmed producers with acoustic guitar renditions of Cold Play's Viva La Vida and Psy's Gangnam Style.

Yarbrough will support the University's many faith communities housed at the Interfaith Chapel and will create programming that addresses the spiritual and religious needs of students, faculty, and staff. She assumed the position in August.

The M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence at the University of Rochester will officially open the doors to its new offices in the Plymouth-Exchange (PLEX) neighborhood.

The Girls Rule Soccer Clinic provides young girls in the Greater Rochester region the opportunity to interact with members of Rochester's Varsity Soccer team as they practice drills including shooting, passing, and juggling.