Student Life

Science under the microscope of visual art
An art and geology double major, University of Rochester senior Gabrielle Meli brings scientific processes to her art.

Senior engineering students show their work
The University of Rochester’s Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences hosted its annual Senior Design Day for teams of graduating students to showcase their capstone projects.

Check out these immersive tech gadgets at Rochester’s extended reality hub
Studio X’s existing technology library was built to grow as the University community’s needs and the extended reality (XR) market evolve.

How to get a job after college: 5 tips for juniors and seniors
Rochester’s Jodyi Wren, a career education professional with more than 15 years of experience, offers tips for current students and recent graduates.

‘Fantastic’ Rochester undergraduate research highlighted at annual expo
The 2022 Undergraduate Research Exposition featured a range of projects—from a sepsis diagnostic device to an examination of life in a prison town—by more than 100 students.

Inclusion takes a community
Eshaan Sood ’25, a first-year jazz guitar student at Eastman blinded in an accident in 2015, finds support and community among his teachers and peers.

Rochester’s Grand Challenges Scholars frame their research in a broad context
Now in its fifth year, the program adds entrepreneurship, global experience, interdisciplinary study, and service to students ”solution-oriented” tool kit.

Smart acoustic devices: coming soon to a screen near you?
A Rochester team that includes Ben Kevelson ’22 is using flat panel technology to build a more cost-effective smart device that can also function as a touch interface.

‘Coach K’ and Rochester: Undefeated at the Palestra
The college basketball world is celebrating Duke’s legendary ‘Coach K’ this season as he finishes an influential career that included early games at Rochester.

Libraries encourage—and help fund—array of early-stage student research projects
Nanoparticles. Black romance novels. Crime and education. Amid a record number of applications for the Research Initiative Awards, five undergraduate student research projects stood out.