Director of National Institutes of Health visits Medical Center
Francis Collins met with graduate students and junior researchers to discuss the importance of communicating science to the public and policymakers, and increasing diversity in biomedical research.
Character studies: Students take the stage in Red Ryder
Welcome to Foster’s Diner, a little joint forgotten by all but a few sorry souls. It may not be much too look at but it sure has… character. Here are a few of the Rochester students who bring the cast to life.
PHOTO GALLERY: Wegmans Hall, Goergen Institute for Data Science, Hajim Quadrangle dedication ceremony
As Meliora Weekend ceremonies kicked off, the University celebrated the dedication of the new Wegmans Hall, the future home for the Goergen Institute for Data Science. (University photos / J. Adam Fenster)
‘Unconference’ stirs the pot of health care data
This November, RocHD3: Rochester Healthcare Deep Data Dive will give both students and professionals the opportunity to discuss the structure, uses, and issues in health care data analysis in an ‘unconference’ format.
Meliora Weekend 2016 ‘Better Than Ever’
Thousands of alumni, parents, community members, and friends were on campus from October 6-9 for the annual Meliora Weekend celebrations. The weekend blends reunions, homecoming, family activities, performances, lectures, and community celebrations, offering something exciting for everyone. This year the experience celebrated the success of The Meliora Challenge: The Campaign for the University of Rochester.
Final voter registration drives scheduled on River Campus
The deadline to register in the state of New York for next month’s election is October 14.
Burgett Intercultural Center dedicated at refurbished Douglass Building
Established in 2013 and named for the vice president and senior advisor to the president, the Burgett Center promotes cultural awareness and engagement, and educates on issues of identity, culture, and diversity.
Class, symposium explore ‘New Approaches to Poetry and Song’
In music professor Matthew BaileyShea’s class, students share lyrics from favorite songs, then work to uncover complexities in the text. An upcoming Humanities Center symposium organized by BaileyShea will further explore new ideas about text-music interaction.
Author Andrea Wulf on Alexander von Humboldt, ‘founding father’ of environmentalism
Nineteenth-century explorer and scientist Alexander von Humboldt created the modern idea of nature, says author Andrea Wulf, who’ll be speaking on October 4, as part of the Humanities Center Lecture Series.
Myths of freedom, American manhood explode in When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder?
University of Rochester’s International Theatre Program opens its 27th season with Mark Medoff’s Obie Award-winning drama.