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dance class with one dancer doing a demonstration in the center of a studio.

The inspireDANCE Festival—a signature event from the University’s Program of Dance and Movement—features nine days of more than 30 master classes, workshops, and performances on the River Campus.

The inspireDANCE Festival—a signature event from the Program of Dance and Movement—features nine days of master classes, workshops, and performances.

topics: events, inspireDANCE Festival, Institute for the Performing Arts, Missy Pfohl Smith,
historic photo of Charles Augustus Thompson, with letters and archives.
Uncategorized
February 12, 2020

Black History Month 2020

Sponsors and host organizations across the University are planning events to celebrate black history.  Check the calendar for events throughout the month of February.

topics: Black History Month,
portraits of four professors.
University News
February 11, 2020

Rochester scientists receive NSF CAREER awards

The National Science Foundation has granted its most prestigious award in support of junior faculty, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, to several University of Rochester researchers this year.

The National Science Foundation has granted its most prestigious award in support of junior faculty, to several Rochester researchers this year.

topics: announcements, awards, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, John Nichol, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, National Science Foundation, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano, William Renninger,
Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger, and Brad Pitt pose holding Oscar trophies.

In an analysis for the Washington Post, Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina finds that, in whiter media markets, people seek out personal information about actors of color less.

Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina finds that, in whiter media markets, people seek out personal information about actors of color less.

topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
a young girl looks at an eye glass chart in the distance.
Science & Technology
February 10, 2020

Small eye movements are critical for 20/20 vision

When a patient fails an eye test, it’s not just structural defects in the eye that are to blame. New Rochester research show that small eye movements humans aren’t even aware of making play a large role in humans’ ability to see letters, numbers, and objects from a distance.

Rochester study shows small eye movements humans aren’t even aware of making play a larger role than expected in humans’ ability to see from a distance.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Michele Rucci, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
light shining on a square of etched metal in a lab setting.
Science & Technology
February 4, 2020

Lasers etch a ‘perfect’ solar energy absorber

The University of Rochester research lab that recently used lasers to create unsinkable metal structures has now demonstrated how the same technology could be used to create highly efficient solar power generators.

The same technology Rochester researchers used to create unsinkable metal structures can also be used to create highly efficient solar power generators.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
mother and child walking through a field during sunset.

A Rochester study is the first to describe caregiver strategies for self-care and the obstacles and barriers parents face in raising children struggling with developmental, cognitive, and behavioral problems associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

A Rochester study is the first to describe caregiver strategies for self-care and the obstacles and barriers parents face.

topics: child development, Christie Petrenko, Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Mt. Hope Family Center, research finding, Warner School of Education,
group of students speaking with children, all standing in a circle

Rochester is among 119 colleges and universities to receive the elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement.

Rochester is among 119 colleges and universities to receive the elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement.

topics: community engagement, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,