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EVENT: University Showcase Highlights Emerging Technologies: (April 8, 2014)
Senior Scientist at Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics Named American Physical Society Fellow: (February 26, 2014)
Peeking into Schrödinger's Box: (January 20, 2014)
Alumnus' Gift Leads Renovation, Expansion Project for University's Outdoor Athletic Facilities: (January 18, 2014)
Institute of Optics Director Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science: (November 25, 2013)
Govind Agrawal is Installed as the New Dr. James C. Wyant Professor in Optics: (November 19, 2013)
New Report Highlights UR Start-Ups: (October 29, 2013)
The University of Rochester Makes $100 Million Commitment to Data Science: (October 18, 2013)
Three University of Rochester Master's Students Receive Iberdrola Scholarships: (October 15, 2013)
EVENT: "60 Years of Innovation" Brings Together Optics Entrepreneurs: (October 10, 2013)
EVENT: University of Rochester Hosts FIRST Lego League Kick-Off Event: (September 12, 2013)
EVENT: National Photonics Experts Meet in Rochester to Discuss the Industry's Economic Opportunities in the Region: (September 4, 2013)
Researchers Optically Levitate a Glowing, Nanoscale Diamond: (August 12, 2013)
University President Joel Seligman Joins Other University Leaders Calling on President Obama, Congress to Restore Investments in Research and Education: (July 31, 2013)
New University/Industry Partnership Will Advance Optical Science and Engineering: (July 29, 2013)
Rochester Area High School Girls Get Hands-On Science Experience: (July 12, 2013)
Quantum Optics Leaders from Around the World Convene in Rochester: (June 17, 2013)
NSF Awards Graduate Research Fellowships to 10 Rochester Students, Alumni: (May 8, 2013)
University of Rochester Announces Award Recipients to be Honored at 2013 Commencement Ceremonies: (April 30, 2013)
EVENT: University of Rochester Students Showcase Innovative Solutions: (April 29, 2013)
Measurement Technique Offers a Way of Improving Optical Lens Making: (April 23, 2013)
EVENT: University Showcase Highlights Emerging Technologies: (March 22, 2013)
Exploiting Subtleties in the Uncertainty Principle: (March 3, 2013)
Scott Catlin to Head University's Combined Office of Technology Transfer: (February 6, 2013)
American Physical Society Honors Chemist Todd Krauss: (January 17, 2013)
Inspirational Educator, Optical Scientist, M. Parker Givens Dies at 96: (January 14, 2013)
The Optical Society Celebrates Emil Wolf's 90th Birthday: (October 24, 2012)
EVENT: University of Rochester's Kearns Center Celebrates Two Milestones: (October 11, 2012)
Physics Chair Applauds 'Beautiful Experiments' by Nobel Prize winners: (October 9, 2012)
University of Rochester Scientist Awarded $630,000 Prize for 'Major Breakthrough' in Vision Science: (September 14, 2012)
University of Rochester Board Elects Four Trustees: (June 14, 2012)
Institute of Optics Director Xi-Cheng Zhang Wins National Honor: (May 22, 2012)
Joseph H. Eberly to be Honored by the Optical Society: (May 10, 2012)
Nine Rochester Students Awarded Fellowships for Graduate Research: (April 18, 2012)
EVENT: Scientists to Show Their Technologies to Companies: (April 3, 2012)
Professor James Fienup Elected to National Academy of Engineering: (February 10, 2012)
Philippe Fauchet Named Engineering Dean at Vanderbilt University: (December 8, 2011)
University Professor to be President of International Optics Group: (September 14, 2011)
University Opens Multi-Million-Dollar Nanosystems Facility: (August 26, 2011)
New Director Named for University of Rochester's Institute of Optics: (August 18, 2011)
Vision Scientist David Williams Named Dean for Research at University of Rochester: (August 18, 2011)
12 Rochester Students Awarded Fellowships for Graduate Research: (May 9, 2011)
Distinguished Speakers, Honored Guests Join in the Celebration At University of Rochester 2011 Commencements: (May 9, 2011)
