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logo for insight into diversity higher education excellence in diversity award

National award honors the University’s efforts to weave diversity and inclusion “into the work being done every day” across campus.

The University of Rochester has received the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

The University of Rochester has received the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity.

topics: diversity, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Sarah Mangelsdorf,
portrait of Jeffrey McCune

He will bring together people from across academic disciplines to collaborate in the study of the African diaspora and offer programming that promotes African and African American studies at the University.

Among his top priorities will be to revitalize academic and programmatic services and expand the institute's scope.

topics: appointments, Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of photonics-based modulator

A Rochester team demonstrates a new way to control light as it moves through integrated circuits, paving a research avenue in communications, computing, and photonics research.

University of Rochester team demonstrates new way to control light as it moves through integrated circuits.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, photonics, Qiang Lin,
Masked students walk along campus path.
Campus & Community
August 24, 2020

The Class of 2024 settles in

The Class of 2024 includes more than 1,250 students in the College and 134 students in the Eastman School of Music. Forty other nations are represented.

University of Rochester's Class of 2024 includes more than 1250 students in the College and 134 students in the Eastman School of Music.

topics: admissions, Class of 2024, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, the college,
photo of students and parents moving in

Health and safety were the order of the day for a “slow roll to move in” for the Class of 2024 and other University students living in campus housing this fall.

University of Rochester students move into campus housing, following health and safety guidelines put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

topics: College, COVID-19, Jeffrey Runner, Rochester Restart,
image of David Turnbull

Nonprofit research and educational foundation highlights “demonstrated leadership in applying results to laser facilities.”

University of Rochester scientist David Turnball receives 2020 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award from Fusion Power Associates.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
image of David Williams

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,