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portrait of Mitch Lovett.

University News

Mitch Lovett named interim dean of Simon Business School

Lovett, who has played a pivotal part in launching the school's AI initiative, begins serving in the role on July 1.

Campus & Community

How a campus start-up is reinventing the networking experience

Four Rochester students and one alumnus developed a start-up venture called Penpal, a digital business card to help students network.

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

Campus & Community

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.

Jeffrey Kishner in blue button-down standing in the Distillery District of Toronto.

From the Magazine

Show us your town: Toronto

December 3, 2024

Toronto native Jeffrey Kishner ’01S (MBA) shares plenty of picks for the perfect long weekend.

University News

Sevin Yeltekin reappointed as Simon Business School dean

November 4, 2024

In her second term, Yeltekin plans to launch new initiatives and build on accomplishments from her first five years in the role.

An illustration of several colorful, hexagon shaped icons representing different academic fields like space engineering, music, math, AI, and genetics.

Campus & Community

Back-to-school meets future-ready: New academic programs at Rochester

September 13, 2024

The range of recently launched degree programs reflects what students, the workforce, and the world need and want to become ever better.

University of Rochester students celebrate, cheer, and throw confetti into the night sky with Rush Rhees Library lit up in the background.

Campus & Community

Boundless beginnings: Welcoming our newest Yellowjackets to Rochester

August 25, 2024

More than 1,400 first-year and transfer students joined the Yellowjacket family ahead of the new academic year.

University seal

Health & Medicine

Rochester faculty appointed to named professorships

Named professorships are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate Rochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.

Yohay Wakabayashi in khakis and suit jacket standing in busy Tokyo plaza.

From the Magazine

Show us your town: Tokyo

Entrepreneur Yohay Wakabayashi ’10, ’11S (MS) shares some of his favorite things to do in one of the world's top destinations for culture and cuisine.

Black-and-white close up of Michael Jensen in a suit looking at the camera and smiling.

Society & Culture

Michael Jensen ‘transformed the way we perceive and practice economics’

His pioneering research on organizational theory, started at Rochester, has left an enduring mark on the academic and business worlds.