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Meet eight University of Rochester graduate students whose lives and work have changed dramatically over the last two months.

Meet eight University of Rochester graduate students whose lives and work have changed dramatically over the last two months.

topics: Eastman School of Music, graduate students, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Simon Business School, Warner School of Education,
A detail from the Federal Reserve building in Washington, with the name Federal Reserve etched in stone.

In advance of this week’s Fed meeting, Kocherlakota calls on the Fed to prohibit banks from paying dividends to shareholders. “Banks should be keeping as much capital as they can,” he says.

The Rochester economist and former Federal Reserve bank president urges the Fed to insist banks hold onto as much capital as they can.

topics: Department of Economics, economy, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences,
archival photo of Richard Fenno

In a career spanning five decades, Richard (Dick) Fenno, who died in April 21, was instrumental in shaping the field of political science and in establishing the national reputation of Rochester’s political science department.

In a career spanning five decades, Richard (Dick) Fenno, who died in April 21, was instrumental in shaping the field of political science and in establishing the national reputation of Rochester's political science department.

topics: Department of Political Science, Gerald Gamm, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,
glow over earth's horizon

The High-Energy-Density Physics Theory Group at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics studied how matter under high-pressure conditions might emit or absorb radiation.

A high-energy-density physics group at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics studied how matter under high-pressure conditions might emit or absorb radiation.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, research finding, Suxing Hu,
Planet earth with a medical mask. World epidemic concept.

Philosophy faculty explore moral dilemmas presented by the crisis and how they intersect with larger structural questions.

University of Rochester philosophy faculty explore moral dilemmas presented by the crisis and how they intersect with larger structural questions.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Philosophy, Randall Curren, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of American flag being torn in two

The nonpartisan Bright Line Watch research group finds that perceptions of the health of US democracy clearly declined after the president’s impeachment.

The nonpartisan Bright Line Watch research group finds that perceptions of the health of US democracy clearly declined after the president’s impeachment.

topics: Department of Political Science, government, Gretchen Helmke, research finding,
photo of Fatima Zaidouni

The award will allow the physics and astronomy major to pursue a postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge in the UK beginning this fall.

The award will allow the physics and astronomy major to pursue a postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge in the UK beginning this fall.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, global engagement, scholarships, School of Arts and Sciences,
woman and daughter looking at computer screen

For history professors Molly Ball and Pablo Sierra Silva, adjusting to online teaching and caring for three young children has been a learning experience.

For history professors Molly Ball and Pablo Sierra Silva, adjusting to online teaching and caring for three young children has been a learning experience.

topics: COVID-19, Department of History, Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva, School of Arts and Sciences,
image of nanoparticle filter

Nanomembranes, optical sensors, and blood analysis: Rochester faculty are turning previous research avenues to focus on ways to quickly detect novel coronavirus to speed treatment.

Nanomembranes, optical sensors, and blood analysis: Rochester faculty are turning previous research avenues to focus on ways to quickly detect novel coronavirus to speed treatment.

topics: Benjamin Miller, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, COVID-19, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Dermatology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James McGrath, URnano,

Donated cloth masks will be distributed to employees carrying on the work needed to keep the University operational during the coronavirus crisis.

Donated cloth masks will be distributed to employees carrying on the work needed to keep the University operational during the coronavirus crisis.

topics: community engagement, COVID-19,