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Headshot of Joshua Farrelman in a shield frame against a dark blue background with a light blue chevron.

A Q&A with Josh Farrelman, the vice president for government relations, digs into the recent economic impact study and the value of its findings.

Josh Farrelman, the vice president for government relations at the University of Rochester, on a recent economic impact study and the value of its findings.
topics: Leadership Conversations, Office of Government and Community Relations, staff,
Woman facing away from camera with graduation cap mortarboard that says "U-R amazing" illustrating potential to get a job after graduation.

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

From in-person networking to AI literacy, URochester career education professional Jodyi Wren shares tips for navigating today’s job market.
topics: alumni, Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections,
Surgeons performing brain surgery in an operating room with computer screens around them.

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

Built on decades of URochester research, MindTrace helps surgeons predict and protect critical brain functions during tumor operations.
topics: Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience, Medical Center, Research Impact Advances, Simon Business School,
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent with a mask covering his face stands in front of two American flags.

A nationwide survey shows that Americans are fiercely divided over immigration—until the issue turns personal.

A nationwide survey shows that Americans are fiercely divided over immigration—until the issue turns personal.
topics: Department of Political Science, James Druckman, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Harriet Washington looking at the camera in a hallway.
Campus & Community
March 9, 2026

A medical ethicist rewrites the record

Historian Harriet Washington ’76 discovered her passion for reading between the lines in the URochester library archives.

Historian and URochester alumna Harriet Washington ’76 discovered a passion for reading between the lines in the library archives.
topics: alumni, Department of English, School of Arts and Sciences,
Sylvia Owusu-Ansah outfitted in medical scrubs smiling at the camera while in an emergency room.
Campus & Community
March 6, 2026

The script doctor is in

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

University of Rochester alumna Sylvia Owusu-Ansah ’00 shapes medical storytelling on HBO Max’s The Pitt.
topics: alumni, Department of Biology, Rochester Review, School of Arts and Sciences,
Dora Bora against a white background near text that reads "ever wonder" and then in a thought bubble "how animals think" to illustrate the concept of collective intelligence in animals.

From pigeons to chimpanzees, cognitive biologist Dora Biro shows how individual minds scale into collective intelligence—and what that reveals about us.

From pigeons to chimpanzees, Dora Biro shows how individual minds scale into collective intelligence—and what that reveals about us.
topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Dora Biro, Ever Wonder, research finding, videos,
Nighttime view of the central historic downtown Heroica Veracruz, Mexico.

A new book reframes long-held assumptions about the denial of Black identity in the Mexican port city of Veracruz.

A new book reframes long-held assumptions about the denial of Black identity in the Mexican port city of Veracruz.
topics: Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, Karma Frierson, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Group photo of the 17 or so people who comprise the NSF STELLAR team at URochester, including government and industry partners.

The URochester-led STELLAR project is a finalist in the NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines competition.

The University of Rochester-led STELLAR project is a finalist in the NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines competition.
topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Office of Government and Community Relations, research funding, Thomas Brown,
Ralf Haefner, Adam Snyder, and Shizhao Liu stand in front of a whiteboard covered in writing.

A new study overturns a long-standing theory in neuroscience.

A new University of Rochester study could reshape how scientists think about perception, learning disorders, and artificial intelligence.
topics: Adam Snyder, Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Medical Center, Ralf Haefner, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,