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three teachers talking

Partnership with East begins

August 27, 2015

Seventh-grade English language arts teacher Craig McManus and ninth-grade global history teacher Rob Snyder ’12, ’13W (MS), an East High School graduate, talk with sixth-grade social studies and English language arts teacher Khieta Davis during a professional development training session at East last week. East Upper and Lower Schools —under a new partnership with the University—will welcome students back to the classroom September 8. The University is serving as the Educational Partnership Organization (EPO) for East starting this school year, with Shaun Nelms ’04W (MS) ’13W (EdD) leading the effort as EPO superintendent.

Paul Burgett conducting as student sing on stage

‘We only sing the first and third verses…’

August 25, 2015

University Dean Paul Burgett leads the incoming class of 2019 in their first performance of the alma mater, "The Genesee," joined by members of the University's a cappella ensembles, President Seligman, and other campus leaders.

people in hardhats with shovels

Turning shovels for a new center for autism care and outpatient imaging

August 17, 2015

UR Medicine leaders and patients break ground on a new building that will house a state-of-the-art outpatient Imaging Center, as well as the region’s first stand-alone clinic to integrate care of autism with pediatric neuromedicine and child and adolescent psychiatry services. Read more about this new center

groups of student trumpet players sitting in a circle around instructor

Summer sounds

Students in the Eastman Summer Trumpet Institute participate in a master class. The Eastman Summer Music program offers residential music programs and camps for middle and high school students, weeklong institutes devoted to various instruments, and half-day music workshops for all ages,

fish-eye lens view of construction work in the chapel

Renovations at Interfaith Chapel

The Interfaith Chapel sanctuary is being renovated to accommodate an increasingly diverse religious and spiritual campus community. Updates include new carpeting, a handicap-accessible lectern platform, a hearing loop to improve sound quality for the hearing-impaired, and expanded seating for up to 500 people.

aerial view of construction site

Wegmans Hall work underway

A view from the roof of the Hopeman Building as construction gets underway at the site of Wegmans Hall, the future home of the Goergen Institute for Data Science.

students and administrators pose with Dalia Lama after winning an award

A winning plan for Tibet

Vice provost for entrepreneurship Duncan Moore, President Joel Seligman, Michael Wohl, and Simon School of Business students Mikayla Hart, Robert Joseph Kauffman, and Cesar Quijano pose with the Dalai Lama after their third place finish in the national finals of the Tibetan Innovation Challenge, a new intercollegiate social entrepreneurship business plan contest, organized by the University of Rochester. The Simon team's project -- Tibetan Microfinance -- would unlock the entrepreneurial potential of Tibetans living in India by bringing them basic financial training and access to capital.

musicians performing on stage

Jazz in the air

Alumni recipients of the ESM-XRIJF Scholarships perform on the Jazz Street stage downtown during the 14th annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival,

Navy jets in the sky over Rush Rhees Library tower

Roar over Rush Rhees

The U.S Navy's Blue Angels rehears for the upcoming Rochester International Airshow in the skies over River Campus.

large group of students shouting and cheering on the quad

End-of-the-year shout-out

Juniors and senior celebrate the end of the school year on the academic quad.

group of students stand solemnly under large grouping of flags

Remembering Nepal

Students hold a remembrance gathering for victims of the earthquake in Nepal under the flags in Wilson Commons.

student playing guitar as instructor listens

Learning from the judge

River Campus music major Ethan Lipkind '15 performs a song for Kara DioGuardi. The successful songwriter, American Idol judge, and music executive conducted a songwriting workshop at the Eastman School of Music.