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Forever better at Meliora Weekend 2024

Our signature fall weekend welcomed thousands of University alumni, parents, students, and friends

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Forever better at Meliora Weekend 2024

Our signature fall weekend welcomed thousands of University alumni, parents, students, and friends

UR Medicine Home Care: Helping families through difficult times

From in-home hospice to bereavement counseling and special programs for children grieving the loss of a parent or other family member, UR Medicine Home Care provides for the needs of families not just when their loved ones are nearing the end of life, but also as they grieve the loss that follows hospice. Support from donors helps to fuel these countless services.

Learn more about home care in our community.

UR Medicine Home Care: Helping families through difficult times

From in-home hospice to bereavement counseling and special programs for children grieving the loss of a parent or other family member, UR Medicine Home Care provides for the needs of families not just when their loved ones are nearing the end of life, but also as they grieve the loss that follows hospice. Support from donors helps to fuel these countless services.

Learn more about home care in our community.

Featured stories

Featured stories

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Ain Center receives $2M gift, names new leader

Gift from Mark S. Ain ’67S, University of Rochester trustee emeritus, supports Simon Business School’s Ain Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Roberto Colangelo becomes the center’s new executive director and faculty advisor.

exterior of the Memorial Art Gallery building and main entrance

Inaugural Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art Named at MAG

In September, the museum welcomed Timothy Peterson as its first Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art. This endowed position, created by Deborah Ronnen, honors her parents—lifelong art collectors, advocates, and community leaders.

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Gift establishes new distinguished professorship at the Institute of Optics

Bill Krupke, a physicist, laser scientist, technology entrepreneur, and a former program director at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has established the William F. Krupke Distinguished Professorship in Optics at the University of Rochester. Krupke’s generous $800,000 gift will be matched with $1.2 million from the Wyant Challenge.

Exterior of courtyard in front of brick building and students walking through

Ain Center receives $2M gift, names new leader

Gift from Mark S. Ain ’67S, University of Rochester trustee emeritus, supports Simon Business School’s Ain Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Roberto Colangelo becomes the center’s new executive director and faculty advisor.

exterior of the Memorial Art Gallery building and main entrance

Inaugural Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art Named at MAG

In September, the museum welcomed Timothy Peterson as its first Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art. This endowed position, created by Deborah Ronnen, honors her parents—lifelong art collectors, advocates, and community leaders.

meliora symbol engraved on a statue

Gift establishes new distringuished professorship at the Institute of Optics

Bill Krupke, a physicist, laser scientist, technology entrepreneur, and a former program director at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has established the William F. Krupke Distinguished Professorship in Optics at the University of Rochester. Krupke’s generous $800,000 gift will be matched with $1.2 million from the Wyant Challenge.

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Golisano Children’s Hospital Gala

Follow the yellow brick road and join us for an incredible evening on Saturday, October 19 in Sandy’s Land of Oz. There’s No Place Like Golisano Children’s Hospital when it comes to providing life-saving care. Enjoy delicious food and drink, great friends, and amazing entertainment, all while supporting the children in our region.

Register today to join us at the gala.

Sandy and friends dressed as Wizard of Oz characters
Sandy and friends dressed as Wizard of Oz characters

Golisano Children’s Hospital Gala

Follow the yellow brick road and join us for an incredible evening on Saturday, October 19 in Sandy’s Land of Oz. There’s No Place Like Golisano Children’s Hospital when it comes to providing life-saving care. Enjoy delicious food and drink, great friends, and amazing entertainment, all while supporting the children in our region.

Register today to join us at the gala.

Upcoming events

October
ENGAGEMENTExplore Your City with the Young Alumni Council
Various
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Oct 22
Lifelong LearningExperience Rochester Live: Brain Health Revolution
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (ET)
New York, NY
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November 1
InternationalUniversity social with Korea Network Leadership Council
7 – 9 p.m. (KST)
Gangnam gu, Seoul
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Upcoming events

October
ENGAGEMENTExplore Your City with the Young Alumni Council
Various
See event details
Oct 22
Lifelong LearningExperience Rochester Live: Brain Health Revolution
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (ET)
New York, NY
See event details
November 1
InternationalUniversity social with Korea Network Leadership Council
7 – 9 p.m. (KST)
Gangnam gu, Seoul
See event details

Experience Rochester events

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The Sloan Performing Arts Center

The 30,000-square-foot Sloan Performing Arts Center had its soft opening at the end of August, adding a much-anticipated new building to the University of Rochester’s River Campus in time for the fall semester. The building will be fully functional by the end of the calendar year. The Sloan Center is made possible thanks to the generosity of University Life Trustee Thomas Sloan ’65, ’67 (MS) and Linda Sloan ’67 and other lead donors. Read more about the Sloan Center and get a behind-the-scenes look at artist Jay Yan’s installation of a specially commissioned mosaic that will span most of the building’s interior.

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front entrance of the sloan performing arts center with student on scooter riding by the entrance
front entrance of the sloan performing arts center with student on scooter riding by the entrance

The Sloan Performing Arts Center

The 30,000-square-foot Sloan Performing Arts Center had its soft opening at the end of August, adding a much-anticipated new building to the University of Rochester’s River Campus in time for the fall semester. The building will be fully functional by the end of the calendar year. The Sloan Center is made possible thanks to the generosity of University Life Trustee Thomas Sloan ’65, ’67 (MS) and Linda Sloan ’67 and other lead donors. Read more about the Sloan Center and get a behind-the-scenes look at artist Jay Yan’s installation of a specially commissioned mosaic that will span most of the building’s interior.

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