Bianca Audrey Duah’s family came from Ghana, West Africa. She grew up New York City and was always encouraged to become a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or nurse, as were so many of her friends and neighbors. ...
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As the full picture of the year 2020 came into focus last spring—a devastating pandemic, an isolating life of lockdowns and closings, a renewed racial reckoning—the University of Rochester community drew together. Over the course of a challenging year, alumni, faculty, students, parents, and friends...
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A Day in the Life of Two Music Therapists; Within Golisano Children’s Hospital’s music therapy program, Rosemary Obi and Elaine Kong use music to help young people get through difficult times...
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University Trustee Evans Lam ’83, ’84S (MBA) arrived in the United States with $180 and a four-year scholarship to the University. Today, he’s the managing director of wealth management and senior portfolio manager at UBS Financial Services and recognizes the important role that scholarship support...
Read MoreA gift from Dr. Sidney Sobel ’73M (FLW) and his wife, Barbara, recently established the Dr. Sidney H. and Barbara L. Sobel Professorship in Radiation Oncology at the Wilmot Cancer Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). ...
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Equipped with extended reality (XR) and other technologies, tools, and staff, Studio X is slated to open in the fall of 2020 on the River Campus. Inside Studio X, students and faculty will fully engage in multi-sensory experiences, such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual...
Read MoreSisters Ranae and Shanae McKenzie have done just about everything together for as long as they can remember. Born and raised in Jamaica, they are identical twins with identical passions. Both came to the U.S. for their undergraduate education and now are nursing students together....
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“Many people think it takes a lot of hard work to take their fitness to the next level. If you play a high-level sport, it might,” says Cameron Apt. “But for most of us, it takes a consistent level of ‘just enough’ and ‘a little...
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A lead gift from David and Dawn Klein recently established the Linde Klein Professorship in Head and Neck Cancer Fund at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Wilmot Cancer Institute....
Read MoreA lead gift from David and Dawn Klein recently established the Linde Klein Professorship in Head and Neck Cancer Fund at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Wilmot Cancer Institute....
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