Administrative Changes at the University of Rochester's Hajim School of Engineering: (April 15, 2011)
New Website Allows Entrepreneurs to Find Inventions: (April 12, 2011)
EVENT: American Sign Language Meets American Idol at University of Rochester: (April 7, 2011)
35 Rochester Undergrads to Present Research at National Conference: (March 30, 2011)
Fulbright Award Season Begins with Two Rochester Students, One Alumnus Selected: (March 29, 2011)
A New High-Resolution Method for Imaging Below the Skin using a Liquid Lens: (February 21, 2011)
EVENT: Event Honors Legacy of Astronaut Ronald E. McNair: (January 24, 2011)
University of Rochester Recognized for Scientific Excellence: (December 22, 2010)
Join TV 'Town Hall' Audience Dec. 15 on River Campus: (December 13, 2010)
University of Rochester and George Eastman House Announce Collaborative Alliance: (December 10, 2010)
Robert Goergen Awarded Dean's Medal: (November 11, 2010)
Nine To Be Inducted in Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday: (October 13, 2010)
Research Funding at University of Rochester Climbs to Historic Levels: (September 9, 2010)
Purple Light Means Go, Ultraviolet Light Means Stop: (August 2, 2010)
Rochester Scholars Introduces Students to a World of Career Options: (July 12, 2010)
University of Rochester Commencements Celebrate Achievement: (May 11, 2010)
Robert Boyd wins Humboldt Prize: (May 3, 2010)
University of Rochester's Joseph Eberly Wins Optical Society's Highest Honor: (March 31, 2010)
Ultra-powerful Laser Makes Silicon Pump Liquid Uphill with No Added Energy: (March 16, 2010)
Scott Steele Heads New Office of Research Alliances: (March 16, 2010)
Emil Wolf Wins SPIE G. G. Stokes Award: (March 5, 2010)
Three Scientists Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science: (December 18, 2009)
Turning metal black more than just a novelty: (December 8, 2009)
University Receives $34.5M in Federal Stimulus Funding: (October 15, 2009)
Distinguished Speakers, New Spaces Debut on Meliora Weekend: (October 7, 2009)
Goergen Awards Recognize Faculty, Staff at University of Rochester: (October 5, 2009)
Three Leaders Join University of Rochester Trustees: (September 1, 2009)
Three Scientists Win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards: (August 5, 2009)
Rochester Alumnus is Recipient of Fraternity Scholarship: (July 15, 2009)
Robert E. Hopkins, 'Father of Optical Engineering' and Inventor of Todd-AO Lens that Ushered in 70 mm Wide-Screen Movies, Dies at 94: (July 7, 2009)
Scientists Create Metal that Pumps Liquid Uphill: (June 2, 2009)
Laser Doubles Efficiency of Traditional Lightbulbs: (May 29, 2009)
University of Rochester's Engineering School Named for Edmund A. Hajim: (May 15, 2009)
Optical Engineer to Receive 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award: (May 13, 2009)
Vision Scientist Named Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology: (May 12, 2009)
University of Rochester Celebrates May, June Commencements: (May 8, 2009)
Rolland Named to New Brian J. Thompson Professorship in Optical Engineering: (April 22, 2009)
EVENT: Panel Discussion Looks at History of Diversity on University's River Campus: (April 20, 2009)
Professor Awarded Prestigious Imaging Science Medal: (April 16, 2009)
Distinguishing Single Cells With Nothing But Light: (April 1, 2009)
Action Video Games Improve Vision: (March 29, 2009)
'Dark Cells' of Living Retina Imaged for the First Time: (February 26, 2009)
Rochester Senior Awarded Prestigious Churchill Scholarship: (February 17, 2009)
University Professor Named IEEE Fellow: (January 13, 2009)
Nanosystems Initiative Garners Another $1.6 Million in Funding: (November 19, 2008)
University Trustee Robert Goergen to Receive Highest Alumni Medal: (September 2, 2008)
Wind Energy Powers Residential Buildings on River Campus: (August 25, 2008)
New Report Details Economic Reach of University of Rochester: (August 14, 2008)
