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System of colorful neurons with glowing connections against a dark background.

Science & Technology

Do neurons transmit light?

Rochester researchers aim to determine if neurons can transport light like fiber-optic communications channels.

Jonathan Friedberg addresses a large crowd at Wilmot Cancer Institute, with a banner reading 'An NCI Designated Cancer Center' in the background.

From the Magazine

Rochester’s cancer center earns national designation

“It’s an extraordinary moment in the history of the cancer center,” says Wilmot Cancer Institute director Jonathan Friedberg.

Exterior view of Wilmot Cancer Institute, a designated National Cancer Institute cancer center.

Health & Medicine

University’s Wilmot Cancer Institute earns prestigious National Cancer Institute designation

The new classification places Rochester among the top 4 percent of cancer centers in the United States.

IFE-STAR illustration shows a map of the continental US with select areas highlighted with neon green dots or white dots and connected by lines to illustrate an interconnected ecosystem.

Science & Technology

Laboratory for Laser Energetics launches IFE-STAR ecosystem, workforce development initiatives

January 16, 2025

An inaugural annual conference and summer student programs will foster partnerships among academia, national labs, and the private sector.

Woman with large oversized glasses looks on and listens as two people nearby off-camera speak and gesticulate.

Science & Technology

How does the brain cut through noise to understand speech?

January 13, 2025

Rochester researchers investigate how visual cues enhance the brain’s ability to understand speech in noisy environments.

Science & Technology

Researchers developing tool to instantly conceal and anonymize voices

December 5, 2024

The voice-changer system will produce computer-generated speech within milliseconds, allowing users to control factors like age, gender, and dialect.

hands wearing black gloves hold a small gray chip with a blue center.

Science & Technology

Scientists developing microchips with brain and lung tissue to study viral neuroinflammation

October 16, 2024

Researchers will use tissue-on-chip technology as a new way to explore the relationship between the lungs and brain.

Close up of a degu (small Chilean rodent) seen in shadow and perched on a branch.

Science & Technology

Comparing gene sequences across species to understand aging and dementia

October 16, 2024

A new grant partners longevity researchers and Alzheimer’s experts at Rochester to study the gene mechanisms that contribute to long and healthy lifespans.

looping video of glacier ice melting and dripping.

Society & Culture

On thinning ice

September 11, 2024

A pair of Rochester historians are chronicling the history of the world’s glacial regions—and human responses to their rapid disappearance.

A hexagonal-shaped vial holding red hydrogel-like material on display in a lab apparatus exploring the possibilities of biomedical ultrasound technology.

Health & Medicine

Scientists leverage ultrasound to build new blood vessels in living tissue

September 10, 2024

A technology most often used for medical imaging is being repurposed to treat damaged tissue in a range of applications.