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From totality to Springfest and everything in between, here\u2019s how we spent April at the <\/span>University of Rochester<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. <\/span>Photos by J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Cityscape<\/a><\/p>\n

IN THE DARK:<\/strong> The University\u2019s River Campus viewed from across the Genesee River during the total solar eclipse on April 8<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Rush<\/p>\n

TOTAL RECALL: <\/b>Rush Rhees Library and Eastman Quad as seen during totality (and through a student\u2019s cell phone).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Student<\/a><\/p>\n

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE: <\/b>Owen Tu \u201925 demonstrates an apparatus used to track eye movements in the lab of Michele Rucci, <\/span>a professor of brain and cognitive sciences. Researchers led by Rucci <\/span>have found that blinking plays a pivotal role in processing visual information<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Optics<\/p>\n

RIDING THE WAVES:<\/strong> Optics PhD students Arjun Iyer and Wendao Xu run experiments in the lab of Will Renninger, an assistant professor of optics. They have a forthcoming paper about using surface acoustic waves for connecting and controlling hybrid quantum devices.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Student<\/a><\/p>\n

REGALE US:<\/strong> Data science master\u2019s student and bookstore employee Selene Tulsa pulls regalia from boxes as seniors and other graduates of the Class of 2024 gear up ahead of this year\u2019s Commencement<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

SPRING IN YOUR STEP:<\/strong> As trees flower outside, people pass through the glass-covered bridge connecting Wilson Commons and the Frederick Douglass Building.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/p>\n

TIME TO CELEBRATE:<\/strong> Seniors Nathalee Arroyo and Alexis Mclemore pose for a photo as they pick up their regalia. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Professor<\/p>\n

SURVEY SAYS: <\/b>Mike Jarvis, a professor of history, and students attempt a ground-penetrating radar survey of the Eastman Quad area between Schlegel Hall and Strong Auditorium, trying to map the old Oak Hill Golf Club clubhouse that once stood at the site.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Three<\/p>\n

KEEPING IT CLEAN:<\/strong> University employees Phil Piedmont, Linda Battaglia, and Amy Kadrie pick up trash along the east bank of the Genesee River during Celebrate Earth Week.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Engineering<\/p>\n

TICK, TICK, BOOM:<\/strong> Department of Biomedical Engineering seniors Lawrence Chen, Rachelle Gomez-Guevara, Sarah Manning, and Anjali Patel test their senior design project\u2014a tick collection system for use in Costa Rica.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Student<\/p>\n

GOING FOR A QUICK SPIN:<\/strong> Maggie Scholes \u201924 negotiates a rotating cylinder while emerging from the fun house on Dandelion Day during Springfest Weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/p>\n

SHAKE IT OFF:<\/strong> Students cheer as the YellowJackets a cappella group<\/a> performs a Taylor Swift cover on Dandelion Day.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Inmates<\/p>\n

IN CONCERT:<\/strong> An Eastman School of Music<\/span> ensemble performs for inmates in the rehabilitation unit at the Monroe County Jail. The occasion marks the first time live music has been performed within the jail walls by Eastman School musicians.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/p>\n

WHERE WE\u2019RE GOING, WE DON\u2019T NEED ROADS: <\/b>The <\/span>UR Baja SAE team<\/a> <\/strong>unveils its 2024 car in Rettner Atrium. The group <\/span>is a student-run, nonprofit organization that designs, fabricates, tests, and competes with a single-seater off-road vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From totality to Springfest and everything in between, here\u2019s how we spent April at the\u00a0University of Rochester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1132,"featured_media":603912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11556],"tags":[3286,14,18632,326,16072,93],"class_list":["post-603732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community","category-in-photos","tag-eastman-school-of-music","tag-events","tag-hajim-school-of-engineering-and-applied-sciences","tag-river-campus-libraries","tag-school-of-arts-and-sciences","tag-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nApril 2024 in Photos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here's how we spent April at the University of Rochester.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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