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The start of a new year brought innovative events, a peek into the past, andÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”of courseÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”a snowy first day of classes. HereÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s how we spent January at the . Photos by J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.

FULL OF IT: A nearly full moon makes an appearance alongside the owls adorning Rush Rhees Library tower at dusk.

WINTER REFLECTIONS: Argentum: Double-Positive, a light sculpture by Jim Sanborn, is seen in the evening during a snowfall at the .

DOUBLE VAULT: Lauren Tagliaferro, curatorial assistant at the Memorial Art Gallery, speaks to visitors in the painting storage room during a tour of the museumÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s art storage areas.

LADIES IN WAITING: A recently acquired work by sculptor John Rhoden awaits preparation and display at the Memorial Art Gallery.

ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: Numbered, fist-sized rocks embedded with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in the lab of , an assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences and of mechanical engineering. Anshul Yadav, a postdoctoral associate in the lab, is investigating how grain shape affects dispersive characteristics, while also learning the numerical modeling of surface processes.

FASTER THAN TAKING THE BUS: Lucas Qiu ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™25 snowboards behind Susan B. Anthony Hall on the first day of spring semester classes.

MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING: The first day of the spring semester brought snow and temperatures in the mid-teens.

PAW PATROL (AND PROTECTION): Students (and an intrepid pup) are dressed appropriately for the weather as they head out on the first day of spring semester classes.

REPLAY TIME: Canisters of 16-millimeter film containing game footage spanning decades, amassed by Terry Gurnett, former womenÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s soccer coach and current associate director of athletics advancement.

WORDS OF WISDOM: Jamal Holtz ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™20 leads a breakout session during the UniversityÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s inaugural Career Exploration Summit, sponsored by the Greene Center for Career Education and Connections. More than 160 current Rochester students attended the event, which featured notable alumni sharing stories, skills, and valuable insight about their time at Rochester. (ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ photo / John Schlia)