Message from the President
The past year has brought exciting developments for the University
of Rochester, many of which are highlighted in this annual
report. They benefit students, patients, and a community that
reaches around the globe.
It was a year of great momentum in research. New facilities and
centers for biomedical engineering and optics, cardiovascular
research, influenza research, and clinical and translational sciences
will drive scientific innovation and help Rochester find new ways
to treat and prevent disease. In its first year, a humanities initiative
has fostered faculty research and—through talks, performances,
and exhibitions—made new work in the humanities more accessible
to students and the community than ever before.
For the fourth year in a row, undergraduate applications to the
College reached a new level. The Class of 2010 was the largest
admitted in a decade, success we attribute in part to acknowledgments
such as the Kaplan/Newsweek How to Get into College
Guide naming Rochester as one of its 25 “New Ivies.” Appointments
to endowed professorships have allowed us to recognize
extraordinary faculty and will permit us to continue to recruit
and retain the finest teachers and researchers.
The year also brought notable achievements in enhanced patient
care. The University has redesigned the intensive care unit at
Strong Memorial Hospital, installed the region’s first 3 Tesla
magnetic resonance scanner, and opened the Women’s Health
Pavilion for world-class specialty care.
The projects and advances described in these pages are harbingers
of our future. They are a testament to Rochester’s academic
strength and to the foresight and generosity of our alumni and
friends.
Joel Seligman