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2021 honorary degrees, medals, and teaching awards announced
Distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians will be honored during this spring’s commencement ceremonies.
Commencement 2021: Planning pomp and circumstance during a pandemic
Amid ever-changing COVID-19 guidelines, University staff have worked tirelessly to organize a safe and meaningful hybrid commencement for the Class of 2021.
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.
‘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.
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.
Tanya Bakhmetyeva ’06 (PhD) is a teacher and teammate in the classroom
The associate professor of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies believes in empowering students through experiential learning.
Rudi Fasan is a chemistry professor with all the elements of success
Fasan is being recognized for his commitment to training undergraduates to perform biological and organic chemistry research in the lab.
Scott Seidman’s ‘particular set of skills’ helped faculty through challenges of distance learning
The biomedical engineering professor, who is being recognized for undergraduate teaching, says his philosophy is to give students freedom with responsibility.
Getting fewer ‘likes’ on social media can make teens anxious and depressed
Lack of positive feedback on social media can decrease adolescents’ feelings of self-worth, multi-institutional team of psychologists finds.
Novel project uses University of Rochester technology to track COVID-19
Online questionnaire asks citizens to voluntarily report symptoms, providing important information that may allow policymakers to address outbreaks by zip code.