Robert Clark to Lead Rochester's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences: (July 15, 2008)
Home-Based Monitoring Inventions Win Forbes Entrepreneurial Award: (May 27, 2008)
Rochester's Omega Laser, One of the World's Most Powerful, Receives 50-Fold Power Increase to Become 'Petawatt' Laser: (May 16, 2008)
Anne Mulcahy to Deliver University of Rochester Commencement Address: (May 8, 2008)
University of Rochester Students Earn National Science Awards: (April 28, 2008)
Inaugural Celebration of the 'Book' at the University of Rochester: (April 22, 2008)
University of Rochester's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Ranked Among Top Private Engineering Schools: (April 3, 2008)
Researchers Create Gold Aluminum, Black Platinum, Blue Silver: (February 1, 2008)
Optical Physicist Publishes on Optical Coherence and Polarization: (January 28, 2008)
Department of Energy's NNSA to Renew its Agreement for Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester: (November 21, 2007)
Ching Tang, Developer of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, Wins Daniel E. Noble Award: (October 30, 2007)
$2 Million Gift Establishes Center for Optical Design & Engineering: (October 23, 2007)
Optical Scientist Honored for Understanding and Improving Vision: (October 23, 2007)
Dual Light to Help Dentists in Color-Matching for Indoors and Outdoors: (September 5, 2007)
2007 Goergen Awards Praise Faculty, Staff at University of Rochester: (August 24, 2007)
University of Rochester Students Place First in National Biomedical Engineering Design Competition: (July 23, 2007)
Flight Magazine Praises Good Living and Learning in Rochester Region: (July 6, 2007)
Two Landmark Quantum Conferences to Meet at the University: (June 8, 2007)
Matter and Light Attract Fellowships: (May 25, 2007)
University of Rochester Dedicates Goergen Hall: (May 16, 2007)
Soft Contacts Designed for Cone-Shaped Cornea: (May 16, 2007)
University Trustee and 'Father' of Laser Vision Correction Awarded Edwin H. Land Medal: (May 4, 2007)
Three University of Rochester Students Earn National Science Award: (April 23, 2007)
U.S. Rep. Slaughter Announces $1.8 Million for Nanosystems Initiative: (April 10, 2007)
Laser Goes Tubing for Faster Body-Fluid Tests: (April 2, 2007)
Rochester Ninth in Nation for Technology Revenue Income: (March 26, 2007)
Local Teen Reaches Final Round in 'Junior Nobel Prize': (February 5, 2007)
Vice Provost Directs Entrepreneurial Efforts at University of Rochester: (February 2, 2007)
University Scientists Make Discover Magazine's Top 100 List: (January 12, 2007)
Ultra-Intense Laser Blast Creates True 'Black Metal': (November 21, 2006)
Senator Robach Awards $3 Million for Biomedical Optics Research: (October 24, 2006)
University of Rochester Names Four Trustees: (October 4, 2006)
University of Rochester Will Be New Home for Dalkey Archive Press: (August 17, 2006)
University of Rochester Wins $2.5 Million Graduate Assistance Grant: (May 11, 2006)
Light's Most Exotic Trick Yet: So Fast it Goes ... Backwards?: (May 11, 2006)
Physicist Wins Optical Society of America's Young Researcher Award: (May 3, 2006)
Building Name Recognizes Robert Goergen's Long History of Support: (March 10, 2006)
Chemistry Professor Honored with Anthony Achievement Award: (March 1, 2006)
Entrepreneurial Scientist Honored with Optical Engineering's Top Honor: (February 15, 2006)
EVENT: Lecture on "How Einstein Became Famous: Religion, Science, and World War I": (February 10, 2006)
Rochester Listed as One of Top 10 Universities for Technology Revenue: (December 2, 2005)
Three University of Rochester Scientists Named Fellows of the American Association for Advancement of Science: (November 30, 2005)
University Honors Alumnus Thomas Sloan for Career Achievement: (October 28, 2005)
Color Perception Is Not in the Eye of the Beholder: It's in the Brain: (October 25, 2005)
EVENT: Vendor Showcase Will Help with Planning for Upcoming Events: (June 24, 2005)
