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Adam Frank against a white background an a thought bubble that reads: "ever wonder do aliens exist"?

Science & Technology

Are aliens real? Do aliens exist? Technosignatures may hold new clues

URochester astrophysicist Adam Frank searches for traces of advanced technology—and, by extension, alien life—on exoplanets.

Science & Technology

Barry Silverstein ’84 to help lead the future of AR/VR at URochester

The former senior director and chief technology officer of optics and display in Meta’s Reality Labs will direct the Center for Extended Reality.

Marisol Herrera-Perez standing with her arms crossed next to a shelf of lab equipment.

Science & Technology

Uncovering how cells build tissues and organs

URochester engineers are exploring the mechanical signals that guide development, to gain insights into disease and regenerative medicine.

Overhead view of young business professionals tightly grouped and staring ahead, except for one man looking up in dismay to illustrate employee turnover at top firms.

Society & Culture

Why top firms paradoxically fire good workers

Elite firms’ notorious ‘revolving door’ culture isn’t arbitrary but rather a way to signal talent and boost profits, a new study finds.

Close up of an ice sculpture of a boar's head with a screen in the background that reads "Boar's Head Dinner" and faculty in medieval garb at a high table.

Campus & Community

Boar’s Head Dinner: A URochester tradition that goes way back in time

The annual medieval-inspired feast has been a University tradition for undergraduates since 1934.

Close up image of a baby with oxygen support and mother nearby to illustrate respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in babies and infants.

From the Magazine

This pediatrician’s wish: For RSV to be a thing of the past. We’re almost there.

An essay by Brenda Tesini, an associate professor of pediatrics who treats patients at URochester’s Golisano Children’s Hospital.

Jessica Wang and Sophie Black ’27 examine a bottle of LB media, the standard liquid containing all the necessary nutrients to support bacterial growth used to grow bacteria in the lab.

Campus & Community

URochester students engineer bacteria to build a future on Mars

Undergraduates turn Martian air into plastics and fertilizer—earning top honors internationally.

Low angle view of a young group of people in a circle holding cellphones to illustrate crowdsourced fact-checking on social media, including Community Notes on X.

Society & Culture

The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers

Research shows being called out by peers, not algorithms or experts, makes online authors think twice about spreading misinformation.

Two URochester researchers in souped-up kayaks gather samples where the Genesee River and Erie Canal converge.

Campus & Community

Souped-up kayaks become ‘floating laboratories’ on the Genesee River

URochester researchers use specially designed kayaks to collect real-time data on methane and carbon dioxide emissions.

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Leadership Conversation with David Linehan

The Medical Center CEO talks resilience, research, and the future of healthcare at the University of Rochester.

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Transformative gift helps Memorial Art Gallery get closer to its free admission goal

Abby and Doug Bennett, with the Sands Family Foundation, give $3 million to support permanent free access—and invite others to join their challenge.

Leadership conversation with Steve Dewhurst

URochester’s vice president for research addresses sweeping shifts in federal research policy and their implications for the University.