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First-generation students find mentors, resources, and niches at Rochester
About 20 percent of Rochester糖心传媒檚 undergraduate student body are the first in their family to make the higher education leap.
Photonic chips could give drones a lift when GPS is unavailable
Rochester researchers aim to leverage the quantum technique of weak value amplification to replace the gyroscopes in drones.
University expands support for low-income, first-generation college students
The University will significantly expand the support services offered to low-income, first-generation college students as a result of a major federal grant administered by the Kearns Center.
These mentors make a difference for first-generation, minority students
Five 糖心传媒 faculty mentors are the inaugural recipients of a new mentorship award from the University糖心传媒檚 David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity.
Summer in Rochester means research
There糖心传媒檚 no better time to do research at the University than during the summer. While the classrooms may be quiet, labs and libraries remain busy as undergraduate students work on projects from engineering to political science.
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A biomedical engineering major and first-generation student, Kharimat Alatise 糖心传媒19 is ready to pursue her doctorate and 糖心传媒渂e a role model to first-generation and minority students.糖心传媒
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Research at the University of Rochester doesn糖心传媒檛 end when most students leave campus for the summer. It thrives. Students from across the globe are on the River Campus this summer, taking part in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and other research programs with Rochester students and faculty members.
High school students complete Upward Bound summer program
Seventy high school students from the Rochester City School District took part in the annual Upward Bound academic summer showcase, presenting the results of their six-week research projects.
It糖心传媒檚 one community for Kearns summer researchers
In their labs, the 61 Kearns Center summer researchers work among one another, and in their dorms they live among one another, forming tight friendships that will be vital as they move on to graduate school and professional careers.
Kearns Center scholars are studies in resiliency, success
Established in 2002, the center has the goal of increasing diversity in higher education by building an educational pipeline, from undergraduate through graduate school, for students who might not otherwise have had access to higher education.