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Photo illustration featuring URochester students Maryame Kouram, Naman Bhagat, Sherry Wang, and Zihan "Frannie" Zheng against a background featuring the city of Rochester skyline, Rush Rhees Library, and yellow and blue circles.

URochester students help New York small businesses harness data and AI

September 23, 2026

The New York State Center of Excellence in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence connected 10 local businesses with student interns.
Dan Keating next to text that reads "ever wonder" and a thought bubble with the question "what sets humans apart in the era of AI".

Work becomes more human in the age of AI

May 23, 2026

URochester experts explain how AI could support care, creativity, and connection—while leaving empathy, curiosity, and judgment firmly in human hands.
Young woman deeply engaged with her smartphone, seen through a distorted, swirling blur effect to illustrate the concept of social media echo chambers.

Your social media feed is built to agree with you. What if it didn’t?

February 10, 2026

A new study points to algorithm design as a potential way to reduce echo chambers—and polarization—online.
Steve Lim and Walter McDonald smile while seated in chairs against a bright yellow background.

Undergraduates launch affordable AI receptionist service

December 19, 2025

Walter McDonald ’27 and Stephen Lim ’27 created OrbitPhone to help small businesses manage calls and appointments.
Two students sit on a bench near the George Eastman statue.

7 new academic programs debut at URochester

August 28, 2025

The programs—centered on AI, aerospace, Latinx studies, and more—enhance the University’s extensive degree offerings.
Chunlei Guo hovering over a simulator to test sunlight absorption of a solar thermoelectric generator device he holds.

Black metal could give a heavy boost to solar power generation

August 12, 2025

Researchers improved solar power technology by engineering a solar thermoelectric generator 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art devices.
Two people in a green wheat field with a drone flying nearby overhead.

How brain-inspired analog systems could make drones more efficient

July 28, 2025

Electrical and computer engineers want to mimic the brain’s visual system to create AI tools for guiding autonomous systems.
AI-generated illustration of artificial general intelligence shows a gleaming robot sitting at a desk, looking pensive, and writing with its left hand with a few books stacked on the desk.

How artificial general intelligence could learn like a human

April 3, 2025

Computer scientist Christopher Kanan discusses AI, large language models, and the responsible use of artificial general intelligence.
Exterior of Wegmans Hall, home of the newly renamed Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Goergen Institute’s name change reflects University of Rochester’s artificial intelligence expertise

January 7, 2025

The newly retitled Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence serves as an interdisciplinary hub of experts at Rochester.

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