University News

Chris Matthews, highly respected political news commentator, MSNBC host, and author will deliver the 164th College commencement address on Sunday, May 18.

Mary Ann Mavrinac, vice provost and Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of River Campus Libraries, has been selected for the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ontario College and University Library Association.

For more than four decades, Jane Possee has served as a role model to female athletes at the University.

Huizenga was a key figure in the 1989 national review of cold fusion claims, and part of team whose work led to two additions to the periodic table.

An advocate of LGBT rights and an office that serves minority students will be publicly recognized with this year's Presidential Diversity Award.

The youngest president in the NAACP's history, Benjamin Jealous' address will draw on the tradition of leadership.

The Brian F. Prince Athletic Complex will encompass and improve Fauver Stadium, the baseball field area, the Lyman Outdoor Tennis Center, and the north field practice area.

Rochester was one of nearly 150 colleges and universities whose initiatives to enroll low-income, first-generation, and minority students were highlighted in a daylong forum.

The FY2014 Appropriations Bill includes $64 million for the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE).

The drill will simulate an emergency situation on campus, so members of the University community may see police and safety officers actively responding.

Stanley Engerman, the John Munro Professor of Economics at the University, remembers Walter Oi as an "incredible person" who advanced the field of economics under personal handicaps.

The University of Rochester was named a Top Military-Friendly University in Military Advanced Education's 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities.