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Researchers use large language models to discover recipes for novel materials

The LLMs can discover optimal, step-by-step instructions to accelerate the discovery of new materials.

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Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change

Researchers identify how warming oceans may trigger increased methane emissions, adding a key insight for current climate models.

historic photo of Wilson Commons, an I.M. Pei building, under construction.

Campus & Community

Wilson Commons, designed by I.M. Pei: A centerpiece of campus life

Over several decades, Wilson Commons has become a place to study, eat, dance, play billiards or violin, put out a newspaper, and even stage a student protest or two.

Elena Prager against a white background next to blue text that reads "ever wonder" and then in a yellow thought bubble "are monopolies bad". The University of Rochester shield is in the lower right-hand corner.

Society & Culture

Why monopolies aren’t a game—and how they shape your life today

Simon Business School experts explain how market power impacts consumers, workers, and innovation in the modern economy.

Sylvia Owusu-Ansah outfitted in medical scrubs smiling at the camera while in an emergency room.

Campus & Community

The script doctor is in

Sylvia Owusu-Ansah ’00 shapes medical storytelling on HBO Max’s The Pitt.

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Campus & Community

How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies

From in-person networking to AI literacy, URochester career education professional Jodyi Wren shares tips for navigating today’s job market.

Isaac Harris and two lab members studying glutathione samples with a microscope.

Health & Medicine

What do cancer cells eat? New research reveals surprising fuel source

Glutathione, a common antioxidant supplement, may also act as a powerful fuel for cancer cells, according to new research from the Wilmot Cancer Institute.

Surgeons performing brain surgery in an operating room with computer screens around them.

Health & Medicine

New brain-mapping technology enhances tumor surgery at URochester

A new surgical platform called MindTrace helps surgeons predict and protect critical brain functions during tumor operations.

A robotic hand playing a synthesizer while bathed in blue light to illustrate the question "can AI make music?"

The Arts

Is AI the next Mozart—or just a mashup machine?

Music is a deeply human art form. What happens when AI enters the orchestra pit or the recording studio?

Ever wonder: why not both?

At the University of Rochester, there’s no need to “pick a lane.” Here, art meets analytics, science meets soul, and curiosity leads to unexpected outcomes. It’s a home where thinkers and doers, scholars and starters, healers and leaders come together to create a world that’s ever better.