For Howard Spindler ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™81E (MA), music started filling his life at an early age. The piano teacher came to his house every week to give lessons to his two older sisters. ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œI was just four years old, but I was so drawn to our family...
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Dean Marvin ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™73 and his wife, Laura, have committed $1.5 million to endow a chemistry professorship at the University of RochesterÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s School of Arts & Sciences. The Dean and Laura Marvin Endowed Professorship in Physical Chemistry is the first professorship at the University to support...
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Robin and Tim Wentworth, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ parents and supporters, have committed $2.5 million to endow a professorship and a scholarship at the University of RochesterÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Eastman School of Music. The Robin and Tim Wentworth Professorship in Piano will support and recognize a dedicated faculty...
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A lead gift from Dr. Lowell A. Goldsmith ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™02M (MPH) and his wife, Carol, establishes the endowed Carol A. and Lowell A. Goldsmith Professorship in Dermatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). The gift will provide permanent support to faculty in the department....
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Lowell A. Goldsmith ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™02M (MPH) grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., one of three children. His father was a dentist whose office was in the front room of the family home. From an early age, Dr. Goldsmith was exposed to patient care. He saw his father...
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Dave Capucilli ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™99 loved baseball. He played as a young boy, throughout high school, and then as second baseman for the Yellowjackets. He was the heartbeat of the UniversityÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s baseball team from 1995 to 1999, say his teammates who played alongside him for four years....
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The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center announces a new endowed lecture series that will foster dialogue, encourage inclusivity, and advance the leadership skills of those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community at the University of Rochester. The series will bring to...
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Jane Possee, a longtime athletics administrator and former coach, knows what it takes to be an effective leader. In 1975, she came to Rochester from Syracuse University to coach field hockey and womenÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s basketball. In the same year, she initiated the University of RochesterÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s womenÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s...
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently renewed a five-year, $984,000 grant to support the University of RochesterÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Mellon Graduate Digital Humanities Fellowship. This innovative graduate program trains humanities students to integrate digital technologies into their research. The fellowship was launched in 2013 through an initial...
Read MoreImagine a place at the University of Rochester where our large community of Jewish students, faculty, staff, and community members can gather, celebrate, and strengthen their Jewish heritage and traditions together....
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