On thinning ice

A pair of Rochester historians are chronicling the history of the world’s glacial regions—and human responses to their rapid disappearance

Glaciers as endangered species

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7 Rochester classes that’ll make you want to go back to college ASAP

From film scoring to entomological exploring, the University of Rochester offers courses sure to inspire FOMO—or, the fear of missing out.

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Caroline Easton: Integrating AI and compassion in addiction therapy

Family values lead to technological innovation for a Rochester professor who is transforming addiction psychiatry.

A hexagonal-shaped vial holding red hydrogel-like material on display in a lab apparatus exploring the possibilities of biomedical ultrasound technology.

Science & Technology

Scientists leverage ultrasound to build new blood vessels in living tissue

A technology most often used for medical imaging is being repurposed to treat damaged tissue in a range of applications.

Alejandro Cruz Setzekorn smiles at the camera with a laptop and monitor in the background showing data science genomics research and figures.

Alejandro Cruz Setzekorn: Realizing the power of genomics through data science

A data science master’s student analyzes how turning genes on and off can impact neurodegenerative diseases.

A person in a cleanroom suit walks past the LUX-ZEPLIN central detector, used to detect weakly interacting massive particles, known as WIMPs.

Science & Technology

New record set in the search for dark matter—with a major assist from Rochester scientists

Researchers collaborating on the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector credit Rochester’s contributions in detecting weakly interacting massive particles.

Ting Du, wearing a white lab coat, sits at a desk and points to a computer screen showing yellow fluid as Doug Kelley looks over her shoulder.

Science & Technology

Cleaning up the aging brain

Rochester scientists are restoring the brain’s trash disposal system with a drug currently used to induce labor.

From the Magazine

Basic haircare is not always cut and dried

Barbers and stylists connect with us as humans, care for communities, and make us feel whole, says ClipDart founder Kyle Parker ’18.

Illustration showing two cargo boats moving in opposite directions against a background that is half white stars against a blue background and half yellow stars against a red background to illustrate the US-China trade war.

Society & Culture

Why the US-China trade war could last another five years

A Rochester economist applies lessons from the 1980s to explain the United States’ current trade war with the potential superpower.

AI-generated image of two Reddit mascots, one red, one blue, arguing about artificial intelligence.

Science & Technology

Who is more polarized about AI—the tech community or the general public?

An analysis of nearly 34,000 comments on Reddit provides new insights about perceptions of AI after ChatGPT’s launch.

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Recent awards showcase accomplishments of Rochester faculty

Faculty members are being recognized for contributions to their respective fields.

The upper halves of about five Rochester, New York, houses framed by green trees and shrubs and a blue sky to illustrate the University of Rochester's expanded home ownership incentive program.

Home Ownership Incentive Program for University employees expands to entire city of Rochester

The financial incentive for University of Rochester employees is also more than doubling.

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Rochester faculty appointed to named professorships

Named professorships are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate Rochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.