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The apps you need to survive URochester

If you somehow managed to make it through Welcome Week with fewer than 100 pieces of paper, under 30 new stickers, and fewer than three new apps, you might not know what I’m talking about. Read More

Tunnel Closures on Campus This Fall

Sections of River Campus’ pedestrian tunnel system will be closed this fall as the University continues repair work on its underground utility tunnels. Read More

Your Welcome Week Horoscope

Starting college can honestly be quite stressful, particularly when you’re walking into a white-walled plain-floored dorm room and starting things anew. Read More

Your path will find you: advice from Commencement speaker Jeannine Shao Collins

In anticipation of 2026’s graduation ceremony, the Campus Times conducted an interview with upcoming Commencement speaker Jeannine Shao Collins ’86. Collins, who earned a bachelor's degree in economics from URochester, currently works as the Chief Client Officer at Kargo: a multiplatform advertising and media company. Read More

Reducing Opioid Prescriptions in Rochester

As recently as the early 2010s, it was standard practice for surgeons to provide 30 to 40 or more opioid pills for common, minimally invasive procedures. Most of these pills, however, would remain untouched, left over in the patient’s medical cabinet or kitchen pantries for potential misuse. A team of researchers led by URMC’s Dr. Jacob Moalem set out to reduce these opioid overprescriptions. Read More

Not everyone can be an expert, and that’s okay.

My feed filled instantly with influencers explaining the mission. Some of them had millions of followers. Their videos were polished, confident, and loaded with terms like "trans-lunar injection" and “free-return trajectory.” They spoke with the authority of people who had studied astrophysics and literal rocket science their entire lives. Read More

SigEp’s annual spelling bee helps kids stay ambitious

There was one winner from each grade and each was awarded $500 towards their future college tuition upon admission.  Read More

Catching FIRE!! in a Rare Books Exhibition

As a result of a collaboration between classes in the English and the History departments, as well as the Rare Books Library at URochester, FIRE!!, a new exhibition, will be on display  starting May 4, 2026. Read More

Student researchers present projects for celebrating research week

As the academic year winds down, undergraduate researchers at the University are presenting the results of months of work during Celebrating Research Week (CRW). Kicking off with the Research Poster Expo on April 10, the week featured events including Lightning Talks and the Research Symposium, where students presented projects across disciplines with peers, faculty, and the broader community. Read More