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A solar eclipse is seen from the University of Rochester's River Campus
Campus Life
December 19, 2024 | 02:00 pm

2024: The year in photos and video

University photographer J. Adam Fenster shares his favorite images that he made this year. Plus, a look back at 2024 in video.

topics: Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, School of Arts and Sciences,
student musicians play on a stage with a film projected behind them to illustrate a film score analysis class at the Eastman School of Music.
Campus Life
December 2, 2024 | 03:54 pm

Composing in reel time

A journey through film score history sets students on the path to understanding—and crafting—their own compositions.

topics: alumni, Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media, Eastman School of Music, Mark Watters,
Student performs various movement and balance tasks on a force plate walkway while wearing shoes instrumented with pressure insoles and a suit outfitted with reflective markers for use in collection of biomechanics data
Campus Life
November 26, 2024 | 02:40 pm

November 2024 in Photos

Bright nights gave way to autumn sights. Throw on your favorite scarf and explore how we spent November at the University of Rochester.

topics: alumni, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Public speaking expert Amy Arbogast presenting in front of a chalkboard.
Campus Life
November 21, 2024 | 08:41 am

Fear of public speaking? This Rochester professor has you covered

Amy Arbogast ’16 (PhD) offers six tips for helping people find their voice. Amy Arbogast ’16 (PhD) says she’s “always been a talker,” so forging a career in public speaking…

topics: alumni, Amy Arbogast, faculty, School of Arts and Sciences, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,
Triptych of photos of the 2024 Wells Prize winners.
Campus Life
November 13, 2024 | 10:36 am

Undergraduates pair research with reporting, science with sign language, and programming with pondering

The Wells Prize honorees exemplify the best of the multidisciplinary educational opportunities available at Rochester.

topics: American Sign Language Program, artificial intelligence, Class of 2025, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of English, Department of Philosophy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
Students take a selfie from atop the Rush Rhees Library tower
Campus Life
October 30, 2024 | 01:33 pm

October 2024 in Photos

Transformational gifts, distinguished honors, launched pumpkins, climbed towers: October at the University of Rochester was anything but mundane.

Illustration showing an open laptop with the "writing 105" written on the screen and a pen forming the first "I" in "writing" and the "1" in "105" to convey the idea of writing skills in communication.
Campus Life
October 25, 2024 | 07:04 pm

Writing 105: The class you need—and want—to take at the University of Rochester

The Rochester Curriculum’s only required course teaches writing skills that benefit undergraduate students throughout college—and well beyond, too.

topics: Deborah Rossen-Knill, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Paul Funkenbusch, School of Arts and Sciences, Whitney Gegg-Harrison, writing, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,