Class of 2024 Archives - News Center

Farrell Cooke poses by a railing with a navy blue background and text reading 'My Rochester Story with Farrell Cooke '14, '19N, '24S'

Farrell Cooke ’14, ’19N, ’24S (MBA): Coming home to Rochester

How the University provided the three-time graduate with much more than an education, and why she hopes to pay it forward.

John Ghyzel in a University of Rochester Yellowjackets uniform pitching a baseball.

John Ghyzel ’24: From pro pitcher to Rochester graduate

Seven years after leaving the University to play professional baseball, the Virginia native earned a bachelor’s in engineering science.

A University of Rochester data science student flanked by seven members of the Rochester Fire Department with a fire truck and equipment in the background.

Data science students help speed up Rochester Fire Department’s emergency responses

December 18, 2024

The students analyzed millions of data points to determine where to best place fire stations, fire trucks, and other resources.

Close up of NROTC cadets walking by and touching the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Highland Park in the city of Rochester.

The enduring legacy of NROTC at the University of Rochester

November 8, 2024

Generations of cadets at honor military veterans through tradition, service, and the pursuit of ever better.

Three students throw caps in the air, standing in front of numbers 24 on quad.

University News

University community celebrates the remarkable Class of 2024

On May 17, the University conferred academic degrees to more than 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students at the 174th Commencement ceremony.

A radio controlled car with white flannel flags attached and four students in the background controlling it on a bike path.

Coursework: Engineering students put their skills to the test in design capstones

Rochester students invent solutions for project sponsors ranging from major league sports teams to researchers in Costa Rica.

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University News

Stanford’s Laura Carstensen ’78 to deliver 2024 Commencement address

Carstensen is a research psychologist and internationally renowned expert on aging and the effects on well-being of extended lifetimes.

Rachel Whitmoeyer in an ETM uniform looking over her shoulder into the back of an ambulance.

Exploring the ethical dilemmas of emergency care on the front lines

Rachel Whitmoyer ’24, a double major in physics and philosophy, brings her work as an emergency medical technician to bear on her studies at Rochester.

three students seated on a bench look over the back of the bench.

For whom the bells toll: Siblings honor late father

February 13, 2024

A bench on the River Campus stands as a memorial to the man who discovered the University of Rochester for his three children.

Souleymane Diallo poses in front of backdrop of cherry tree blossoms.

Souleymane Diallo ’24 selected as a Schwarzman Scholar

December 11, 2023

The international relations major from Guinea, West Africa, is among 150 students from around the world to take part in the prestigious program in China.