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Catholic Newman Community
More than a parade: Newman community celebrates Mardi Gras with reflection
Though the northeast’s celebrations of Mardi Gras tend to be more restrained than New Orleans’ famously large celebrations, it is still a “day people [can] get together for dinner and families [can] celebrate with beads.” These beads are found on festive necklaces and, in the South, are often thrown from parade floats into the street. Read More
Soccer
A season in stride for sophomore striker Natalie Santangelo
Since age 4, Santangelo has been obsessed with soccer. Growing up in an athletic household, this now-Division III athlete has been in her cleats for as long as she can remember. She has always taken life by the horns, describing herself as an uplifting, reliable, and competitive soul. Read More
campus brat
Campus Brat: Choosing Rochester (The shame of settling)
I had decided at a very young age that I would go to URochester (although it’s always been “the U of R” to me). I would get free tuition and I could hang out with my dad all the time. Read More
alumna
University alumna Dr. Owusu-Ansah shapes medical storytelling on HBO’s ‘The Pitt’
Season 2 of HBO’s “The Pitt” began streaming in January after winning Best Drama Series and four more awards at the 2025 Primetime Emmy awards for its first season. Both seasons follow a full shift at the Emergency Department (ED) of the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center (PTMC), and each episode follows an hour of […]
Climate Change
Weber Lab’s research with URochester students provides insights on ocean biogeochemical cycles
URochester Earth and Environmental Science professor and researcher Dr. Thomas Weber has led multiple, intricate research undertakings on biogeochemical cycles in the world’s oceans. Throughout this academic year in particular, he has collaborated with URochester undergraduate and graduate students to study nutrient cycling in marine environments through multiple research projects. Read More
fraternity
Inside rush: A look at sorority and fraternity recruitment at URochester
For many current members of Greek life, the most important part of rushing was finding the best fit socially, and that’s what they would advise prospective members to focus on. Read More
ai
Why libraries still matter: New UR librarian Timothy McGeary on the future of academic libraries
When McGeary begins his tenure in March in the role of Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of URochester Libraries, he will bring with him his experience of a career shaped by the changing role of libraries in a digital world. At Duke University, where he currently works, McGeary has helped oversee the systems and services that support teaching, research, and scholarship, for example, by digitally preserving data and developing new software. Read More
Biology
Fay Lab makes a groundbreaking discovery on Saccharomyces yeasts’ heat resistance abilities
URochester Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Justin Fay conducted an investigation into how yeasts tolerate higher temperatures due to global warming in fall of 2025. The Fay Lab is a culmination of undergraduate and graduate students comparing the genomes of two different species of yeasts in the genus Saccharomyces — S. cerevisiae and S. uvarum. Saccharomyces is known […]
centennial
Celebrating a hundred years of URMC with Miner Library
Edward G. Miner Library, located on the first floor of URMC, serves as the medical center’s main academic health sciences library, with patrons including patients, staff, students, and faculty. Established in 1925 as part of URMC, Miner Library was built originally in the middle of the medical center to symbolize unity, bringing together the clinical […]
Community
Gandhi Institute shares nonviolence teachings of Gandhi and MLK in local Rochester community
The Gandhi Institute pays homage to the teachings of Gandhi and prominent Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. through community involvement, in the form of workshops, community dinners, volunteer work, and work with the Rochester City School District and several other local organizations. Read More