Research hub aims to unravel health effects of microplastic pollution
The Rochester-based center will let researchers to investigate the interactions between plastic pollution, the Great Lakes environment, and human health.
Improved neuromonitoring could prevent brain injuries for patients on ECMO life support
Rochester researchers are developing multimodal, non-invasive ways to study the brain’s physiology and reduce neurological issues associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.
New federal funding approved for Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ Omega Facility
The funding enables LLE’s national security efforts in inertial confinement fusion, high-energy-density physics research, and laser technology development.
University secures federal funding to enable advanced quantum research
The funding supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope to accelerate research in quantum information science.
New NIH-funded center could soon reduce the need for pharmaceutical trials on animals
Rochester is one of four NIH-sponsored centers that aims to produce tissue-on-chip devices as FDA-qualified drug development tools.
National Nuclear Security Administration awards record funding for Laser Lab
The new cooperative agreement between NNSA and the University builds on the laboratory’s significant scientific productivity and contributions to national security efforts.
Rochester’s Laser Lab heads new national inertial fusion energy hub
Federal funding brings together experts to chart a viable path to realizing fusion energy as a clean power source.
Qubit by qubit: Optimizing silicon for quantum computing
A team of researchers including John Nichol, an associate professor of physics, has won a grant from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research to address challenges posed by silicon spin qubits.
Audio deepfake detective developing new sleuthing techniques
A National Institute of Justice fellowship allows Rochester graduate student You “Neil” Zhang to develop novel defenses against deepfake scams.
Human brain’s ‘temporal scaffolding’ inspires new AI approaches
Applying a recent hypothesis about how the brain operates during sleep could improve the lifelong learning abilities of artificial intelligence.