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October 16, 2013

University of Rochester swimmer and environmental science major Avery Palardy and Earth and Environmental Sciences department assistant professor Vasilii Petrenko examine a carbon 14 extraction line used to study methane found in ancient ice samples in his ice lab August 23, 2013. Palardo is going on a research trip to Antarctica in November. // photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester

Doug Brady
Doug Brady '15
campus brat

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By Doug Brady May 11, 2026
The first realization of my own age hit me in the months before I started college. I was helping my dad clean the small office he’d occupied in Rush Rhees longer than I’d been alive. The walls of which boasted childhood drawings that my sister and I had crayoned. Even though I was looking at my distant past, I realized I would soon be starting a new page of my future. Read More
Baseball

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By Doug Brady Apr 19, 2026
While looking for something to do on a Friday evening, five of us at the Campus Times made our way down to ESL Ballpark April 17 to catch a Rochester Red Wings game. Our group boasted a Mets fan, a Yankees fan, a Padres fan, a Twins fan, and one person more familiar with cricket than with baseball. Read More
birders log

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By Doug Brady Apr 26, 2026
After walking around campus, as well as other areas such as parks in Northwestern New York, spotting birds has become more commonplace. The resident bird species are singing, foraging, and preparing to nest while many migratory birds are starting to arrive. Read More