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Composite photo of a metal ball shot through a spring-loaded launcher during mechanical engineering class and lab.
Campus Life
November 20, 2023 | 04:02 pm

Mechanical engineering launches overhauled lab courses

Faculty members work with industry advisors to modernize hands-on aspects of the department’s curriculum.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
man in a blue button down shirt and beige pants looks off into the distance as he walks on campus.
Campus Life
November 9, 2023 | 01:32 pm

Army veteran follows a winding path to success at Rochester

Students like Garrett Boehmer ’25 bring “experiences and background that add to our diverse community,” says the College’s associate director of admissions.

topics: diversity, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, veterans,
Six University of Rochester students hold up a seventh in front of the giant letters on the quad during Meliora Weekend 2023.
Campus Life
October 8, 2023 | 07:27 pm

Boundless festivities at Meliora Weekend 2023

The annual fall celebration combining reunion, homecoming, and family weekend welcomed thousands to campus for four days of activities, get-togethers, and programs.

topics: alumni, events, Meliora Weekend,
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,