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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,
Aerial image of University of Rochester's River Campus.

A University committee has been appointed to begin a national search for the position of vice president and chief human resources officer—the first University-wide position at this level.

A University of Rochester committee will begin a national search for the position of vice president and chief human resources officer.

topics: appointments, Human Resources,
Example of an optical chip sensor.

Researchers in Rochester are developing a “completely new diagnostic platform” that could prove to be a valuable clinical tool for detecting exposure to multiple viruses from a single drop of blood.

Rochester researchers are developing an optical chip on a disposable card that can detect exposure to multiple viruses within a minute.

topics: Benjamin Miller, COVID-19, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Dermatology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research funding,
Image of planet against black.

If trends continue, “the search for intelligence in the universe may finally escape the giggle-factor,” writes University of Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank in a Washington Post op-ed.

If trends continue, "the search for intelligence in the universe may finally escape the giggle-factor," writes University of Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank in a Washington Post op-ed.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences,
Saturn and Jupiter in alignment

In medieval and Renaissance Europe and in the Arab world, it was widely believed that “when Saturn and Jupiter are found in the same area of the zodiac—in other words when they are in conjunction—there are profound effects on Earth,” says historian Laura Ackerman Smoller.  

In the distant past, it was widely believed in Europe and the Arab world that the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction had profound impacts on Earth.

topics: Department of History, Laura Ackerman Smoller, School of Arts and Sciences,