Meet the recipients of the 2021 Goergen Awards for teaching excellence
Rochester professors Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be formally recognized for their exceptional undergraduate teaching on October 28.
Star Trek’s George Takei: Boldly becoming an activist for LGBTQ, immigration rights
The actor, speaking as part of Rochester’s Difficult Conversations”series, says he struggled for years before finding his true voice.
Actor, activist George Takei of Star Trek fame to speak at Rochester
Takei is the latest guest speaker to visit campus as part of the Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change series.
Meet one of Popular Science magazine’s ‘Brilliant 10’
Rochester biomedical engineer Michael Giacomelli is pursuing a quicker way to detect skin cancer.
Outstanding educators continued to shine during pandemic
Thomas Brown and Sina Ghaemmaghami are the latest recipients of the University’s Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professorships.
Jeffrey Runner reappointed as dean of the College
Since taking over as dean in 2017, Runner has focused on fostering an environment of belonging in which all students can become innovative and adaptive lifelong learners.
Eden Thomas ’21 fulfills her dream with Rochester degree
The first-generation student discovers that “one opportunity opens a whole bunch of other doors and connections.”
Commencement 2021: Planning pomp and circumstance during a pandemic
Amid ever-changing COVID-19 guidelines, University staff have worked tirelessly to organize a safe and meaningful hybrid commencement for the Class of 2021.
Two sophomores receive Critical Language Scholarships
Diego Encinas ’23 will study Portuguese and Jason Hahn ’23 will study Russian as part of government immersion program.
Douglass Leadership House to undergo operational, physical changes
The house will become a “living-learning community” with an umbrella of support across the College and institution-wide units, including the Frederick Douglass Institute.