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students in masks by residence hall

Faculty and staff involved in undergraduate life outlined plans to keep students and other members of the community safe as they return this fall.

Faculty and staff at the University of Rochester outlined plans to keep students and other members of the community safe as they return this fall.

topics: COVID-19, featured-post-side, Jeffrey Runner, Ralph Manchester, Rochester Restart,
headshots of webinar panelists

“I am confident we can keep faculty and students very safe,” Michael Apostolakos, chief medical officer of Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals, said of health and safety protocols in place as campus reopens.

A panel of University of Rochester experts outline medical, health, and safety protocols in place as the University sets to restart operations in the fall.

topics: COVID-19, Rob Clark, Rochester Restart,
memorial marker for Paul Burgett

The memorial honors one of the University community’s most recognized citizens. Paul Burgett ’68E, ’76E (PhD) was a musician, scholar, teacher, and leader for over half a century.

A memorial at the University of Rochester recognizes Paul Burgett ’68E, ’76E (PhD). A gift from an anonymous donor, the marker honors one of the University community’s most recognized citizens.

topics: Paul Burgett, Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center,
illustration of stretched-pulse soliton Kerr resonator

Institute of Optics research sets record for shortest pulse for newly developed technology, work that has important applications in engineering and biomedicine.

University of Rochester research sets record for ultrafast laser pulse, work that has important applications in engineering and biomedicine.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, William Renninger,
social media bubbles over Manhattan

Themes of anxiety, depression, and fear of shortages emerge as Rochester researchers continue to mine social media as a reflection of the United States “in the moment.”

University of Rochester computer scientists report that Twitter mirrors anxieties about COVID-19 among United States users of the social media network.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo,
Wolfgang Theobald and Ricardo Betti

Laboratory for Laser Energetics pioneers Ricardo Betti and Wolfgang Theobald honored by American and European Physical Societies.

Pioneers at the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Ricardo Betti and Wolfgang Theobald, earning interntional honors from the American and European Physical Societies.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Riccardo Betti,
Comet Neowise in sky over Arizona
Science & Technology
July 17, 2020

How to view Comet NEOWISE

Work by Rochester researchers will help make a space-based infrared telesecope—the kind that detected Comet NEOWISE—even more precise.

University of Rochester researchers are helping develop the next version of the telescope used to detect Comet NEOWISE.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of OSIRIS-REx collecting samples on an asteroid surface.

Using sand, marbles, and mathematical modeling, Rochester researchers from across departments worked to improve the accuracy of data collected from the surfaces of asteroids.

Using sand, marbles, and mathematical modeling, University of Rochester researchers are improving the accuracy of data collected from asteroid surfaces.

topics: Alice Quillen, Department of Computer Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
image of covid-19 test vials
University News
July 16, 2020

FAQ: COVID-19 testing on campus

University experts outline the COVID-19 testing and monitoring protocols being put in place as the campus looks to reopen.

University of Rochester experts have established COVID-19 testing and monitoring protocols as the campus looks to reopen.

topics: COVID-19, featured-post-side, Rochester Restart,
illustration of cellular enzyme

Rochester biologists are exploring how coronavirus interacts with cellular proteins to cause COVID-19 under a priority NSF program.

University of Rochester biologists are using NSF funding to explore how coronavirus interacts with cellular proteins to cause COVID-19.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Biology, Dragony Fu, Elaine Sia, National Science Foundation, Rochester Restart,