Class of 2023 Archives - News Center

Yaofang (Vicki) Liang smiles and looks out the window of JoyMart, the Asian grocery store and cafe she founded and runs.

Campus & Community

Yaofang (Vicki) Liang ’23W (PhD): Pride and JoyMart

Gratitude led a Warner School graduate to open an Asian grocery store and cafe at Rochester’s College Town.

Close-up of Josh Shapiro.

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Get to know Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro

The Rochester alumnus reflects on his formative experiences and shares lessons learned from a career dedicated to public service.

From the Magazine

Flump! Splatter! Pop!

Grace Stensland ’23, a sound designer and sound effects editor for animated films and TV, delights in odd noises.

Closeup of pink flowers on tree.

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Yellowjackets welcome certification as a Bee Campus USA

The national designation from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is the result of a two-year, student-led effort.

Mae Cooke, from head to knee, smiling in center with painting and sculpture in background.

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An audiovisual journey into a performer’s mind

In a senior project, graduating dual degree student Mae Cooke integrates their studies of harp and studio arts.

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Political science major examines bias when women run for office

Morgan Gillespie ’23 has produced some striking preliminary findings that show voters use gender cues to form beliefs about which policies a politician supports.

Art New York participant Angelica Aranda holds up a sheet of paper with art on it during a zine-making workshop.

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In Art New York, Angelica Aranda ’23 finds a niche in book art

A program for University of Rochester students inspires the Queens native to build community through art.

Fatou Jobe, who is translating Wolof fables into English, wears bright green while looking off camera in a library entryway.

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English major from The Gambia helps preserve ancient African fables

Fatoumatta Jobe is transcribing in Wolof—and then translating into English—centuries-old stories passed down orally.

Father holds a phone and embraces his child, who has just learned her Match Day 2023 placement.

Medical students meet their match

Each year on Match Day, fourth-year medical students across the United States find out where they’ll be spending the next four years for their residencies. At the University of Rochester, tears of joy and cheers of celebration filled the room where the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s Class of 2023 discovered what the future holds. Among them was Indigo Gill, who matched with the University of California–San Francisco for family medicine, surrounded by loved ones, including her father, Saeeda Gill. Learn more about Match Day 2023 at Rochester.

Student holding camera stands in front of a case full of human skulls at a dark tourism destination.

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The ethics of dark tourism

January 19, 2023

Julia Granato crisscrossed Europe to study human bone collection and display sites. Now she’s pondering what it means to display and visit human remains.