Features
Baja
UR Baja SAE challenges students to design and race off-road vehicles
UR Baja SAE is a student organization on campus that designs, manufactures, assembles, analyzes, and then races a single-seat off-road vehicle.
academics
Sitting down with SA president Sabeet Kazmi on SA updates
Sabeet Kazmi, SA President, reflects on the school year so far, current initiatives involving MERT and Aramark, and plans for the future.
Day in the Life
Day in the Life: A Mechanical Engineer major and Legal Studies minor
Junior Kimberly Heagerty is majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Legal Studies.
MERT
How do we get MERT off pause?
MERT, UR’s student-run Medical Emergency Response Team, usually trains members and works on-call shifts to provide on-campus emergency care for students. Unfortunately, they’re going to have to wait to get back to that.
coffee
Java Joe: The man behind Rochester’s favorite coffee bean
Slowly approaching its thirties, Java’s reputation is embedded in its local and ethically sourced coffee beans.
Day in the Life
Day in The Life: An Eastman Dual Degree student
Junior Kelsey Lee is a Dual Degree student studying Optical Engineering and Piano Performance. She shares what it means to pursue two degrees, balancing her work between River Campus and Eastman.
athletics
UR Student startup hopes to use biotech to improve client’s athletic performance
After working for several biotech companies to develop biomechanics to help athletes achieve peak performance, Krishnan decided to start his own - Liquid Sportslab. Whilst trying to launch his company, Krishnan also juggled STEM courses, being the president of Psi Upsilon, research, internships, TA positions, and being a pitcher on the UR Varsity Baseball team.
Diversity
Research Rochester: CHeT investigates race representation in health studies
The Center for Health + Technology (CHeT) conducts clinical research while advancing knowledge, reach, and clinical care the Rochester community. The Research Views project aims to understand race representation in research studies.
American Sign Language
Day in the Life: An American Sign Language and Linguistics double major
Kylie Pitt is a junior double majoring in American Sign Language and Linguistics with a minor in Psychology.
activism
JMUF advocates for Uyghurs at Hillel’s Sukkah
On Sept. 21, the UR Jewish community came together under Hillel’s Sukkah to discuss the oppression that Uyghur Muslims in China face today. JMUF head, junior Kinneret Katz, helped lead a discussion on Jewish advocacy for Uyghurs.