
University links with WeWork to support undergraduates in China
The University of Rochester has recently joined with WeWork to provide work and study areas to undergraduates throughout China who are remote this semester.

An adapted classroom: Students and faculty find new ways to engage in teaching and learning
Students and faculty members adapt to new—and safety-conscious—ways of interacting as teachers, scholars, and researchers.

University Trustee David Flaum remembered as ‘a great champion’ for the University and community
University Life Trustee David Flaum is remembered as a generous philanthropist, entrepreneur, and community advocate.

Tina Sturgis named University registrar
The appointment includes institution-wide responsibilities to better coordinate the functions of a central Registrar’s Office for the institution.

Tree Campus USA honor highlights a decade of conservation achievement
The University has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus USA Institution for the 10th straight year.

Students arrive for mandated COVID-19 quarantine
Wearing masks and following physical distancing guidelines, students from New York’s restricted travel states arrived August 1 to begin a 14-day quarantine.

Hajim School Dean Wendi Heinzelman reappointed to five-year term
Under Heinzelman’s direction, the Hajim School has significantly increased research expenditures and added new initiatives in data science, high energy density physics, and augmented and virtual reality, among others.

Restart: ‘Committed to safety and welfare of students‘
Faculty and staff involved in undergraduate life outlined plans to keep students and other members of the community safe as they return this fall.

Restart: Provost webinar outlines health and safety protocols for fall
“I am confident we can keep faculty and students very safe,” Michael Apostolakos, chief medical officer of Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals, said of health and safety protocols in place as campus reopens.

UHS floor expansion project is complete
A project to add a floor to the UHS building has been completed, adding more space for psychiatry, mental health, and other programs.