300 Students Compete in FIRST LEGO League Championship
Teams will explore the topic of aging—working to solve issues like getting around, keeping in touch, and staying fit.
Vocal Point Serenades White House
Eleven undergraduate members of the University of Rochester’s all-female a cappella group Vocal Point have been invited to the White House to perform classic and contemporary holiday songs on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 8.
Rochester Explores For-Credit Online Education
The University is partnering with nine peer institutions to establish a consortium to explore a new, for-credit, online course program called “Semester Online.”
Justice Under Siege? Increasing Threats to Judicial Independence
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend a lecture, “Justice Under Siege? Increasing Threats to Judicial Independence,” with U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ’66 of the Southern District of New York. The event begins at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Hawkins-Carlson Room in Rush Rhees Library. A reception will follow in The Meliora, Salon D.
EVENT: NJR Fall Concert Brings Rock ‘n’ Roll Legends to Life
Nearly 40 student musicians at the University of Rochester will bring classic American rock ‘n’ roll to life as they perform some of the best-known songs in pop culture history…
Dance the Night Away at the 27th Annual Viennese Ball
The University of Rochester’s 27th annual Viennese Ball, hosted by UR Ballroom, is the social dance event of the year.
EVENT: University of Rochester’s Kearns Center Celebrates Two Milestones
This October, the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership & Diversity in Arts, Sciences & Engineering will mark the 10th anniversary of its founding and the 20th anniversary of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The center also celebrates three new grants totaling $3.9 million for its Upward Bound and McNair programs.
EVENT: Craig Ferguson Show at University of Rochester Open to Public
Craig Ferguson, the Emmy Award-nominated host of CBS’s The Late Late Show, performs during the University of Rochester’s Meliora Weekend celebration.
2012 Goergen Award Recipients Chosen for Passion for Learning
The Goergen Awards recognize faculty members who have made substantial contributions to the undergraduate experience at Rochester.
From University of Rochester Undergrad to Korean Reality TV Star
Chosen from a pool of nearly 400 people during auditions in New York City, Shin charmed producers with acoustic guitar renditions of Cold Play’s Viva La Vida and Psy’s Gangnam Style.