Dean of Faculty Search Committee Appointed; Newport Named Chair: (May 26, 2005)
National Optics Conference Dedicated to Center of Optics Founder: (May 5, 2005)
Five Scientists Win Prestigious Science Foundation CAREER Awards: (April 29, 2005)
EVENT: NASA Space Telescope Advisory Board Meets in Rochester Prestigious Group Includes 12 University Alumni and Faculty: (April 6, 2005)
Friends Group Gives Funds for Library Purchases: (March 29, 2005)
Quantum Physicist Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society: (January 18, 2005)
New Technology Makes Possible Mars Webcam, Battlefield Lasers: (December 21, 2004)
Joel Seligman Named University's 10th President: (December 1, 2004)
$6.5 Million Grant Boosts 'Slow Light' Research for Optical Processing and Telecommunications: (November 30, 2004)
Geologist, Director of Laser Laboratory, Optical Engineer Named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science: (November 23, 2004)
EVENT: Prestigious Institute of Optics Celebrates 75th Anniversary: (October 8, 2004)
EVENT: Ideas, Experts, Discovery: Meliora Weekend Draws Big Names for Talks, Feedback, Entertainment at University of Rochester: (September 13, 2004)
Laser Lab Transfers Super-Camera Technology to Local Optics Firm: (September 9, 2004)
University Presents Goergen Awards to Faculty, Staff: (August 31, 2004)
Surprising Colorblindness Finding Sheds Light On Retinal Diseases: (June 1, 2004)
New Optics Building Gets $100,000 Boost from Semiconductor Firm: (May 28, 2004)
University of Rochester Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships: (March 29, 2004)
Three Local Innovators Honored for Breakthrough Inventions: (February 4, 2004)
Harvey Pollicove, Founder and Director of the Center for Optics Manufacturing, Dies: (January 30, 2004)
Three Local Teens Make Semi-Finals in National Science Competition: (January 19, 2004)
Department of Biomedical Engineering Awarded Another $3 Million: (December 9, 2003)
Two Scientists Named Best Inventors of 2003 by 'R&D Magazine': (November 17, 2003)
Nanotubes Surprise Again: Ideal Photon Emission: (September 5, 2003)
University Chemist Wins Prestigious Optical Society of America Award: (July 30, 2003)
Ultra-Secure Image Technology Licensed to mobileLexis: (July 30, 2003)
University of Rochester Selected for Kauffman Campuses Initiative to Expand Entrepreneurship Education Across Campus: (July 2, 2003)
University of Rochester Students Awarded National Scholarships: (May 2, 2003)
University Student Named Fulbright Scholar: (April 15, 2003)
Ultra-Simple Desktop Device Slows Light to a Crawl: (March 31, 2003)
Rudolf Kingslake, Founding Faculty Member of Optics, Dies: (March 13, 2003)
New Crystalline Structures May Open Door to Molecular Filters: (March 13, 2003)
The Smallest Sight: Researchers Zoom In on the Nanoscale: (February 27, 2003)
$3 Million Gift From 'Father' of Laser Vision Correction Boosts Plans for New Optics/Biomedical Engineering Building Project: (February 19, 2003)
EVENT: Lecture on "Art and Optics" by David Stork: How Renaissance painters may have used optics to project images onto canvas: (January 20, 2003)
Community Service in Africa: A Winter Recess to Assist, Explore Self: (December 23, 2002)
University Receives Multi-Million-Dollar Commitment From Under-40 Alumnus: (November 12, 2002)
EVENT: Optics Experts Predict Ultra-Dense CDs and Hard Drives by 2005: Medicine and Nanotechnology Also Soon to Benefit From New Field: (August 16, 2002)
Eminent Optical Scientist Named to New Endowed Professorship: (July 1, 2002)
Engineered Eyesight Explored at Science Meeting: (May 31, 2002)
Professor Awarded Medal by Optical Society of America: (May 22, 2002)
EVENT: Lecture and slide presentation by Emil Wolf on the history of optics from the Middle Ages to the present: (April 19, 2002)
Summer Science Programs Open to Local Students: (April 18, 2002)
University of Rochester Senior Awarded Churchill Scholarship: (March 12, 2002)
