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colorful collage of archival photos of famous musical acts, including Billy Joel, Peter Frampton, BB King, Simon and Garfunkel.

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Rockin’ and rollin’ at the Palestra

November 10, 2022

Musical giants from Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, and the Grateful Dead to Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Springsteen have played at Rochester’s iconic gymnasium.

Illustration of a college student looking at an open door of possibilities, depicted by icons representing music, medicine, education, and more, as a result of internships.

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Funded internships open doors to graduate schools, career paths, and personal growth

November 8, 2022

With University and donor funding providing a “financial bridge,” equitable access to internships helps Rochester students preview their futures.

Ajay Anand lecturing in front of a PowerPoint screen.

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Ajay Anand: When learning data science, experience is the best teacher

October 25, 2022

The deputy director of the Goergen Institute for Data Science has grown a capstone course that offers students hands-on projects.

Chris Muir teaches a student, seen from behind, in a fabrication lab.

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Christopher Muir: Designing career paths for future mechanical engineers

October 25, 2022

The engineering professor draws from his vast experiences in the workplace to teach problem-solving mindsets.

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These students thrive where STEM, humanities intersect

October 13, 2022

The Wells Award recognizes engineering students who excel in humanistic disciplines.

student in a white lab coat and blue gloves stands in a lab full of equipment.

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Laith Awad ’24 receives inaugural Obama-sponsored Voyager Scholarship for public service

September 14, 2022

A first-generation college student and accomplished leader and scholar, Awad aims to address systemic racism and socioeconomic disparities within health care.

Three people moving into residence halls with luggage atop dollies.

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Movers and shakers: Welcoming the Class of 2026 to campus

August 24, 2022

In a return to move-in-day tradition, more than 1,600 students at the College and the Eastman School of Music embarked on their Rochester experience this week.

Brynn Murphy-Stanley in front of the Great Migration panel she created for the Clarissa Uprooted exhibit.

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Students build strong relationship working with nonprofit Teen Empowerment

Created with undergraduates playing major roles, a local exhibit shows how Clarissa Street—once the center of Rochester’s Black community—was destroyed by urban renewal and housing discrimination.

Screenshot of three people in protective gear and a robot on a replica lunar surface.

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Performance under pressure at NASA’s Lunabotics competition

Rochester undergraduate students banded together to overcome multiple crises while fielding their robot on a simulated lunar surface at Kennedy Space Center.

The Meliora letters cast a shadow on the Eastman Quadrangle lawn with Rush Rhees Library in the background.

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Class of 2026 shows increases among underrepresented groups

Incoming students at the College and at Eastman will arrive in August from more than 40 countries and 44 states.

Closeup of a medal bearing the University of Rochester seal.

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Rochester students win national awards and fellowships

From Fulbright awards to Projects for Peace funding, the array of honors recognize the scholars’ academic achievement, research potential, and commitment to service.

student stands beside small circular art prints hanging from strings.

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Science under the microscope of visual art

An art and geology double major, University of Rochester student Gabrielle Meli brings scientific processes to her art.