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Elaine Sia in a mask points at a figure on the blackboard.
Campus Life
October 26, 2021 | 10:08 am

Elaine Sia: Teaching the ‘how’ as well as the ‘what’ in science

The biology professor has taught nearly 4,000 undergraduates since joining the University in 2000, including students in the 100-level Genetics, the first demanding course in that major.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, Elaine Sia, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences,
Will Bridges in profile with a blackboard in the background.
Campus Life
October 26, 2021 | 09:58 am

Will Bridges: Innovation and student involvement as teaching tools

A fourth-generation teacher with a passion for post-World War II Japanese literature, the associate professor is always searching for innovative ways to reach his students.

topics: awards, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences, Will Bridges,
Four college students sit cross-legged outside and meditate.
Campus Life
October 26, 2021 | 09:16 am

Amid student mental health challenges, Rochester broadens outreach and access

Peer counseling, mindful practice, therapy dogs, 24/7 care—supporting the well-being and mental health of college students at Rochester takes many forms.

topics: Department of Family Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, interfaith chapel, Susan McDaniel, University Health Service,
student standing beside a painted yellow rock with '25 painted on it
Campus Life
August 19, 2021 | 04:44 pm

Moving on in: The Class of 2025 arrives to campus

First-year and transfer students—including the largest incoming class in College history—arrive at Rochester, ready to kick off the academic year.

topics: Class of 2025, College, Eastman School of Music, featured-post, Robert Alexander,
portrait of Melissa Lang
Campus Life
June 25, 2021 | 09:42 am

Madison Lang ’22 honored with ‘astronaut scholarship’

The biomedical engineering major is one of 60 college students pursuing STEM degrees who were selected for the award.

topics: awards, Class of 2022, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, scholarships,
illustration of logo with The Gwennies banner draped over Rush Rhees Library.
Campus Life
May 26, 2021 | 12:57 pm

Members of University community honored at Gwennie Awards

The annual awards, back this year after being cancelled in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrate those who support the mission of the University’s Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections.

topics: awards, Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections,