
Faculty in data science, mechanical engineering, and history to receive Goergen Awards
Established in 1997, the award recognizes distinction in undergraduate teaching among faculty in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

Global Celebration Committee seeks input from University community on plan to showcase diversity
The group is accepting submissions through October 31 and will make recommendations to President Mangelsdorf in December.

A baseball call for the ages: Hank Aaron’s record-breaking home run
Baseball broadcasting expert Curt Smith penned an essay for the Library of Congress about Milo Hamilton’s memorable home run call.

Movers and shakers: Welcoming the Class of 2026 to campus
In a return to move-in-day tradition, more than 1,600 students at the College and the Eastman School of Music embarked on their Rochester experience this week.

Rochester’s Curt Smith remembers Vin Scully
The author of multiple books on baseball, its storied stadiums and legendary broadcasters, recalls a baseball broadcasting legend.

Wilson Commons, designed by I.M. Pei, remains a centerpiece of campus life
Over several decades, Wilson Commons has become a place to study, eat, dance, play billiards or violin, put out a newspaper, and even stage a student protest or two.

Students build strong relationship working with nonprofit Teen Empowerment
Created with undergraduates playing major roles, a local exhibit shows how Clarissa Street—once the center of Rochester’s Black community—was destroyed by urban renewal and housing discrimination.

Remembering J. W. Johnson: ‘dynamic’ and devoted English teacher
In a University career of more than 45 year, the professor emeritus’s research interests included Restoration biography, the Earl of ÌÇÐÄlogo and 18th-century literature.

Class of 2026 shows increases among underrepresented groups
Incoming students at the College and at Eastman will arrive in August from more than 40 countries and 44 states.

Honoring alumni who gave their lives in service to America
Members of the University community have served their country in wartime since the Civil War, with many having made the ultimate sacrifice. This Memorial Day, we remember three of them.