Students, alumni receive national awards for global study, teaching, and research

Each year, Rochester students and recent graduates receive national awards based on academic success, research endeavors, and community contributions through leadership and service.

• Critical Language Scholars: Jesse Campanelli ’25, Mikhail (Misha) Studenkov ’25, ’25E
• DAAD RISE: Adarsh Mavathaveedu ’24, Xijue (Jade) Wu ’23, ’24 (T5)
• Educational Testing Service and the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Undergraduate Fellowship Program: Mara Criollo-Rivera ’25
• Fulbright US Student Grant Program: Danielle Getz ’23, Sarah Hoh ’23, Catherine Hurwitz ’23, Anand Idris ’23, Hannah Kim ’22, Shalaka Natu ’23, Abhiyudh Rajput ’23, Haile Redietu ’19, Michael Riches ’23, Michelle Shuai ’23, Vanessa Wish ’23
• Barry Goldwater Scholarship: Derek Chien ’25, Kathleen Hall ’24, Margaret Scholer ’24, Hope Silva ’24
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Chesna Apere ’23, Amanda Broadmeadow ’21, Loren Cardani ’23, Justine Drappeau ’21, Ellen Irving ’23, Abbey Kampel ’23, Jonathan Musgrave ’21, Daniel Nakamura ’23, Spencer Ressel ’20, Helena Schreder ’22, Austin Varela ’20, Anna Weldy ’20, and graduate students Bo Couture, Noma Grace Creed, Eloise Fadial, Isabelle Linares, Felisha Romero, Cheyenne Thomas, Leyla Valerio
• Projects for Peace: Abobakar Sediq Miakhel ’26
• Public Policy and International Affairs Program: Jose Castillo ’23, ’24 (T5)
• Teaching Assistantship Program in France: Maria Schapfel ’23, Vanessa Wish ’23
• Truman Scholarship: Andrés Arocho González ’24
• Voyager Scholarship: Laith Awad ’24

Wilson Commons closing for summer on May 15

Due to several construction projects, including the creation of a Campus Information Center, Wilson Commons will close on May 15 and reopen in mid-August. Contact wcsa@rochester.edu with questions.

• Douglass Commons, Spurrier, and the public space in Genesee Hall will be open for meeting and activity space.
• Dining Services will provide summer dining options in other locations during the closure. Tasty Tuesdays will be back again this summer as a lunch option.
• The offices that are located in Wilson Commons will be available via email and phone. Wilson Commons Student Activities will have a desk staffed on the third floor of Genesee Hall during weekday business hours.
• The Food Pantry will be accessible this summer by placing an online grocery bag order.
• Are you an undergraduate staying in Rochester for the summer?  Check out summer events on CCC.

Bursar's Office, ISO hours and operations for Friday

Bursar’s Office onsite operations, including the information window in Meliora Hall, will not be available on Friday, May 12. Staff will be available by phone during regularly scheduled telephone hours and by email during regular business hours.

The International Services Office Service Desk will be open from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday. Virtual advising drop-ins, phone, and email operations will still be available. If you have an immigration emergency while the office is closed, contact the Department of Public Safety at (585) 275-3333.

Possible meteorite crashes through New Jersey home

CNN, May 9

“Metal meteorites are particularly interesting to us because these are construction debris left over from the assembly of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago,” says Adam Frank, the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor of Physics and Astronomy. “And this thing has been floating around in space that long.”

Year-end donation programs

Do you have unwanted stuff in your dorm room that you want to get rid of? The University offers “Move-Out, Cleanout” and “Dump and Run,” two programs to get rid of your items responsibly.

BHP blog on allowing closeness

Do you wish you could open up more with someone you care about, but worry about being hurt? Learn what might be holding you back and how vulnerability can be healthy in the May blog post from Behavioral Health Partners.

Annual toxicology retreat

Attend the annual toxicology training program retreat on Thursday, May 25. The keynote lecture, “Advancing Regulatory Science at FDA: New Approach Methodologies,” will be given by Suzanne Fitzpatrick, senior advisor for toxicology at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the FDA, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Adolph Lower Auditorium (1-7619), Medical Center. The event also features trainee platform presentations and a trainee poster session. Email Alyssa Merrill for more information.