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Members of the fledgling Chem-E-Car team went head to head against powerhouse teams from Cornell and McGill at their first-ever regional competition last month. The event features vehicles students build from scratch, powered by chemical reactions.

For one week in July, Emmanuel Gweamee ’20 and Aime Laurent Twizerimana ’20 will visit the Liberian capital of Monrovia to teach voting-age young people with disabilities about their civic responsibilities, with the help of a Davis Projects for Peace grant worth $10,000.

Since opening in late January, the kitchen has been a hit with student organizations and faculty, who have held some of their classes there. “Based on the usage we’re seeing, we’ve really created something that students, faculty, and instructors are looking for,” says Laura Ballou ’97.

He was among 24 nominees who were honored in a ceremony Wednesday afternoon in Schlegel Hall. Yamout was chosen by a committee of nomination readers who represented all University campuses.

Kohn and Perkins are the president and vice president, respectively, of the University of Rochester Debate Union, an intercollegiate debate team that competes around the United States and internationally.

ArtAwake, a mix of art, music, food, and family fun in one setting, marked its 10th anniversary this year with an art “happening” held in Rettner Hall. This is the first time ArtAwake has been held on campus.

Hosted by the Gwen M. Greene Career & Internship Center, the awards honor student organizations and partners who exemplify the center’s values—respect, collaboration, diversity and inclusion, betterment, and purpose.

Daria Lynch ’18 (T5 ’19), a history major, and Christian Wooddell ’17, an anthropology major, will be heading overseas this summer as part of the U.S. State Department program.

Students enrolled in a new course in Food Justice & Social Practice combine urban farming, food security, and socially engaged art.

Aaron Banks ’18 and Julianne McAdams ’17 have won scholarships to the highly competitive program of workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.