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Campus Life
May 15, 2018 | 10:30 am

An improbable route to Rochester, then Harvard

Growing up in Los Angeles, Matthew Lyskawa ’18 saw no purpose in school. But a teacher saw a spark and lit the fire that set Lyskawa on his journey, first to community college, then Rochester, and now to begin a doctoral program in philosophy at Harvard.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Philosophy, featured-post-side, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
May 14, 2018 | 02:46 pm

Choosing between violin, engineering, or both

For the Michigan native graduating with dual degrees from the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Eastman School of Music, Ivan Suminski found himself in an enviable dilemma.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Campus Life
May 11, 2018 | 01:13 pm

A local polyglot prepares to globe-trot

Rochester native Cherish Blackman has always had a knack for languages. “I wanted to study languages that weren’t very close to English,” she recalls. The double major in Russian and East Asian studies is heading to China next year, but is bringing her Spanish books with her.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, East Asian Studies, Russian Studies, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
May 11, 2018 | 01:08 pm

An art exhibition of their own

Rochester’s studio arts majors cap off their senior year with an art thesis exhibition that serves as the culmination of each student’s hard work and dedication as artists.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Art and Art History, featured-post,
Campus Life
May 10, 2018 | 03:24 pm

‘Leap of faith’ leads to data science studies

Anya Khalid came to the University without having ever coded in her life—but she was eager to get in on the ground floor of the new undergraduate major in data science. Now the Washington, D.C., resident is graduating with degree in economics as well, bound for Seattle and a job as a data analytics consultant.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Economics, Goergen Institute for Data Science, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
May 9, 2018 | 03:34 pm

Jack of all trades makes the most of Rochester Curriculum

From saxophonist to student government treasurer, to internships at BASF, SpaceX, and Ernst & Young, C.J. Van Huben has packed a lot into four years. “I had a feeling I knew what I wanted to do, but I didn’t want to be put in a box,” the financial economics major says. “The open curriculum was perfect for me.”

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
May 9, 2018 | 10:20 am

Making diabetes screening portable for the people of Micronesia

For their senior design project, a team of biomedical engineering students are working to bring screening and treatment to a remote region suffering from endemic diabetes.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Biomedical Engineering, design day, diabetes, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, Micronesia, Timothy Dye,
Campus Life
May 8, 2018 | 02:31 pm

From Rwanda to Rochester in one ‘serendipitous’ moment

For Ian Manzi, a photo of Rush Rhees Library left behind in an office at his Rwandan high school changed his life. “It looked so beautiful, a representation of college,” he says.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Economics, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
May 8, 2018 | 11:38 am

Understanding the biology of grief through dance

Erin Dong ’18 didn’t start dancing until she came to college. Now as she graduates with a double major in biology and dance, she is combining her two fields to explore how the body experiences both the emotional and physical aspects of grieving.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Biology, featured-post, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,