Laser Laboratory Offers High School Summer Research Program: (February 11, 2002)
Four Rochester Scientists Elected Fellows of American Physical Society: (January 11, 2002)
$3 Million Whitaker Grant Kick Starts New Biomedical Education Program: (November 20, 2001)
Optics Professor Named to New Chair; $2 Million Gift Honors Professor, Spotlights Optics: (October 19, 2001)
Research Center Adds $65 Million to New York State Economy: (September 27, 2001)
New 'Electronic Paper' Technology Promises More Colorful, Versatile Video Displays: (September 7, 2001)
Researchers Find The 'North Pole' Of The Molecular World: (June 4, 2001)
New Light-Based Computer Runs at Quantum Speeds: (May 14, 2001)
Three Rochester Professors Selected for National Academy of Sciences: (May 7, 2001)
Lucent Director to Head Institute of Optics: (April 10, 2001)
Scientist Elected Fellow of Physics Society: (March 7, 2001)
Scientists' Work Named Best of Year by Optical Society: (March 6, 2001)
Physicist Leonard Mandel, a Founder of Quantum Optics, Dies: (February 13, 2001)
Teen Makes Semi-Finals in National Competition for Research on World's Most Powerful Laser: (January 29, 2001)
High-Tech Optics Finishing Technology Wins Award From DOD: (January 23, 2001)
Architect of Polish Economic Reforms Gets Professorship: (December 22, 2000)
New Optical Switch Removes Barrier to Light-Speed Communications: (October 24, 2000)
Rochester Engineering Offers Best Student-Faculty Ratio Engineering school also ranked as among the most selective in the nation: (September 18, 2000)
Technology First Aimed at Heavens Now Makes 'Super' Human Vision Possible: (June 9, 2000)
EVENT: Brain's Role in Vision Explored at Science Meeting: (June 2, 2000)
Rochester Astronomers Collaborate to Study the Stars: (May 30, 2000)
EVENT: University of Rochester 150th Commencement Highlights Peace Corps director to address sesquicentennial graduating class, receive medal: (April 27, 2000)
Machine Cuts Once-Impossible Shapes for Optics: (April 20, 2000)
New Department of Biomedical Engineering Created: (March 27, 2000)
Five Scientists' Work Named Best of Year by Optical Society: (March 23, 2000)
Laser Laboratory Offers High School Summer Research Program: (February 25, 2000)
'Smart' Fiber Optics Usher in the Next Generation of Communication by Looking out for Themselves: (February 16, 2000)
Center for Future Health Receives $1 Million: (January 7, 2000)
EVENT: "Advanced Medical Technology on a Personal Scale," a talk by Philippe Fauchet, director of the Center for Future Health: (September 24, 1999)
EVENT: Convocation Honors Goergen Award Winners: (September 7, 1999)
University Vision Team Part of $20 Million Research Center: (July 30, 1999)
Super Slurry From Belarus Polishes U.S. Optics: (July 30, 1999)
Fauchet Elected Fellow of Two Scientific Societies: (July 16, 1999)
University of Rochester 149th Commencement Highlights: (April 27, 1999)
Novelist's Student Journal Published as 3 Millionth Volume: (March 22, 1999)
"Star Wars" Technology Finds A Surprise in Our Eyes Clearest Images of Retina Reveal Remarkable Randomness: (February 10, 1999)
$500,000 Grant Helps Spawn New Imaging Curriculum: (November 9, 1998)
No S'mores Here: Two Day Camps Boost Girls' Science Savvy: (July 15, 1998)
David Williams Wins Optical Society's Tillyer Award: (June 17, 1998)
Laboratory for Laser Energetics High School Summer Research Program: (March 4, 1998)
Innovative Computer Lab to Boost Students' Science Know-how: (January 13, 1998)
David Williams Named Allyn Professor of Medical Optics: (November 19, 1997)
Engineering Dean to be Nominated to White House Post: (September 2, 1997)
University Joins 'Internet2' Effort: (July 28, 1997)
Seka to Lead Division at Rochester's Laser Energetics Lab: (June 17, 1997)
University Students Win Prestigious Fulbright Grants: (May 28, 1997)
Leblanc Named Dean of the Faculty for the College: (May 23, 1997)
State Approves Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering: (May 6, 1997)
