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Research at the University of Rochester takes place everywhere, and is broadly evident in the websites across the schools and colleges.
The University of Rochester has core research strengths in a number of multidisciplinary fields. Current strategic plans highlight research priorities for the Medical Center and for Arts, Sciences and Engineering.
Centers and institutes complement the work conducted within individual academic departments. Core areas of research at the University include:
The University and its affiliates and partners carry on diverse programs in biomedical research, based in over a dozen centers. Basic and clinical research in this area is also concentrated in the University of Rochester Medical Center.
These centers and institutes form a strong foundation for the University's research in fields ranging from women's studies to political economy.
A number of leading centers exemplify the University's research in the natural sciences and engineering.
Research Centers and Institutes A-Z
Research at URMC is growing and thriving. Across medicine, nursing and dentistry, we have attained a balanced mix of basic, translational and clinical science.
This research facility features the Omega—the world's most powerful ultraviolet laser.
CTSI is assembling the people and resources to ensure that new preventive interventions, diagnostic procedures, and treatments get to patients and communities faster than ever before.
Video Spotlight
The Science Behind Self-Control
April 18
Nine Rochester Students Awarded Fellowships for Graduate Research
April 17
URMC Leads International Consortium to Fight Deadly Bone Infections
April 12
Volcanic Plumbing Provides Clues on Eruptions and Earthquakes
April 5
A Sprinkle of 'Pixie Dust' Reduces Post-Surgical Infection in Spine
April 5
Is Some Homophobia Self-phobia?
March 29
Once Considered Mainly 'Brain Glue,' Astrocytes' Power Revealed
March 16
Computer Scientist Jeffrey Bigham Wins NSF Career Award
