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The Memorial Art Gallery exterior featuring a large banner that reads "Free for All Forever: Coming spring 2027" and some flora in the foreground.

A surge of donor support has accelerated MAG’s timeline for expanding access to art and cultural education across the region.

A surge of donor support has accelerated MAG’s timeline for expanding access to art and cultural education across the region.
topics: alumni, community engagement, For Ever Better campaign, Memorial Art Gallery,
IceCube Neutrino Observatory at night with the Northern Lights in the sky.

URochester physicist Segev BenZvi explains how Nobel Prize–winning IceCube discovered high-energy neutrinos and opened a new window on the universe.

URochester physicist Segev BenZvi explains how Nobel Prize–winning IceCube discovered high-energy neutrinos and opened a new window on the universe.
topics: awards, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences, Segev BenZvi,
Horizontal crop of a portrait of Sujatha Ramanujan in a red suit against a white background.

The former Luminate managing director will work to establish the Rochester/Finger Lakes region as an internationally competitive leader in laser innovation.

The former Luminate managing director will work to establish the Rochester/Finger Lakes region as an internationally competitive leader in laser innovation.
topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Thomas Brown,
Four URochester alumni walking together in front of the MELIORA letters set up in front of Rush Rhees Library.

Thousands of Yellowjackets came home to URochester for four days of big ideas, big performances, and even bigger reunions.

Thousands of Yellowjackets came home to URochester for four days of big ideas, big performances, and even bigger reunions.
topics: alumni, events, videos,
Will Renninger behind optics equipment in a lab.

URochester researcher William Renninger is named one of 21 new Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators.

URochester researcher William Renninger is named one of 21 new Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators.
topics: awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, quantum science, research funding, William Renninger,
Portrait of Sarah Mangelsdorf within a shield outline against a yellow background with a darker yellow chevron on it.
University News
September 30, 2026

URochester’s strategic plan nears midpoint

President Sarah Mangelsdorf reflects on Boundless Possibility’s progress and its continued evolution with the University.

President Sarah Mangelsdorf reflects on Boundless Possibility’s progress and its continued evolution with the University.
topics: Leadership Conversations, Office of the President,
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The professor emeritus and former director of the Institute of Optics leaves a legacy of innovation and mentorship.

The professor emeritus and former director of the Institute of Optics leaves a legacy of innovation and mentorship.
topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, obituaries,
Solifluction-formed wave patterns on an Alaskan hillslope with a house a pickup truck at the base.
Science & Technology
September 25, 2026

Why icy landscapes can behave like oobleck

URochester researchers use mathematical modeling to explore how wave-like soil patterns form—and what they could reveal about landscape stability.

URochester researchers are exploring how wave-like soil patterns form—and what they could reveal about landscape stability.
topics: Alice Quillen, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rachel Glade, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,