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Flagpole with "Meliora" inscription on the Eastman Quad with Ruh Rhees Library in the background.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of the University’s October 19 lawsuit, deciding that interim rules from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor restricting H-1B visas must both be set aside.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of the University’s lawsuit, deciding that interim rules restricting H-1B visas must both be set aside.

topics: announcements, global engagement,
Jannick Rolland in her lab surrounded by lenses and other optical equipment.

The director of the Center for Freeform Optics holds more than 50 patents and is considered a pioneer in optical applications in augmented and virtual reality.

The director of the Center for Freeform Optics holds more than 50 patents and is considered a pioneer in optical applications in augmented and virtual reality.

topics: announcements, awards, Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland,
student raises hands while talking with others on the computer

The cast of ‘The Government Inspector’ includes more than 50 students and alumni across the United States, and as far away as Guatemala and China.

topics: featured-post-side, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of winds whipping around the sun

Researchers have used magnetism to determine, for the first time, when asteroids that are rich in water and amino acids first arrived in the inner solar system.

New clues lead to a better understanding of the evolution of the solar system and the origin of Earth as a habitable planet.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Tarduno, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, space,
museum display
Society & Culture
December 2, 2020

New exhibit highlights women who changed the world

A Rochester Museum & Science Center exhibit includes nine women with connections to the University.

The Rochester Museum & Science Center exhibit includes nine women with connections to the University of Rochester.

topics: Susan B. Anthony,
protestors carrying flags and signs walk in a line

A new Bright Line Watch survey finds that fewer than a third of Republican voters have confidence in the national vote count.

New Bright Line Watch survey finds that fewer than a third of Republican voters have confidence in the national vote count.

topics: Bright Line Watch, Department of Political Science, elections, Gretchen Helmke, School of Arts and Sciences,
Happy family runs along the beach with toy planes to illustrate psychological flexibility.

Analysis by University of Rochester researchers shows that psychological flexibility can shape how individuals interact with the people closest to them.

Analysis by University of Rochester researchers shows that psychological flexibility may lead to better romantic and family relationships.

topics: Department of Psychology, relationships, Ronald Rogge, School of Arts and Sciences,
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University News
November 24, 2020

Computer scientist James Allen named AAAS fellow

James Allen, professor in the Department of Computer Science, is being recognized for his “broad contributions to artificial intelligence and natural language understanding.”

University of Rochester professor James Allen is recognized for contributions that enable humans to interact more effectively with computers.

topics: announcements, awards, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Beauclaire Mbanya

Beauclaire Mbanya is the third Rochester student or alumnus to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. He will head to Oxford, UK, to pursue a master’s degree relating to sustainable energy.

As a Global Rhodes Scholar, the Cameroon native will head to Oxford, UK, to pursue a master’s degree relating to sustainable energy.

topics: awards, Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, scholarships,
group of pigs

The communist state’s approach to industrial pig farming foreshadowed its demise, a Rochester historian argues in his new book.

The communist state’s approach to industrial pig farming foreshadowed its demise, a University of Rochester historian argues in his new book.

topics: Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences,