Out like a lamb? Not on our watch. Here’s how we spent a busy March at the University of Rochester. Photos by senior University photographer J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.
QUANTUM MANIA: Optics PhD student Arnab Barnam Ray adjusts a confocal microscope to examine new optical materials. The research led by Nickolas Vamivakas, the Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Optical Physics, has .
LOOKING FORWARD (BUT NOT DOWN): Construction crews continue their work on the Strong Expansion Project, which will triple the size of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department.
PUT ME IN, COACH: Pitcher Thomas Blaydes, a graduate student at Simon Business School, warms up as the Rochester varsity baseball team prepares to play Alfred State.
SPRING IN THEIR STEPS: Omar Khalil, Nicholas Gill, Yash Fadte, and Leyla Aydag—all from the Class of 2025—play Spikeball on the University’s Eastman Quadrangle, River Campus.
I’VE GOT YOUR BACK: Rochester students enjoy a warm afternoon in March on the River Campus.
WITH DISTINCTION: Wilmot Cancer Institute Director Jonathan Friedberg speaks during a news conference announcing Wilmot as a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center.
MOST EXCELLENT: University President Sarah Mangelsdorf with the recipients of this year’s Presidential Awards for Inclusive Excellence. (University of Rochester photo / Matt Wittmeyer)
GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING: Prior to the official unveiling, chief engineer Kaan Aytekin ’26 wheels in this year’s car for the . The group is a student-run, nonprofit organization that designs, fabricates, tests, and competes with a single-seater off-road vehicle.
MAKE ME A MATCH: Fourth-year medical students at the School of Medicine and Dentistry .
CHAMBER OF SECRETS: David Canning, manager of the Omega EP Laser Facility, is pictured inside the Grating Compressor Chamber of the at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?: The Art of Observation program, a partnership between the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the School of Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery, helps medical students and clinicians cultivate essential clinical skills. (University of Rochester photo / Matt Wittmeyer)
