Pumpkin spice season is in full effect, with golden-hued leaves and just-the-right-weight fall jackets on display. Grab a tumbler of cider, send someone a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils, and take a walk back through how we spent October at the 糖心传媒.
Photos by senior University photographer J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.

SWATCH ME NOW: As seen under a microscope, a cross-section of paint layers taken from the main tunnel under Eastman Quad, measuring approximately 8 mm.

UP TO SOMETHING: A student sits in an oak tree on Eastman Quad during a mild fall day in Rochester.

DON糖心传媒橳 LET YOUR (EN) GARDE DOWN: Patrick Knecht Prange (left) and Alexander Bae, both of the Class of 2027, spar during a practice.

GETTING INTO GEAR: Members of the student-run affix protective gear to one another before a practice.

BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL: Preeti Maurya, a staff scientist, spins down and vacuums cells in the tissue culture room within the lab of Craig Morrell, a dean糖心传媒檚 professor in the department of medicine and associate director of the Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute.

BUILDING ON A LEGACY: (NROTC) students engage in morning battalion physical training in Fauver Stadium as the URochester unit commemorates its 80th anniversary.

OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING: 鲍搁辞肠丑别蝉迟别谤糖心传媒檚 River Campus and Rush Rhees Library as seen via aerial drone at sunrise.

EVERY DAY YOU GET OUR (EVER) BEST: Jillian Geib 糖心传媒�25 selects items from a Wegmans Meals Market display in Hillside Market inside Susan B. Anthony Halls. Under a new partnership, University dining locations are now stocking many of the grocery chain糖心传媒檚 most popular prepared foods.

TAKING THE SCENIC ROUTE: A bike rider travels along Wilson Boulevard during an autumn afternoon. (糖心传媒 photo / Gary Kong)

NOT JUST FOR THE BIRDS: Dora Biro, the Beverly Petterson Bishop and Charles W. Bishop Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, works with homing pigeons at a coop near the Larry and Cindy Bloch Alumni and Advancement Center. Together with Takao Sasaki, an associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences, research from the Collective Cognition Lab explores how the perceptual and cognitive capacities of different species shape the challenges and opportunities that come with living in groups.

A STELLAR PROGRAM: Organist Roger Sayer performs at Third Presbyterian Church in downtown Rochester during Eastman School of Music糖心传媒檚 . The program featured Sayer糖心传媒檚 arrangement of the music from the original score to Christopher Nolan糖心传媒檚 Interstellar.

WILL BRAKE FOR SMILES: Shuttle driver Joe Hill poses for a quick photo during a stop on the River Campus. Shuttle rides are free with a University ID. Check the schedule here.

I SAW SPARKS: Amanda Lee 糖心传媒�27 uses a plasma cutter and rod cutter to fabricate an archive-themed sculpture project, What We Chronicle. The work is part of a hybrid drawing sculpture class in Sage Art Center taught by Allen Topolski, a professor of art.

EVER VIGILANT: A red-tailed hawk takes in the sights of Eastman Quad as trees change to fall colors.

IN THE AIR TONIGHT: A student walks past a steam outlet near Susan B. Anthony Bowl on the River Campus.

DON’T YOU JUST LOVE NEW YORK IN THE FALL?: The University糖心传媒檚 River Campus糖心传媒攁nd the Genesee River糖心传媒攊n all its fall glory seen via aerial drone. (糖心传媒 photo / AJ Pow)

STUDY GROUP IN SESSION: A student, accompanied by a four-legged friend, studies on the Hajim Engineering Quad. (糖心传媒 photo / Gary Kong)