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Interior of the Super-Kamiokande detector.

Experiments conducted in a mine in Japan may hold clues to explain why the matter than makes up the universe escaped annihilation by anti-matter during the Big Bang.

Rochester physicists have made a major stride in solving an age-old physics mystery.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, global engagement, Kevin McFarland, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
stills from five movies: Bye Bye Birdie, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Pajama Game, The King and I, and Damn Yankees.

You’ll find University of Rochester connections in some of your favorite movies, musicals, and television series, all ready for binge watching.

topics: Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, film, humanities,
Campus & Community
April 15, 2020

Student Life Award recipients announced

“Whether our winners are just down the street practicing social distancing or halfway around the world has no bearing on their impact upon the University, their worthiness in receiving the award, or our pride in their many accomplishments.”

This year, amidst Covid-19, it's as important as ever to honor and thank the 18 students and 3 organizations who are winners of 2020 Student Life Awards.

topics: awards, Student Life Awards,
image of University of Rochester nurse with iron lung patient
Science & Technology
April 11, 2020

Ventilators: Three centuries in the making

Modern mechanical ventilators—whose short supply is now at the center of a national debate about the nation’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic—represent a “remarkable journey” of medical technology.

Modern mechanical ventilators—whose short supply is now at the center of a national debate about the nation’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic—represent a “remarkable journey” of medical technology.

topics: COVID-19, featured-post, School of Nursing,
Financial line chart showing economic downturn because of COVID-19.

Without a coordinated system of testing, tracing, and quarantining for COVID-19, economic activity cannot resume—and the downturn will be steeper and longer than any since before World War II, says Rochester economist Narayana Kocherlakota.

In the absence of mass testing, tracing, and quarantining for COVID-19, the economic downturn will be steeper and longer than any since before World War II.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Economics, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences,
image of still from a video that reads 'congratulations, doctors'

Students in the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s MD Class of 2020 graduated early to help fight the COVID-19 health crisis.

Students in the School of Medicine and Dentistry's MD Class of 2020 graduated early to help fight the COVID-19 health crisis.

topics: COVID-19, Sarah Mangelsdorf,
House illustration with "Stay home: Stop the spread of COVID-19" message, plus the sixfeetsave.org URL, Monroe County logo, and City of Rochester logo.

Area health care providers and organization have partnered to create an informed community-wide campaign to amplify key messages about COVID-19 that local citizens need to know to stay healthy.

Area health care providers and organization have partnered to create an informed community-wide campaign to amplify key messages about COVID-19 that local citizens need to know to stay healthy.

topics: Clinical and Translational Science Institute, COVID-19,
milky way as seen from the international space station.

Researchers at Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics have outlined a method to shape intense laser light in ways that could lead to tabletop experiments to probe the Higgs boson and explore the existence of extra dimensions.

Researchers at Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics have outlined a method to shape intense laser light in ways that could lead to tabletop experiments to probe the Higgs boson and explore the existence of extra dimensions.

topics: Dustin Froula, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell,

After two-and-a-half years of development and testing, the first promising results are in for an app designed to help caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

The first promising results are in for an app designed to help caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

topics: Christie Petrenko, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Mt. Hope Family Center, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,