Philanthropy
From Medical training to a lasting impact
February 5, 2026
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Philanthropy
Investing in possibility
February 5, 2026
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Gift establishes a new early-career optics professorship at the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
February 3, 2026
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Why we support University of Rochester Athletics
February 3, 2026
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Transformative $10 million gift will establish Hajim School deanship
January 14, 2026
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Longtime donors Arnold and Anne Lisio give $1.75 million to support the humanities
December 31, 2025
Their gift will support visiting professors and scholars focused on Italian and Mediterranean cultures, languages, and literatures.
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University Trustee Jay S. Benet ’76S (MBA) and Jeanne Benet establish an endowed scholarship for Simon Business School students
December 24, 2025
As part of For Ever Better: The Campaign for the University of Rochester, University Trustee Jay S. Benet ’76S (MBA) and Jeanne Benet have committed $1 million to establish an endowed scholarship at the Simon Business School.
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Historic gift establishes the University of Rochester’s first endowed coaching position
December 15, 2025
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Investing in the future of education: Mary Ellen Burris ’68W (EdM)
November 3, 2025
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Transformative gift helps Memorial Art Gallery get closer to its free admission goal
October 27, 2025
Thanks to civic leader Abby Bennett and Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) and University of Rochester Trustee Doug Bennett ’06S (MBA), and the Sands Family Foundation, the University’s art museum is halfway to its goal of offering free admission to everyone who walks through its doors.
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Bob and Pam Goergen give $2 million to Wilmot Cancer Institute
October 22, 2025
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R. William Cornell, Jr. ’64D (Pdc), DDS, and Chloe T. Cornell establish a $2 million research fund at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health
October 8, 2025