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Mara Criollo-Rivera and Kristel Kezia Sagabaen Layugan smile as they pose for a photo leaning against the doors of Rush Rhees Library.
Campus Life
October 2, 2023 | 11:59 am

Obama-sponsored scholarship sets Rochester juniors on path to public service

Mara Criollo-Rivera and Kristel Kezia Layugan plan careers helping underrepresented groups in media and health care. Rochester has had three recipients in the Voyager Scholarship’s first two years.

topics: awards, Class of 2025, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Program in Digital Media Studies,
Group of students off-loading items from the back of a pick-up truck during University of Rochester move-in days.
Campus Life
August 23, 2023 | 02:20 pm

Welcome home, Class of 2027!

Among the new members of the Class of 2027 are first-generation students, US veterans, junior Olympians, accomplished performers—and even a national Scrabble champion.

topics: Class of 2027, featured-post-side,
Biomedical engineering student adjusts an electroencephalography cap on a person.
Campus Life
August 16, 2023 | 03:21 pm

Wired for research

Biomedical engineering student Sophea Urbi Biswas explores how the brain processes speech syntax—and discovers the benefits of conducting research as an undergraduate.

topics: Class of 2024, Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, undergraduate research,
Collage of three archival portraits.
Campus Life
May 25, 2023 | 11:58 am

Behind every name, there’s a story

Members of the University community have served their country in wartime since the Civil War, with many having made the ultimate sacrifice. This Memorial Day, we remember three of them.

topics: alumni, veterans,
Closeup of pink flowers on tree.
Campus Life
May 22, 2023 | 10:05 am

Yellowjackets welcome certification as a Bee Campus USA

The national designation from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is the result of a two-year, student-led effort.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Biology, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability,
Mae Cooke, from head to knee, smiling in center with painting and sculpture in background.
Campus Life
May 8, 2023 | 11:48 am

An audiovisual journey into a performer’s mind

In a senior project, graduating dual degree student Mae Cooke integrates their studies of harp and studio arts.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Art and Art History, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, Sage Art Center, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
April 25, 2023 | 12:49 pm

Political science major examines bias when women run for office

Morgan Gillespie ’23 has produced some striking preliminary findings that show voters use gender cues to form beliefs about which policies a politician supports.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Political Science, elections, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,