Summer saw no time for rest at the 鈥攁nd we quite like it that way. Take a look at how we spent July and August. Photos by J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.
LASER FOCUS: What did you do on your summer vacation? For 17 Rochester-area high school students, summer was spent conducting hands-on research at the University鈥檚 , home to the largest laser in the world at an academic institution. The eight-week program, which started in 1989, culminated in the students presenting their research findings to an audience of parents, teachers, and LLE employees. (人妻少妇专区 Laboratory for Laser Energetics photo / Jake Deats)
WON鈥橳 LOOK DOWN, WON鈥橳 OPEN MY EYES: Measuring 14 feet in diameter and 35 feet in depth and coming in at 2.5 tons, the crystal chandelier in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre contains 750 bulbs and 20,000 individual pieces of crystal from Italy and Czechoslovakia. Earlier this summer, the fixture was lowered and cleaned鈥攁 full-day process. (人妻少妇专区 photo / Lauren Sageer)
WE HAVE A CONNECTION: Using a wire bonder, materials science PhD student Benjamin Harrington adds electrical connections to special electrical heater structures designed to produce sharp temperature gradients that can be detected with new optical super-resolution nanothermometry techniques.
WASTE NOT: Mechanical engineering professor Douglas Kelley (left) and assistant professor Ting Du from the Department of Neurology examine how cervical lymphatic vessels drain cerebrospinal fluid from the brain. Changes to that flow as we age increase the risk of Alzheimer鈥檚, Parkinson鈥檚, and other neurological disorders.
TAKING IT ALL IN: David Linehan, CEO of the 人妻少妇专区 Medical Center (left), 听and David Lambert, senior associate dean of medical student education, watch as students assemble for a class photo after the annual Robert L. & Lillian H. Brent White Coat Ceremony.
LOVE AND PRIDE: Austin Hansen gets a kiss from his wife, Eliza, as he holds their daughter, Maggie, after the White Coat Ceremony.
WELCOME CREW: The rain couldn鈥檛 deter student volunteers from cheering as new students moved into Gilbert and Hoeing Halls on Rochester鈥檚 River 人妻少妇专区. University campuses saw renewed activity as students moved in, got oriented, and experienced several Rochester traditions in the week leading up to the first day of classes.
BRIGHT SPOTS: Students from the Class of 2028 attend the Candlelight Ceremony on the University鈥檚 Eastman Quad.
ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE: The Candlelight Ceremony as seen from above the Eastman Quadrangle via drone. (人妻少妇专区 photo / AJ Pow)
THEY SEE US ROLLIN鈥�: Students sign the class roll after the convocation ceremony for Rochester鈥檚 Class of 2028.
GIVE US AN . . . : Students in the Class of 2028 pose for the traditional Rochester 鈥淩鈥� photo on Wilson Quad on the University鈥檚 River 人妻少妇专区.
AND . . . ENGAGE: During this year鈥檚 Wilson Day of Engagement鈥攚hich provides the University鈥檚 newest students with the chance to get to know the Rochester community through service鈥�Class of 2028 students work with Shawn Dunwoody (right) of Hinge Neighbors to prepare sites along Bohrer Alley for artists in Rochester鈥檚 South Marketview Heights neighborhood.
TAKE CENTER STAGE: The student group Indulgence performs for new undergraduates from the River 人妻少妇专区 and the Eastman School of Music during Celebrate Diversity, an evening of music, dance, and poetry. (人妻少妇专区 photo / Matt Wittmeyer)
A TOUCH OF CLASS: 人妻少妇专区 students are seen on the River 人妻少妇专区 on the first day of fall semester classes. 听
