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National vision research organization recognizes David Williams for his research, the organization’s third consecutive honoree with University of Rochester ties.

University of Rochester scientist David Williams has been recognized by the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology for outstanding research.

topics: Center for Visual Science, David Williams, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of hohlraum simulating white dwarf star

Rochester researchers help lead work to simulate pressures of white dwarf stars, work that may offer ideas for creating new materials on Earth.

University of Rochester researchers help lead work to simulate pressure of white dwarf stars, work that may offer ideas for creating new materials on Earth.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Rip Collins,
students wearing masks waiting outside Riverview
Campus & Community
August 12, 2020

Students keep busy during two-week quarantine

Undergraduates who arrived August 1 for a New York State–required quarantine are finding plenty to do while they prepare for the fall semester.

Undergraduates who arrived August 1 for a New York State–required quarantine are finding plenty to do while they prepare for the fall semester.

topics: COVID-19, Residential Life, Rochester Restart,
illustration of exoplanet formation

The University is the host institution for a NSF-funded national collaboration to explore ‘revolutionary states of matter.’

The University of Rochester is the home institution for an NSF-funded, multi-university collaboration to explore revolutionary states of matter.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Eric Blackman, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, high-energy-density physics, Hussein Aluie, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Miki Nakajima, Rip Collins, School of Arts and Sciences, Suxing Hu,
Tina Sturgis
University News
August 5, 2020

Tina Sturgis named University registrar

The appointment includes institution-wide responsibilities to better coordinate the functions of a central Registrar’s Office for the institution.

University of Rochester names Tina Sturgis as University registrar.

topics: appointments,
medical residents working together

New residents at the Medical Center were introduced to the University through an orientation program that followed safety and health guidelines while maintaining personal connections.

Medical residents at the University of Rochester began their training with an orientation program that was updated to reflect the COVID-19 pandemic.

topics: COVID-19, Rochester Restart,
student arriving for quarantine
Campus & Community
August 2, 2020

Students arrive for mandated COVID-19 quarantine

Wearing masks and following physical distancing guidelines, students from New York’s restricted travel states arrived August 1 to begin a 14-day quarantine.

University of Rochester students from New York’s restricted travel states arrived August 1 to begin a 14-day quarantine to limit the spread of COVID-19.

topics: COVID-19, Residential Life, Rochester Restart,
Wendi Heinzelman speaks from podium

Under Heinzelman’s direction, the Hajim School has significantly increased research expenditures and added new initiatives in data science, high energy density physics, and augmented and virtual reality, among others.

Under Heinzelman’s direction, the school has added new initiatives in data science, high energy density physics, and augmented and virtual reality.

topics: appointments, Arts Sciences and Engineering, dean, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Wendi Heinzelman,
person holding a pandemic mask

Balancing the safety of the general public while accommodating people with legitimate medical challenges is a “new frontier,” says a University health policy expert.

University of Rochester health policy expert discusses how to balance the safety of the public while accommodating legitimate needs for a mask exemption.

topics: COVID-19, Department of History, Mical Raz, School of Arts and Sciences,