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Wide angle shot of Remote Bermuda island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Society & Culture

Historic Bermuda reshapes our understanding of colonial America

Smithsonian Magazine highlights the role of a Rochester historian and archaeologist in unearthing Bermuda’s colonial origins.

Student performs various movement and balance tasks on a force plate walkway while wearing shoes instrumented with pressure insoles and a suit outfitted with reflective markers for use in collection of biomechanics data

November 2024 in Photos

Bright nights gave way to autumn sights. Throw on your favorite scarf and explore how we spent November at the University of Rochester.

Public speaking expert Amy Arbogast presenting in front of a chalkboard.

Fear of public speaking? This Rochester professor has you covered

Amy Arbogast ’16 (PhD) offers six tips for helping people find their voice. Amy Arbogast ’16 (PhD) says she’s “always been a talker,” so forging a career in public speaking…

Still from the TV show Mad Men with Don Drapper sitting on a couch with his around around wife Betty to illustrate the idea of power dynamics and infidelity.

Society & Culture

Why the powerful are more likely to cheat

Psychologists have found a correlation between a person’s self-perception of power and their (un)willingness to remain faithful.

Close up of NROTC cadets walking by and touching the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Highland Park in the city of Rochester.

The enduring legacy of NROTC at the University of Rochester

Generations of cadets at honor military veterans through tradition, service, and the pursuit of ever better.

Triptych of photos of the 2024 Wells Prize winners.

Undergraduates pair research with reporting, science with sign language, and programming with pondering

The Wells Prize honorees exemplify the best of the multidisciplinary educational opportunities available at Rochester.

Illustration of the CAD-LB method showing a green extracellular vesicle with pink proteins attached sitting on top of a gold nanomembrane.

Science & Technology

New liquid biopsy method offers avenue to quick, affordable cancer diagnosis

The method uses ultrathin membranes to capture tiny packets of cellular material called extracellular vesicles.

Philip V. McHarris, author of "Beyond Policing," standing and looking off-camera and framed by part of the Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge in the background.

Society & Culture

Imagining a world without police

A new book by Philip V. McHarris envisions a future where safety is not synonymous with policing, but rather prevention.

Illustration showing an open laptop with the "writing 105" written on the screen and a pen forming the first "I" in "writing" and the "1" in "105" to convey the idea of writing skills in communication.

Writing 105: The class you need—and want—to take at the University of Rochester

The Rochester Curriculum’s only required course teaches writing skills that benefit undergraduate students throughout college—and well beyond, too.

portrait of Anthony Beckman.

Anthony Beckman named interim associate vice president for research administration

Beckman, who has been involved in sponsored research projects at the University for more than 20 years, will begin the interim role on January 1.

Snow-covered River Campus and Genesee River with blue skies and white clouds overhead.

Need to know: Winter weather decisions and communications

The University is prepared to keep its campuses operational and community members informed during severe winter weather.

Sevin Yeltekin reappointed as Simon Business School dean

In her second term, Yeltekin plans to launch new initiatives and build on accomplishments from her first five years in the role.