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March ushered in spring and a wealth of activities across the <\/span>University of Rochester<\/a><\/strong>. Take a brief look back at how we spent the month. <\/span>Photos by J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Student<\/p>\n

A NEW REALITY: A student uses VR (virtual reality) equipment <\/span>in the Mary Ann Mavrinac Studio X in Carlson Library.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Professor<\/p>\n

LESSONS IN HUMANITY: Dmitry Bykov<\/a>, a visiting assistant professor in Russian and the University\u2019s inaugural Scholar in Exile<\/a> with the Humanities Center,<\/span> plays recordings of Russian prison songs during his class Hard Labor, Exile, Prison: The Culture of Incarceration in Russia.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"PhD<\/p>\n

LIGHT THE WAY: J. Lyse Mugeni, a third-year optical engineering PhD student, uses a tunable light source <\/span>to test the transmittance of the material used in eclipse glasses<\/a> purchased by the University.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Three<\/p>\n

THE SHOW MUST GO ON: McKenna Young \u201926, Grace Van Der Meer \u201925, and Nora Rooney \u201925 of UR Celtic prepare for their performance as part of a welcome concert for attendees of the 2024 American College Dance Association Northeast Conference. The event, held in coordination with the Program of Dance and Movement<\/a>, welcomed 400 guests to the River Campus for four days of dance classes, performances, and workshops. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Cover<\/p>\n

SPACING OUT: Diagrams of Geology, History, and Physical Geography<\/span><\/i> by James Reynolds (1849) is <\/span>one of several rare eclipse-related books<\/a> housed in Rush Rhees Library\u2019s Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

MEET YOUR MATCH: Fourth-year students at the School of Medicine and Dentistry <\/a><\/span>await the countdown to noon on Match Day<\/a> to find out where they\u2019ll be placed for their residencies.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Reporters<\/p>\n

AND ALL THAT JAZZ: <\/b>University President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf makes remarks during a news conference announcing the lineup of the 21st Rochester International Jazz Festival.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Student<\/p>\n

YOUR MOMENT OF ZEN: Elia Cuautle \u201924 walks the labyrinth in Goergen Athletic Center during University Health Service\u2019s annual Flourish Festival<\/a>.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Four<\/p>\n

PREP SQUAD: Adarsh Mavathaveedu \u201924, Smit Kothari \u201925, Keira Donnelly \u201926, and Hana Zhang \u201926 make introductions at the start of an advising session for Project Level the Field. The program offers free, in-person mentorship to Rochester City School District students and sessions with advisors at Rochester and other schools to answer questions high school students have about the college application process.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Profile<\/p>\n

VISITING SCHOLARSHIP: Baitullah Hameedi, a visiting scholar at the University\u2019s Susan B. Anthony Center<\/a>, poses in the Rush Rhees Library Great Hall. Before his 2021 arrival in the United States, Hameedi was a multimedia journalist in Afghanistan and a faculty member in the journalism and communications studies department at Kabul University.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Several<\/p>\n

GOING TO WEGMANS. NEED ANYTHING?:<\/strong> Students walk through Hajim Quad on the River Campus during a warm afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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