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The University of Rochester has a history of
WHO KNEW?
breaking boundaries and making discoveries that
have made the world better. Here are just a few
points of pride worthy of mention.

STELLAR SCHOLARSHIP.
Beauclaire Mbanya Jr. ’20 was named
a 2021 Global Rhodes Scholar—one of
only two students selected worldwide.
The Cameroon native is the third University
student or alumnus to receive a Rhodes
Scholarship, and the first in 56 years.

NOTABLE NOBELS.
The University of Rochester has a total
of 13 Nobel laureates. Most recently,
Harvey Alter ’56, ’60M (MD) earned the
2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine for work that led to diagnostic
tests and treatments for a life-threatening
form of hepatitis.

In 2018, the Nobel Prize in Physics was
awarded to Donna Strickland ’89 (PhD) and
former professor Gérard Mourou. Together,
they developed a way to amplify the power
of lasers, ushering in applications in medicine,
optics, imaging, research, and other areas.
Strickland is the third woman ever to receive
the Nobel Prize in Physics, and the first
woman laureate in University history.

Photo: Nobel Media; Alexander Mahmoud

MUSIC EXCELLENCE.
2021 marks the Eastman School of Music’s
centennial—100 years of music innovation,
excellence, and scholarship. Of note,
the first African American composer to win
the Pulitzer Prize for music, George Walker
’56E (DMA), was an Eastman graduate.

Photo: Frank Schramm

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