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portrait of Marian Crotty
The Arts
March 22, 2019 | 12:44 pm

Author Marian Crotty receives 2018 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize

Marian Crotty is the 2019 recipient of the honor from the University’s Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies for her first book of short stories, What Counts as Love.

topics: awards, Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, School of Arts and Sciences, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,
Jin Seokjin Kim
Campus Life
March 4, 2019 | 02:54 pm

Rochester student selected for public policy fellowship

Political science major Jin Seokjin Kim ’20 (T5) has been selected for the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship program at the University of California, Berkeley.

topics: awards, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences,
Hult Prize logo
Campus Life
February 22, 2019 | 01:14 pm

Three Rochester teams compete for $1M Hult Prize

Three teams of Rochester graduates and current students have reached the regional finals of the world’s largest social entrepreneurship competition.

topics: awards, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Political Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hult Prize, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences,
two portraits side-by-side of Ellen Matson and Nancy Chen
Science & Technology
February 20, 2019 | 10:30 am

Rochester scientists receive Sloan fellowships

Biologist Nancy Chen and chemist Ellen Matson are among this year’s recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships, recognizing young scientists for their research accomplishments and leadership in the scientific community.

topics: announcements, awards, Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Ellen Matson, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Fulbright logo
Campus Life
February 13, 2019 | 02:03 pm

Rochester hits record number of Fulbright semifinalists

A record 27 University students and recent alumni have been named semifinalists in the Fulbright US Student Grant Program, the government’s flagship international educational exchange program.

topics: awards, Fulbright scholars,
diversity award on a table
University News
January 25, 2019 | 02:45 pm

Awards recognize commitment to diversity and inclusion

Myra Henry, the senior director of administrative services, and the Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia have been chosen as recipients of the 2018 Presidential Diversity Awards.

topics: awards, diversity, diversity-inclusion, Presidential Diversity Awards,
side by side portraits of Maia Raynor and Anirudh Sharma
Science & Technology
January 25, 2019 | 11:27 am

Local teens recognized for Laser Lab research

Two high school seniors have been designated as Scholars in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search for research they carried out last summer at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

topics: awards, community, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
detail from painting of Susan B. Anthony
University News
January 23, 2019 | 03:47 pm

Meet the Susan B. Anthony Legacy Award winners

Seven undergraduate students and two Medical Center professors will be honored at the Susan B. Anthony Legacy Awards, a 62-year tradition that celebrates exceptional women at the University of Rochester.

topics: awards, events, Susan B. Anthony Center,
student in a GO GREEN t-shirt poses next to containers for different types of recycling -- recycle, compost, trash
Campus Life
January 17, 2019 | 12:29 pm

Rochester wins national GameDay Recycling Challenge for 2018

The University of Rochester is the national champion in the diversion category of the most recent National GameDay Recycling Challenge, the nation’s premier collegiate football waste reduction competition.

topics: athletics, awards, Dining Services, Facilities and Services, sustainability,