Ever Better - University of Rochester

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Discovery that moves the world forward

Where wonder shapes a better future

Whether driving innovation in the lab, the classroom, the operating room, or the community, the University of Rochester is united by a commitment to bold inquiry that leads to real impact. We work together across disciplines to ask big questions, solve pressing challenges, and shape what’s next.

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Where Every Wonder Sparks a Better Discovery

Here, our students, staff, faculty, providers and alumni imagine new possibilities for the future—and then make them real—advancing research, arts, and lifesaving health care.

Where Curiosity Becomes a Cure

Researchers at the University of Rochester are tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges—from developing life-saving treatments, to pioneering quantum advancements, to building microchip technology for big impact, and harnessing the power of the sun to strengthen national security. At URochester, curiosity meets purpose, and discovery sparks a future that’s ever better.

Kaihua Chen in a lab coat and safety gear seeding microphysiological systems using a pipette.

Research with Rigor. Results with Reach.

By using state-of-the-art microchips, URochester teams are uncovering how the brain is damaged through disease and making breakthroughs in our understanding of brain health.

Discover the keys to brain health

Manfred Virgil Ambat and Isabelle Settle working inside of the UDP chamber located in the Laser Development Laboratory.

Laser-focused on Impact

A unique research facility at the forefront of fusion, high-energy-density science, and laser technologies, our Laboratory for Laser Energetics is advancing the frontiers of discovery.

Inquiry fuels us

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Bold Inquiry. Big Impact.

URochester economists worked will colleagues across the country to review a 2013 policy, with findings that can guide how financal policies can be used to drive social change.

Wonder in action

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

Breakthrough Science to Transform Human Health

At our NCI-designated cancer center, cross-functional research teams are working together to trial new treatments to improve outcomes for the deadliest form of cancer: pancreatic cancer.

Ever better, for all

Discovery That Moves the World Forward

Close up of two football players running a contact drill to illustrate how concussions and head injuries can occur during sports.

Explore the Science Behind the Tush Push

Biomedical Engineering Lab students explore the science and engineering behind one of the NFL’s most debated plays—the Tush Push.

See what they discovered

John Lambropoulos teaches a class in front of a whiteboard, engaging students with his presentation.

Ever Wonder How a Math Equation Can Unlock a Perfect Football Pass?

Brian Daboll, the NFL coach of the year wears a New York Giants jacket.

Brian Daboll’s Path from URochester to the NFL

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Outsmart Bias: A Game Plan for Rational Decision-Making in Fantasy Football

Ever Questioning, Ever Curious, Ever Better

We believe that the best standards have yet to be set, and our academic programs prepare students to think beyond convention to solve today’s most pressing challenges.