Student follows liquid metal flow to build a better battery
Meghan Patrick ’18 has spent her summer studying the use of liquid metal batteries on a scale large enough to power entire cities in conjunction with solar and wind power. Patrick is helping the lab figure out where to place ultrasound probes that can capture detailed measurements of how fluids flow in those batteries and how that affects their performance.
A new year is about to start. Are you ready?
As students get ready for a new school year, we’re getting ready here on campus. Here’s everything you need to know to live, learn, and play at the University of Rochester this fall.
It’s one community for Kearns summer researchers
In their labs, the 61 Kearns Center summer researchers work among one another, and in their dorms they live among one another, forming tight friendships that will be vital as they move on to graduate school and professional careers.
Summer program gives African students bridge to college
More than 30 students from sub-Saharan Africa are River Campus this summer as part of the Early Connection Africa program, preparing for college life and taking classes in math, economics, writing, and politics.
Summertime is prime time for undergraduate research
What’s true for many faculty members is also true for college students. There’s no better time than summer—away from coursework and distractions of the school year—to take a deep dive into research.
Shared values: The Year of Respect
Since fall 2011, the Communal Principles Project has highlighted one of six principles each academic year: respect, responsibility, honesty, inclusion, fairness, and freedom.
Rochester Youth Year fellows complete service year
Looking back over the program’s 10 years, about half of its participants have remained in or returned to Rochester, and five of the seven current University fellows will stay in the city.
Students’ Association leaders share excitement for new year
The president and vice president of the Students’ Association on the River Campus and at the Eastman School of Music welcome students for the 2017–18 academic year.
What’s new at the Career Center?
Starting in the fall semester, the Gwen M. Greene Career and Internship Center is rolling out a new career community model—a network of partners from a group of related industries to help students connect with industries and professions.
‘It’s time to let them fly’
Move-in day for the Class of 2021 is just around the corner. In this episode of the University’s Quadcast podcast, Nick Foti ’19 hears advice from parents, students and staff on facing that day when families drop their students off on campus for the first time.