
Student Life Awards to honor top campus leaders
Also known as 鈥渢he Rockys,” these awards recognize undergraduates who have significantly and positively impacted the University or surrounding community through service to others, investment of talent and time, and pursuit of excellence.

Irfan Bashir 鈥19 wins antiracism student video contest
鈥淚 wanted to show that although this is a diverse campus, racism does exist. But together, we can stop it.鈥 Bashir’s three-minute video called 鈥淢eliora,鈥 was announced Thursday as the winner after a week-long vote of the campus community.

ArtAwake festival returns to City of Rochester
ArtAwake, the one-day 鈥渇estival of creativity鈥 created by students and showcasing more than 140 pieces of art, returns on Saturday, April 16, at the site of the old Chase Tower in downtown Rochester.

Record number of students earn summer research scholarships in Germany
The highly competitive program was established in 2005 and is sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service, Germany鈥檚 publicly funded but independent organization of higher education institutions.

Critical Language Scholarships winners to study Turkish, Arabic
Fatima Bawany 鈥16, Aaron Schaffer 鈥16, and Saralinda Schell 鈥19 have each won scholarships from the highly competitive State Department program for advanced language study overseas this summer.

The miss heard ’round the world
As winner of the national State Farm Assist of the Year Award, Sam Borst-Smith will fly to Houston on Thursday morning, and his unlikely play will be shown to the crowd at NRG Stadium that evening.

Two students receive Davis Projects for Peace grant
A sophomore and freshman at the 人妻少妇专区 hope to encourage a new generation of their fellow Rwandans to remember the lessons of their country鈥檚 horrific genocide two decades ago.

Villanova coach had Wright stuff in Rochester
Long before he was leading the Villanova Wildcats back to the Final Four, coach Jay Wright was cutting his basketball teeth on the River 人妻少妇专区, serving as a Yellowjackets assistant coach under Mike Neer from 1984 to 1986.

Campaign aims to raise awareness about racism
For Rochester students like Justin Delinois 鈥19 the sentiments captured in a University-wide effort to combat racism on campus are more than just four words that fit on a T-shirt.

Paralympian brings lessons of resilience
Legendary skier Chris Waddell, the most decorated paralympian in history鈥攚ith 13 Paralympic Games medals in sit-skiing and wheelchair track racing鈥攚ill speak at River 人妻少妇专区 on Monday, March 21.