Adapted toys a godsend for kids with special needs
Toys that quiver. Toys that light up and sing. Toys that spit out bubbles. And all of them adapted for...
Students give special needs kids the gift of play
Indeed, “it’s hard not to smile while doing this,” says Rachel Monfredo, a lecturer in chemical engineering at Rochester. Monfredo...
As Phi Beta Kappa turns 241, we honor our own
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society for liberal arts and sciences, celebrates its 241st birthday...
Knox elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors
This week the University of Rochester professor of optics is among the latest fellows to be elected to the National Academy...
Two University researchers earn $1.5 million grants
Two University of Rochester researchers were recently awarded separate $1.5 million grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is...
The Hong Kong Connection
Evans Lam is a member of the University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees and the national chair of the University’s...
Oluwatobi “Tobi” Abubakare ’18: From Rochester to Hong Kong
Tobi Abubakare is pursuing an interdepartmental major in language and brain development. Although she is from Houston, Texas, she is...
Leyla Mouli ’19: From Rochester to Hong Kong
Leyla Mouli is an environmental science major with a sustainability minor. She is a native of Douala, Cameroon. She’s had...
Grant Dever ’16, ’17 (T5): From Rochester to Hong Kong
Grant Dever thrives on being busy. As an undergraduate, he excelled in his studies as a business major while also...
James Pike ’18: From Hong Kong to Rochester
James Pike grew up in Hong Kong with his parents and four siblings. When he was young, his father had...