
Poli-sci fellowship endowed
Douglas and Constance Beck have committed more than $1 million to establish a fellowship for doctoral students in political science and related fields.

Fund established for campus preservation
Trustee Ronald Rettner wants to ensure that River Campus buildings and spaces, with a strong focus on Eastman Quad, endure for generations to come.

Second class of peace officers graduates
This second graduating class now completes the group of Public Safety staff members planned to serve in this role.

Historian to be first Dexter Perkins Professor
Joan Shelley Rubin is a professor of American cultural history. The endowed position honors the late Dexter Perkins, a prominent American diplomatic historian.

CompSci students help singers voice their vowels
Voice students who want to perfect their vowel vocalizations can get help from a new simple, free application, developed by a group of computer science students, called “Vowel Shapes.”

Student network praised as model of community leadership
Noted by Washington Monthly and the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs, the Rochester Center for Community Leadership (RCCL) encourages involvement in service, political activities, and social and cultural life in and around Rochester.

Scientist named American Physical Society Fellow
Suxing Hu, senior scientist in the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)’s theory division, is recognized for his work in attosecond physics.

Living black history at Rochester
Student groups across the University are sponsoring performances, lectures, workshops, and other events designed to bring black history alive for today’s students and to build community with others on and off campus.

Undergrad’s summer research leads to Science
Reflecting on having his name on a paper in Science – analyzing data regarding the proposed existence of giant convection cells on the sun – Owen Colegrove commented “that it just hadn’t sunk in.”

Teen makes semi-finals in Intel competition
Yifan Kong worked on her experiment at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE).