Science & Technology
Why icy landscapes can behave like oobleck
URochester researchers use mathematical modeling to explore how wave-like soil patterns form—and what they could reveal about landscape stability.
URochester students help New York businesses harness data, AI
Ten student interns partnered with area startups, small businesses, and nonprofits—with both sides benefiting.
Campus & Community
11 new URochester academic programs to know about
All corners of the URochester have created new and forthcoming programs for students to learn, discover, heal, and create.
Health & Medicine
Removing an inflammation-linked protein makes aging worse
URochester researchers have found that cGAS, a protein known for triggering inflammation, also plays a protective role.
Society & Culture
4 myths about what it means to be a “good student”
URochester experts challenge common assumptions about academic success—and offer practical ways to become a more successful college student.
Science & Technology
Helping NASA see the universe in a new light
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will let scientists survey the cosmos like never before, thanks in part to dozens of URochester alumni.
Campus & Community
The Siren and the Sea: An odyssey, of sorts
For Rochester independent bookshop owner Jess Gale ’04, community is essential to both the journey and the destination.
From the Magazine
The class that changed me: Curtis Stewart ’08, ’08E
The Grammy nominee recalls the violin lessons at Eastman that at once terrified and inspired him.
Health & Medicine
How light can fight abdominal infections
A light-activated therapy being tested at URochester could give doctors an antibiotic-free way to target stubborn abdominal infections.
Science & Technology
20,000 ways to bee: Everything you want to know about bees
Professor Bob Minckley answers common questions about the surprisingly diverse—and downright weird—world of bees.
Ever wonder: why not both?
At the University of Rochester, there’s no need to “pick a lane.” Here, art meets analytics, science meets soul, and curiosity leads to unexpected outcomes. It’s a home where thinkers and doers, scholars and starters, healers and leaders come together to create a world that’s ever better.
University news
Nicholas George, a trailblazer in holography, diffraction, theory, and optics, remembered
The professor emeritus and former director of the Institute of Optics leaves a legacy of innovation and mentorship.
NSF advances NSF OPAL toward construction-ready design
The URochester-led NSF OPAL project awarded initial funding to support the final design phase for a world-leading high-power laser facility.
URochester and RIT lead national research effort to improve STEM student success
A five-year NSF-funded project will examine how universities can better support low-income engineering and computer science students.