Students earn national award for conflict resolution project
Mohammed Bah ’23 and Miguel Yakouma ’23 have received a Davis Projects for Peace grant to run a program in Central African Republic aimed at diffusing a religious civil war.
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 students to receive Davis Projects for Peace grants
Four Rochester students will lead two projects this summer as part of a national program in which college students design and implement projects that promote peace and intercultural understanding.
Two pairs of University students to receive Davis Projects for Peace grants
For the first time, two teams of University of Rochester students have been selected for the highly competitive national program that promotes peace and intercultural understanding.
Projects for Peace grant winners to help expand voter turnout in Liberia
For one week in July, Emmanuel Gweamee ’20 and Aime Laurent Twizerimana ’20 will visit the Liberian capital of Monrovia to teach voting-age young people with disabilities about their civic responsibilities, with the help of a Davis Projects for Peace grant worth $10,000.
Recognizing outstanding students, from Fulbrights to NSF fellowships
As commencement ceremonies approach later this week, meet some of the students who have earned awards and scholarships in recognition of their academic achievements.
Rochester students to build community center in South Africa
This summer Rochester students John Dawson ’13/T5’14 and Katherine Wegman ’15, will spend two months in Cape Town, South Africa, building a new community center for residents of Egoli, a squatter community on the outskirts of Cape Town.
Student Lifts Young Refugees
Since she was a senior at Brighton High School, Fatima Bawany ’15 has been looking for ways to inspire the young refugees with whom she volunteers.
Student Awarded $10K to Fund Youth Project
Since she was a senior at Brighton High School, Fatima Bawany ’15 has been looking for ways to inspire the young refugees with whom she volunteers.