
Rochester’s Nobel laureates
With the announcement of his receipt of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine, Harvey Alter ’56, ’60M (MD) is now the 13th Nobel laureate with ties to the University.

Ralph Manchester honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from American College Health Association
Director of the University Health Service for more than 25 years, Manchester oversees a staff of 70 who deliver health and wellness services to students and employees and has effectively managed campus health crises, including outbreaks of measles and norovirus, and most recently, the response to COVID-19.

Nine students, two alumni offered Fulbright grants
Chosen from 21 University of Rochester semifinalists, nine students and two recent alumni have been offered 2020–21 grants in the Fulbright US Student Grant program.

Theodore Brown receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Association for the History of Medicine
Over the course of his distinguished career, the professor emeritus of history and public health sciences has “advanced the cutting edge of medical historical scholarship and shaped the work of other historians.”

2020 honorary degrees, medals, and teaching awards announced
The University of Rochester will bestow honorary degrees, medals, and awards to recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians.

This year’s Art of Science competition a welcome respite from COVID-19
A student’s dazzling image of recrystallized urea, viewed under a microscope and shot with an iPhone, takes the top prize in the annual Art of Science competition.

A bittersweet spring for Rochester’s Davis Projects, DAAD RISE winners
It’s a bittersweet spring for the University’s 2020 Davis Projects for Peace and DAAD RISE winners. Fifteen students were selected for the summer programs, which have been canceled.

Rochester scientist earns national recognition for research
Adam Snyder, assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences and neuroscience, has received a Sloan Research Fellowship, awarded to young scientists considered to be future leaders in the scientific community.

Student Life Award recipients announced
“Whether our winners are just down the street practicing social distancing or halfway around the world has no bearing on their impact upon the University, their worthiness in receiving the award, or our pride in their many accomplishments.”

Rochester scientists receive NSF CAREER awards
The National Science Foundation has granted its most prestigious award in support of junior faculty, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, to several University of Rochester researchers this year.