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Nationally recognized as a leader among research libraries, Mary Ann Mavrinac transformed River Campus resources and spaces.

A recognized leader among research libraries, Mary Ann Mavrinac transformed River Campus resources and spaces at the University of Rochester.
topics: announcements, University of Rochester Libraries,
Person with glasses reads by the sea.

Writers and musicians from Marianne Moore to Patti Smith are the subject of Longenbach’s new book The Lyric Now.

Writers and musicians are the subject of University of Rochester English professor James Longenbach's new book "The Lyric Now."
topics: book authors, Department of English, James Longenbach, poetry, School of Arts and Sciences,
University seal

The University’s Board of Trustees recently appointed eleven faculty members to named professorships in honor of their work as researchers, scholars, and teachers.

Eleven University of Rochester faculty members have recently been appointed to named professorships in recognition of their work.
topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Eastman School of Music, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Simon Business School,
Stack of books on table to suggest wide choice of electives for college-bound students.

Rochester’s dean of undergraduate admissions in the College offers advice on which courses to take, and why.

University of Rochester’s dean of admissions offers advice to college-bound high school students on choosing electives.
topics: Robert Alexander, thought leadership,
health ambassador Sara Whittemore

Rochester students volunteer to serve as public health ambassadors to help raise awareness among their peers about campus precautions and procedures to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

Peer advocates in the role of public health ambassadors help college students limit the spread of COVID-19 in campus spaces.
topics: COVID-19, Undergraduate Program in Public Health, University Health Service,
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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: 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,