Noted Scientist to Discuss Physics of Rainbows, Twinkling Stars: (April 17, 1997)
Cultural Historian, Optics Expert Win Guggenheim Awards: (April 15, 1997)
Rochester Physicist to be Awarded two Honorary Degrees: (April 7, 1997)
$400,000 Grant Helps Engineers Assess Materials' Surfaces: (January 28, 1997)
$1 Million Grant Helps Establish Biomedical Engineering Program: (December 6, 1996)
Light-Emitting Silicon Coupled with Conventional Circuitry: (November 28, 1996)
A Surgical Semiconductor Laser with More Precision and Power: (October 29, 1996)
Two New Degree Programs in Biomedical Engineering to be Offered: (September 23, 1996)
$12.3 Million Contract to Fund Research into New Optical Elements: (September 9, 1996)
Memorial Service Set for G.J. Su, Who Taught Chemical Engineering: (September 4, 1996)
Optics Student Named Fellow in Integrated Manufacturing: (July 26, 1996)
Leonard Mandel Honored by American Academy of Arts and Sciences: (May 22, 1996)
Laboratory for Laser Energetics Announces Teaching Award: (May 22, 1996)
U of R Student Wins Prestigious Churchill Scholarship: (April 25, 1996)
Dennis G. Hall Named William F. May Professor: (March 19, 1996)
Joseph H. Eberly Named Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics: (March 18, 1996)
Laboratory for Laser Energetics High School Summer Research Program: (March 14, 1996)
Rochester Students Selected for National Research Conference: (February 22, 1996)
Optics, Physics Research Among Best of '95: (January 26, 1996)
Optics, Physics Research Among Best of '95: (January 26, 1996)
Rochester Scientist Elected a Director of Optical Society: (January 26, 1996)
$6.8 Million Optics Project Funded by Department of Defense: (January 15, 1996)
DETAILS ON THE ROCHESTER RENAISSANCE PLAN: (November 16, 1995)
NSF Grant to Support Six Graduate Students in Area of Optics: (November 1, 1995)
Moore to Begin Term as President of Optical Society of America: (October 18, 1995)
University Wins $1.8 Million Grant for Optical Theory Center: (September 29, 1995)
Optics Manufacturing Leaps Forward with New Grinding Formula: (September 26, 1995)
National Research Council Ranks 4 University PH.D. Programs Among Top 20: (September 12, 1995)
University Scientists Produce 'Schizophrenic' Electron: (August 29, 1995)
Laser Lab's High School Summer Research Program Launches Scientific Careers for the Class of 2000 and Beyond: (August 22, 1995)
World's Most Powerful Ultraviolet Laser Comes On-line: (June 6, 1995)
Center for Optics Manufacturing to Receive $3 Million Grant: (June 2, 1995)
500 Scientists to Share Findings on Nature of Light: (May 25, 1995)
Two Scholars Win Sloan Fellowships: (April 18, 1995)
Volcanoes to Mushroom Clouds: sixth graders to see that science in the lab can be a real blast: (April 18, 1995)
LLE High School Summer Research Program: (March 23, 1995)
Scientist Receives Optics Prize: (March 14, 1995)
Treating Teeth with Laser Light Prevents Cavities: (February 3, 1995)
Three are Named to Key Posts at the College: (January 26, 1995)
Optics Professor Named Engineering Dean: (January 24, 1995)
Optical Fiber Keeps Ultrafast Light Pulses Intact: (November 17, 1994)
Engineers Observe "Heartbeat" of Superconductors: (October 18, 1994)
Information Hidden in Light Could Aid Astronomers: (October 4, 1994)
Awards Bring Physicist $1 Million: (October 3, 1994)
Sharpest Pictures of Human Retina: (September 30, 1994)
University of Rochester to Inaugurate New President: (September 26, 1994)
Rochester Optics Research Among Best of '93: (March 5, 1994)
Rochester Mouse Heading for Olympics: (February 15, 1994)
Leonard Mandel Named to New Professorship Honoring Lee Dubridge: (February 9, 1994)
Nicholas George Named to Endowed Chair: (January 19, 1994)
Rochester Professor Serving as Adviser to Rockefeller: (November 1, 1993)
Dennis Hall Named Director of the Institute of Optics: (September 3, 1993)
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