
A night to write
May 1 marks the third annual UR Night to Write. Writing consultants, tutors, and research librarians are on hand at Rush Rhees Library to help answer student questions or share strategies if a writer feels stuck.

PHOTO GALLERY: Dandelion Day 2017
Dandelion Day, Rochester’s annual celebration of the arrival of spring, was greeted with warmth, sunshine, fun and plenty of food.

134 University undergraduates named Phi Beta Kappa
Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa invites for induction the most outstanding students at America’s leading colleges and universities. Membership is by invitation only, and students are selected by faculty members who are members of the society.

Green Days: River Campus marks EarthFest 2017
Students, faculty, and staff marked the 20th anniversary of EarthFest—and the third at the University—with a series of events last week designed to celebrate the beauty of nature and to promote a sustainable future.

QuadCast: Graduating sisters overcome poverty, racism
Egyptian-born sisters Yasmin and Ayaa Elgoharry came to the U.S. aged seven and 11. Having nearly dropped out of high school, they are now each graduating with a master’s in educational leadership from the Warner School of Education.

Top University students to be honored at annual Student Life Awards
The awards, also known as “the Rockys,” are divided into Individual Leadership Awards and Student Organization and Programming Awards. Students are nominated by faculty, staff, and peers.

Mock Trial sends two teams to national championships
For the first time in University history, the Mock Trial team is sending two teams to the national championships at the University of California, Los Angeles, where they will join the top 40 teams in the nation to compete.

Baja team eyes competitions in California, Kansas
Team members unveiled the vehicle in March in the atrium at Goergen Hall, along with posters illustrating the latest changes in drivetrain, electronics, frame, exterior design, suspension, and usability.

QuadCast: Take Five and a tuition-free fifth year
Astrophysics majors studying Islam in Russia. Neuroscience majors studying public health and feminism. In the latest episode of the QuadCast, meet students in the University’s Take Five program, a unique opportunity for students to take a tuition-free fifth year to study something outside their major, purely for the pleasure of learning.

12 students and recent alumni win Fulbright grants
University of Rochester students will head to 10 different countries for research and language study under the Fulbright program this year.