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Hire Rochester interns Alayna Leestma, Claire Cho, Triet Ly, and Ivan Cea Gomez on the URochester quad.

Campus & Community

New paid internship program helps URochester students launch careers

August 18, 2026

This summer’s inaugural Hire Rochester undergraduates are building skills, confidence, and professional connections.

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University News

URochester faculty appointed to named professorships

Named positions are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate the work of URochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.

A photo collage illustration of the seven URochester student entrepreneurs who competed in the New York Business Plan Competition.

Campus & Community

Student entrepreneurs learn business by starting one

With professional guidance and proximity to assets, URochester students launch and build companies as part of their campus experience.

ornate owl with the words Faculty Awards next to it.

University News

Awards spotlight accomplishments of URochester faculty

An NSF CAREER Award, young scholar recognition, and a hall of fame induction are among recent faculty achievements.

Dan Keating next to text that reads "ever wonder" and a thought bubble with the question "what sets humans apart in the era of AI".

Society & Culture

Work becomes more human in the age of AI

URochester experts explain how AI could support care, creativity, and connection—while leaving empathy, curiosity, and judgment firmly in human hands.

ornate owl with the words Faculty Awards next to it.

University News

Honors and awards showcase faculty achievements

URochester faculty members have received national honors from professional and scholarly organizations.

Greg Jorgensen in a suit smiling at the camera in front of a brick building on the URochester River Campus.

Campus & Community

Driving decisions at Ford Motor Company

Simon School alumnus Greg Jorgensen ’00S (MBA) on navigating risk, rapid change, and relationships in the automotive industry.

Students with their laptops take in a lecture in a Simon Business School classroom.

University News

Simon Business School expands pathway to accelerated master’s degree through new college partnerships

Students at partner institutions can earn their MS from Simon in one year.

Elena Prager against a white background next to blue text that reads "ever wonder" and then in a yellow thought bubble "are monopolies bad". The University of Rochester shield is in the lower right-hand corner.

Society & Culture

Why monopolies aren’t a game—and how they shape your life today

Simon Business School experts explain how market power impacts consumers, workers, and innovation in the modern economy.

Surgeons performing brain surgery in an operating room with computer screens around them.

Health & Medicine

New brain-mapping technology enhances tumor surgery at URochester

A new surgical platform called MindTrace helps surgeons predict and protect critical brain functions during tumor operations.