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two Upward Bound Rochester students standing at a podium, one with a laptop, one smiling as they speak into the microphone
Campus Life
August 7, 2018 | 10:47 am

Upward Bound summer program offers crash course in college

“No one in my family has ever gone to college, and I probably wouldn’t have either,” says Rochester City School District rising senior Jason Cao. “If I had never joined Upward Bound, I wouldn’t have even thought of college. Now, I can’t wait to go.”

topics: Upward Bound,
Nvidia staff give a presentation to Rochester students as part of a career exploration tour
Campus Life
August 6, 2018 | 11:15 am

Industry road trips offer a glimpse of career options

Each year, University students visit major cities across the country for networking sessions in real-life working environments. Another series of road trips is being planned for the 2018–19 academic year, and students are urged to apply.

topics: Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections,
researcher looks into the camera while working with his arms through a glass lab hood
Campus Life
July 27, 2018 | 01:10 pm

Summer is ‘when it happens’ for research on River Campus

Research at the University of Rochester doesn’t end when most students leave campus for the summer. It thrives. Students from across the globe are on the River Campus this summer, taking part in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and other research programs with Rochester students and faculty members.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, featured-post-side, undergraduate research, URnano,
Rochester Youth Year participant Sara Peterson with children
Campus Life
July 26, 2018 | 11:20 am

Rochester Youth Year making an impact after 10 years

For the past decade, more than 100 graduates of Rochester-area colleges have spent their first year out of school working to alleviate poverty in the local community through the University’s Rochester Youth Year program.

topics: community, featured-post-side, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
Summer Sustainability Fellows asked Rochester resident to complete a climate change survey.
Campus Life
July 18, 2018 | 01:10 pm

Hot town, Summer Sustainability Fellows in the city

How will climate change affect the health and well-being of City of Rochester residents? This summer, students in a new sustainability fellowship program worked with city officials to help answer the question.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, climate change, community, Department of Environmental Medicine, Katrina Korfmacher, public health, sustainability,
African masks hanging on a wall in Ghana
Campus Life
June 28, 2018 | 10:02 am

Memorable Ghana

“As a student in the digital media studies department, it amazed me to see how the different tools and methods of studying the structures added to our understanding of how the forts were built and how they might have changed over time.”

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures,