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Close-up of open refrigerator interior.

Physicist Andrew Jordan and his fellow researchers harnessed superconductivity to conceive of a quantum refrigerator that could cool atoms to nearly absolute zero temperatures.

Scientists could use the refrigerator to facilitate and enhance the performance of quantum sensors or circuits for ultrafast quantum computers.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,

May 31 is the 200th anniversary of poet Walt Whitman’s birth, and Rochester has a few ties of its own to the poet who contained multitudes.

May 31 is the 200th anniversary of poet Walt Whitman’s birth, and Rochester has a few ties of its own to the poet who contained multitudes.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, featured-post, River Campus Libraries,
Krystal Huxlin poses for a photo in her lap, with computer equipment in the background.

One particular type of brain stimulation enhances the brain’s ability to process visual information, and may aid in faster vision recovery after a stroke or traumatic brain injury.

One particular type of brain stimulation may aid in faster vision recovery by enhancing the brain’s ability to process visual information.

topics: brain injury, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, Flaum Eye Institute, Krystel Huxlin, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, vision,
a row of small, normal potatoes with one huge potato to illustrate the concept of genetically modified food

The short answer is “yes,” according a new study from researchers in Rochester, Amsterdam and Wales, who set out to discover whether more information about genetically modified foods could change consumers’ attitudes.

“Yes,” according a new study from researchers who set out to discover whether more information changes consumers’ attitudes about genetically modified food.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, genetics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
group of students hiking in the forest

The University of Rochester has earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

The University of Rochester has earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from AASHE.

topics: awards, sustainability,
large line of student signing a roll of parchment.

More than 1,300 students from 44 states and 77 countries will arrive on River Campus in August. More than 21,300 students applied, up six percent from last year’s high-water mark.

More than 1,300 students from 44 states and 77 countries will arrive on River Campus in August.

topics: Class of 2023, featured-post-side,
archival photo of soldier smiling, holding a canteen

Members of the University of Rochester community have been part of  the US armed forces almost since the school was founded in 1850. And many have paid the ultimate price.

Members of the University community have been part of  the US armed forces almost since the school was founded in 1850. Many have paid the ultimate price.

topics: NROTC, veterans,
announcement graphic reads MELIORA WEEKEND, OCTOBER 3-6, 2019
University News
May 22, 2019

Meliora Weekend 2019 headliners announced

Author Ann Patchett, musician Jon Batiste, and comedian Vanessa Bayer are among the headliners of this year’s Meliora Weekend, which will also celebrate the inauguration of the University’s 11th president, Sarah Mangelsdorf.

topics: announcements, Meliora Weekend,
detail from the cover of the book THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: A HISTORY

In a new history, Rochester professor emeritus Theodore Brown looks at how well the organization, founded in the aftermath of World War II, has met its lofty mission of ensuring the “highest possible level of health” by all peoples.

In a new history, Theodore Brown looks at how the WHO has met its mission of ensuring the “highest possible level of health” by all peoples.

topics: Department of History, Department of Public Health Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,