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Science & Technology
February 4, 2021

An optical coating like no other

Researchers in the Institute of Optics have developed a new class of optical coatings, Fano Resonance Optical Coatings, that can both reflect and transmit the same wavelength simultaneously.

University of Rochester researchers report optical coatings that allow the same wavelength to be transmissed and reflected at the same time.

topics: featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research finding,
Rows of full grocery bags on tables near entranceway.

Staff and volunteers provide welcome bags, peer support, and food delivery to students in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19.

Staff and volunteers provide welcome bags, peer support, and food delivery to students in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19.

topics: COVID-19, Office for Residential Life and Housing Services,
sign for covid-19 testing

University Health Service and other campus offices team up to test students before they move back into their campus housing assignments for the spring semester.

University Health Service at the University of Rochester test students before they move into campus housing for the spring 2021 semester.

topics: athletics, COVID-19, Office for Residential Life and Housing Services, University Health Service,
Orange and green planet suspended against black background.

Measuring carbon at the highest pressures ever achieved in a laboratory, researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics report first model of the carbon structures that may make up planets outside the solar system.

University of Rochester researchers measure carbon at ultra-high pressures, revealing clues to the structure of exoplanets.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Arts and Sciences,
vial of COVID-19 vaccine
Voices & Opinion
January 21, 2021

Science offers hope during dark times

American science has not only remained solid through recent crises but also provided a path out of the darkness, Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank writes for NBC News.

American science has not only remained solid through recent crises but also provided a path out of the darkness, says Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences,
close-up of a hand holding a briefcase and a face mask during the coronavirus recession
Society & Culture
January 21, 2021

How the coronavirus recession will end

In a study documenting the evolution of the labor market from mid-March through November 2020, Rochester economics professor Lisa Kahn says controlling COVID is essential to restoring the economy.

Rochester economics professor Lisa Kahn says the coronavirus recession is not a typical recession and controlling COVID is a key to recovery.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences,
photo of Rob clark, provost and senior VP for research

A national search will begin this spring to find a successor for Clark, who completes a decade-plus tenure as an academic leader at Rochester.

University of Rochester Provost and Senior Vice President Rob Clark announces plans to step down from those roles in June.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, provost, research, Rob Clark,
Destin Froula

Dustin Froula received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of the most respected awards given by the US Department of Energy, for his research.

Dustin Froula received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of the most respected awards given by the US Department of Energy.

topics: awards, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dustin Froula, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Arts and Sciences,
portrait of Stanley Hattman

Stanley Hattman, who taught at the University for more than 25 years, was known for his molecular biology research, student mentorship, and jovial demeanor.

Stanley Hattman, who taught at the University for more than 35 years, was known for his research, student mentorship, and jovial demeanor.

topics: Department of Biology, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,
portrait of Emil Homerin

A leading scholar of Sufi poetry and mysticism, Emil Homerin is remembered by his students and colleagues for his enthusiasm and generosity

A leading scholar of Sufi poetry and mysticism, Emil Homerin is remembered by his students and colleagues for his enthusiasm and generosity

topics: Department of Religion and Classics, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,