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person sanitizing a face shield

A University engineering team uses 3-D printers and laser cutters to make face shields as part of a community-wide effort to supply much-needed safety equipment.

University of Rochester team uses 3-D printers and laser cutters to make face shields as part of a community-wide effort to supply much-needed PPE.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Optics, Rochester Restart,
Replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys refuels USS Boxer.

For the first time, Rochester chemical engineers have demonstrated that a “potassium-promoted” chemical catalyst can be used to convert seawater into fuel on an industrial scale.

Rochester researchers have demonstrated that a “potassium-promoted” chemical catalyst can be used to convert seawater into fuel on an industrial scale.

topics: Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
Aluminum panel, facing the sun, and sitting atop body of water near shoreline showing factories.

Researchers in the lab of optics professor Chunlei Guo use lasers, sunlight, and aluminum panels to develop the most efficient means yet of purifying contaminated water.

University of Rochester researchers use lasers, sunlight, and aluminum panels to develop a more efficient means of purifying contaminated water.

topics: featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
Close-up crop of Joan Saab.

University of Rochester faculty are using the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for a better remote learning experience in fall 2020.

University of Rochester faculty are using the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for a better remote learning experience in fall 2020.

topics: COVID-19, Joan Saab, Rochester Restart,
2020 orientation leaders

A Zoom-based talk show and a roster of online activities are some of the hallmarks of orientation programming in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

University of Rochester programs for undergraduate orientation go virtual this summer in the wake of restrictions created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

topics: COVID-19, featured-post-side, Rochester Restart,
light bulb with vector points

A new initiative asks the University community to reimagine the institution “from square one,” drawing on the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and financial challenges.

University of Rochester project asks people to reimagine the institution, drawing on the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and financial challenges.

topics: featured-post-side, Ray Dorsey, Rob Clark,
at in flight against blue sky.
Science & Technology
July 8, 2020

Bats offer clues to treating COVID-19

Bats carry many viruses, including the one behind COVID-19, without becoming ill. University of Rochester biologists are studying the immune system of bats to find potential ways to “mimic” that system in humans.

University of Rochester biologists are studying the immune system of bats in the search of potential treatments for COVID-19.

topics: Aging, Andrei Seluanov, COVID-19, Department of Biology, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,
Protest sign featuring a cutout of the White House with a "For Sale" sign alongside an American flag, in front of a US government building.

In a new book, Rochester political scientist David Primo and his coauthor argue that the influence of campaign financing is misunderstood by voters, policymakers, the media, and political analysts.

In a new book, social scientists argue that the influence of campaign financing is misunderstood by voters, policymakers, the media, and political analysts.

topics: David Primo, Department of Political Science, elections, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
July 3, 2020

UHS floor expansion project is complete

A project to add a floor to the UHS building has been completed, adding more space for psychiatry, mental health, and other programs.

A project to add a floor to the building that houses University of Rochester's health services, University Health Service, is complete.

topics: Ralph Manchester, River Campus, Rochester Restart, UHS, University Health Service,
University leaders in staff town hall

President Sarah Mangelsdorf and other University leaders provided updates on key issues affecting employees during a virtual panel discussion.

University of Rochester President Sarah Mangelsdorf and other leaders updated staff employees on key issues affecting them in a virtual meeting.