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Out like a lamb? Not on our watch. Here\u2019s how we spent a busy March at the <\/span>University of Rochester<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. <\/span>Photos by senior University photographer J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

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

QUANTUM MANIA: <\/b>Optics PhD student Arnab Barnam Ray adjusts a confocal microscope to examine new optical materials. The research led by Nickolas Vamivakas, the Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Optical Physics, has unlocked unique optical properties that could be used in quantum computers and other quantum technologies<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

LOOKING FORWARD (BUT NOT DOWN):<\/b> Construction crews continue their work on the<\/span> Strong <\/strong>Expansion Project<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, which will triple the size of Strong Memorial Hospital\u2019s Emergency Department.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Baseball<\/p>\n

PUT ME IN, COACH: <\/b>Pitcher Thomas Blaydes, a graduate student at Simon Business School, warms up as the Rochester varsity baseball team prepares to play Alfred State.<\/p>\n

\"Four<\/p>\n

SPRING IN THEIR STEPS: <\/b>Omar Khalil, Nicholas Gill, Yash Fadte, and Leyla Aydag\u2014all from the Class of 2025\u2014play Spikeball on the University\u2019s Eastman Quadrangle, River Campus.<\/p>\n

\"Students<\/p>\n

I\u2019VE GOT YOUR BACK: <\/b>Rochester students enjoy a warm afternoon in March on the River Campus.<\/p>\n

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

WITH DISTINCTION: <\/b>Wilmot Cancer Institute Director Jonathan Friedberg speaks during a news conference announcing Wilmot as a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

\"President<\/p>\n

MOST EXCELLENT: <\/b>University President Sarah Mangelsdorf with the recipients of this year\u2019s Presidential Awards for Inclusive Excellence<\/a>. (University of Rochester photo \/ Matt Wittmeyer)<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING: <\/b>Prior to the official unveiling, chief engineer Kaan Aytekin \u201926 wheels in this year\u2019s car for the UR Baja SAE team<\/b><\/a>. <\/b>The group is a student-run, nonprofit organization that designs, fabricates, tests, and competes with a single-seater off-road vehicle.<\/p>\n

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

MAKE ME A MATCH: <\/b>Fourth-year medical students at the School of Medicine and Dentistry celebrate after finding out where their residencies will be on Match Day<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

CHAMBER OF SECRETS: <\/b>David Canning, manager of the Omega EP Laser Facility, is pictured inside the Grating Compressor Chamber of the OMEGA EP Laser System<\/b><\/a> at the University\u2019s Laboratory for Laser Energetics.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

WHAT DO YOU SEE?: <\/b>The Art of Observation program, a partnership between the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the School of Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery, helps medical students and clinicians cultivate essential clinical skills. (University of Rochester photo \/ Matt Wittmeyer)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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