
Eden Thomas ’21 fulfills her dream with Rochester degree
The first-generation student discovers that “one opportunity opens a whole bunch of other doors and connections.”

Eight Rochester undergraduates win scholarships for summer research in Germany
The DAAD-RISE program enables outstanding students in the sciences to conduct research at top German universities.

Andrea Bell is ready to take on new challenges with MBA in consulting
MBA candidate led initiatives around career development, mental health and wellness, and racial equity as a student at the Simon Business School.

Simon MBA follows his principles as a leader who benefits society
MBA candidate Keenan Heyward says Rochester’s business school helped hone his ideas about professional and community leadership.

Two sophomores receive Critical Language Scholarships
Diego Encinas ’23 will study Portuguese and Jason Hahn ’23 will study Russian as part of government immersion program.

Douglass Leadership House to undergo operational, physical changes
The house will become a “living-learning community” with an umbrella of support across the College and institution-wide units, including the Frederick Douglass Institute.

Microscopes and soap bubbles show the ‘art of science’
Rochester students and researchers used cutting-edge lab technologies to create the images in this year’s Art of Science Competition.

‘I learned to be a better scientist at Rochester’
Among the few Black women to earn a PhD in neuroscience, Monique Mendes begins her career as a research scientist.

Finishing doctoral work, nurse practitioner Lynn Cole juggles many roles
A doctor of nursing practice degree is a capstone to a career of helping kids with special needs get better access and care.

Thanks to persistence and tough love, a first-generation student earns his doctorate in education
Miguel Baique says his Warner School experience moves him closer to his goal of being a chief diversity officer.