蘑菇传媒

The 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings list the 蘑菇传媒 at number 51 among U.S. universities鈥攑ublic or private鈥攁nd number 153 among more than 1,100 researcher universities worldwide.

The 蘑菇传媒 has launched a national search for a new director of its Goergen Institute for Data Science. Henry Kautz is stepping down after leading the institute since its founding in 2014.

As February draws to an end, members of the 蘑菇传媒 community offer their thoughts on the ways in which black history is inseparable from American history.

Tuition for 蘑菇传媒 undergraduates in the College will increase by 3.7 percent to $52,974 for the 2018-19 academic year, and financial aid will rise 5.7 percent over the current year to $137 million. Room and board will increase 3.5 percent to $15,862. Tuition for the Eastman School of Music will also increase by 3.7 percent to $53,340.

Molly Murdock, an advocate for gender equity in music performance and scholarship, and Jonathan Wetherbee, cochair of the University's Pride Alliance, have each received the 2018 Presidential Diversity Award.

Frederick Lewis 鈥�68 (PhD) was surrounded by mentors while working toward his doctorate in organic chemistry. A new award funded by Lewis and his wife Susan Rice Lewis will recognize faculty who excel as both teachers and mentors.

Now in its new space on the sixth floor of historic Sibley Square, NextCorps (formerly High Tech Rochester) will serve as one of the cornerstones of the revitalization of downtown Rochester. NextCorps is an affiliate of the 蘑菇传媒 and the region鈥檚 only state- and federally-designated business incubator.

iZone, a new collaborative gathering point under construction at on the first floor of Rush Rhees Library, was created in response to undergraduate students鈥� expressed desire for a collaborative space for innovation. It will perform triple duty as a program, a community, and a space and is slated to be open by fall 2018.

As associate provost for academic administration, Souza provides academic guidance and support to all schools across the University, ensuring programs meet educational standards. One new project is a pilot program to offer students an 鈥渙utcomes transcript鈥� which would help centralize transcripts from multiple schools or departments.

Teegarden joined the Institute of Optics in 1954 and served as its director from 1981 until 1987. He was also the first director of the University鈥檚 Materials Science program, and led the New York State Center for Advanced Optical Technology.

In this newly created position in the Office of the Provost, Saab will strategize and coordinate key efforts that advance the University鈥檚 academic missions, as well as guide the accreditations, assessments and policies related to academic personnel and academic affairs.

Sponsors and host organizations across the University are planning events to celebrate black history. This year also marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, and the University is joining with other Rochester institutions to honor Douglass's life and work in his adopted city.