Features
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.
Biology
UR Team competes to revolutionize hospital work
Team Bio-Sphere is working on developing a wearable biosensor (with an accompanying app) to help predict a risk of sepsis.
Features
REJI holds event 50 years after Attica prison uprising
The Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) hosted a panel on Friday, Sept. 10 to discuss the Attica uprising and its meaning 50 years later.
food
The Commissary revitalizes the food industry in downtown Rochester
In the heart of downtown Rochester sits the only community kitchen in Monroe County. Launched in October 2020 in the Sibley Building, The Commissary is Rochester’s first food business incubator.
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Day in the Life
Day in the Life: An Electrical and Computer Engineering Major
When I started to take ECE classes, rather than calculus, physics, the pre-requisites, I started to realize it was something I never really learned before, and I enjoyed that aspect of it, so I stuck with it.
