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As we head into September, take a brief look back at some August moments at the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/a> you may have missed\u2014and some photographs we couldn\u2019t help but share. Photos by J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nLET’S GET PHYSICAL (AND ORTHOPAEDIC):<\/strong> An aerial drone photo shows the courtyard space and rooftop of the new UR Medicine Center for Orthopaedics and Physical Performance in Henrietta.<\/p>\n

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\nA WALK IN THE SCULPTURE PARK:<\/strong> The second phase of the Memorial Art Gallery\u2019s Centennial Sculpture Park, which had its ribbon-cutting celebration this summer, is photographed from above.<\/p>\n

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\nIS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?<\/strong> Members of the School of Medicine and Dentistry\u2019s Class of 2027, captured moments after receiving their white coats at the annual Robert L. &\u00a0 Lillian H. Brent White Coat Ceremony.<\/p>\n

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\"Student
\nA BIT OF FRESH AIR:<\/strong> Volleyball player Sonia McGaffigan ’23 (T5) catches some air while helping new students move into Hoeing Hall.<\/p>\n

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\nDANCE THE NIGHT AWAY:<\/strong> Members of the Bhangra dance team perform in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre during \u201cCelebrate Diversity,\u201d a Welcome Week event for first-year students from the College and Eastman School of Music. (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ photo \/ Lauren Petracca)<\/p>\n

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\nCLASS DISMISSED:<\/strong> First-year, transfer, and exchange students disperse after having the annual Welcome Week photo taken on Wilson Quadrangle.<\/p>\n

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\"Student<\/a>DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS:<\/strong> Sophea Urbi Biswas \u201924 adjusts an electroencephalography cap on fellow lab member Jin Dou, a biomedical engineering PhD student. The two <\/span>conduct research on how humans perceive sounds<\/span><\/a> under the guidance of Ed Lalor, an associate professor of biomedical engineering and of neuroscience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Man<\/a>GET READY, GET \u2019VETTE:<\/strong> Tadge Juechter ’79, executive chief engineer of Corvette since 2006, is photographed on a test track at General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan. <\/span>He has overseen work on multiple iterations of the car at any one time<\/span><\/a>\u2014including this year\u2019s electrified E-Ray (top, red) as well as the C7 generation, introduced in 2014 (white), and the C8, introduced in 2020 (blue).<\/span><\/p>\n

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DEFYING GRAVITY:<\/strong> Members of the US Air Force Thunderbirds were seen (and heard) over the River Campus and much of Rochester while practicing for this year\u2019s Rochester International Airshow. (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ photo \/ Michael Osadciw)<\/span><\/p>\n

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THRILLED TO BE BACK:<\/strong>\u00a0 Students at the Eastman School of Music head into their first day of classes for the fall semester.<\/p>\n

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\"AWHO’S A GOOD BOY?<\/strong> \u201cBat Dog\u201d Gumbo, a French bulldog owned by Sophie Parent \u201927, attends the College Convocation ceremony. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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