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We spent the month celebrating the Class of 2024\u2014with a few important detours along the way. Take a look back at May at the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/a><\/strong>. Photos by J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n

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\"Senior<\/a><\/p>\n

DESIGNER LOOKS: <\/b>Optics major Eric Li and other seniors at the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences display their projects<\/span> during the school\u2019s annual Design Day<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"PhD<\/p>\n

WITH THE FLIP OF A SWITCH: <\/b>Electrical and computer engineering PhD student Zhengdong Gao adjusts a new all-in-one microcomb device created in the lab of Qiang Lin, <\/span>a professor of electrical and computer engineering and at the Institute of Optics. <\/span>The device allows users to control the optical frequency comb simply by switching on a power source<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/p>\n

UNBELIE-BUBBLE: <\/b>A member of the Class of 2024 enjoys a picnic on Wilson Quad as part of Senior Week before Commencement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Five<\/p>\n

IN STYLE: <\/b>Stylists at ClipDart, owned by a Rochester alumnus, provide haircuts to graduating seniors in Wilson Commons.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

STRIKE A POSE, THERE\u2019S NOTHING TO IT: <\/b>Graduates pose with the George Eastman statue ahead of Commencement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

KNOW YOUR ANGLES: <\/b>As part of Senior Week, Rochester seniors take a tour of the Rush Rhees Library Tower.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A STEP AHEAD: <\/b><\/span>A graduate poses for photos on the steps to Rush Rhees Library\u2019s Great Hall the day before Commencement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

TOWER TALK: <\/b>A tour of the Rush Rhees Library tower the day before Commencement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

PACE YOURSELF: <\/b>A graduate makes his way to Commencement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Several<\/p>\n

PRIDE AND JOY: <\/b>Commencement attendees look for and cheer on their graduates.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

GO FORTH: <\/b>Graduates recess after this year\u2019s Commencement Ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Student<\/p>\n

FLYING HIGH: <\/b>Zhuoran Sun celebrates on Eastman Quadrangle following the University\u2019s Commencement Ceremony. (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ photo \/ Lauren Petracca)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

YOU\u2019RE SO VANE: <\/b>A red-tailed hawk perches atop the weathervane on the Rush Rhees Library dome.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"13<\/p>\n

BLUE RIBBON DAY:<\/strong> The doors are open to the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics\u2019 new 66,600-square-foot office and lab expansion. The opening of the addition<\/a> marks a significant milestone for the national research facility, which was last expanded in 2003 to house the OMEGA EP laser. Participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony are (from left) Austin Ponce, regional director for US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; Bill Moehle, Brighton town supervisor; Vincent Esposito, vice president for regional economic development at Empire State Development and assistant secretary for upstate intergovernmental affairs under Governor Kathy Hochul; Bill Goodrich, CEO of LeChase Construction; Marc Suriano, deputy assistant and deputy administrator at the National Nuclear Security Administration; Chris Deeney, director of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics; US Representative Joseph Morelle; University President Sarah Mangelsdorf; University Trustees Quincy Allen and Larry Kessler; New York Assemblymember Sarah Clark, Trustee John Kelly; and Susan Hughes-Smith, Monroe County legislator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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