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As the University's anti-racism campaign prepares to host a series of discussions marking the United Nations鈥� annual International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, meet the students who help shape the committee's platform and mission.

The Take Five Scholars Program, unique to the University, will provide an additional year of academic study, tuition-free, to the 35 student selected in the most recent round of admissions.

A team of University engineering students was among six finalists at the Hult Prize regionals. The team's startup company, Meliora Homes, will build homes for refugees from recycled plastics.

The University鈥檚 anti-racism committee will host a series of discussions to coincide with the United Nations鈥� annual International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Members of the University community are encouraged to wear gray 鈥淲e鈥檙e Better Than That鈥� T-shirts on March 21.

The grant allows college graduates the chance to pursue advanced studies, conduct research, and teach English language and U.S. culture abroad.

Rochester mayor Lovely Warren will join speakers and activists at the second annual Joint Collegiate Black Student Summit on Friday. The event brings together black student leaders from colleges in the Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse areas.

From field hockey to football, teams rely on statistics to evaluate players, opponents, and strategy. 鈥淲hat we have now is so much better than just a few years ago,鈥� says men鈥檚 basketball coach Luke Flockerzi. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 imagine what鈥檚 in store in the years ahead.鈥�

Kim Stagg 鈥�17 covers a lot of ground during each soccer team practice and game. Thanks to an innovative data science program, she and her coaches now know just how much. In fact, she left cleat marks on more than 90% of Fauver Stadium during last season's closer against Emory. Stagg and her teammates wear GPS devices that track movement, heart rate, and exertion levels, helping her coaches know how much recovery time she might need to avoid injury.

Anis Kallel 鈥�17 is already working to improve the education system in his home country.

Stories of love written by biochemistry graduate student Karl Smith鈥攚hose hobby is writing stories for strangers on his 90-year-old Underwood typewriter and charging 10 cents per story鈥攁re paired with vintage Valentines from the libraries collections.

Engineering students Omar Soufan 鈥�17 (above) and Ibrahim Mohammad 鈥�17 share a "hidden passion" that has led them to create 3-D printed prosthetics for Syrian refugees.

Eight women undergraduates will be honored at the University鈥檚 annual Susan B. Anthony Legacy Awards, a 60 year tradition that celebrates the extraordinary contributions these students make to University life.