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Three Rochester professors discuss the nature of America’s political and social divide and offer ideas on how higher education might help bridge the widening gap.
Three Rochester professors discuss the nature of America's political and social divide and how higher education might help bridge the widening gap.The complete transcript for the February 7, 2019 episode of the University of Rochester Quadcast podcast.
The Y chromosome is one piece of the genetic puzzle that is notoriously difficult to sequence. Rochester biologists are finding new insights into the processes that shape the Y chromosome.
Rochester biologists are finding new insights into processes that shape the Y chromosome, a notoriously difficult piece of the genetic puzzle to sequence.
“I grew up feeling I would go to college no matter what,” says Hajim Scholar and computer science major Maisha Idris ’19. Idris’s story is striking, but not unusual at Rochester, where about 20 percent of undergraduates are first-generation, or “first-gen” students.
Making up about 20 percent of the undergraduate population, students who are the first in their families to attend college find success at Rochester.
Angela Davis will be on campus to discuss “The University’s Role in Educating Students to be Engaged Citizens,” is part of the lecture series Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change.
Davis will discuss “The University’s Role in Educating Students to be Engaged Citizens,” as part of a series Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change.
Rochester becomes the 11th local chapter of the national Alliance for Diversity in Science and Engineering, bringing graduate students together across backgrounds and disciplines.
Rochester becomes the 11th local chapter of the Alliance for Diversity in Science and Engineering, bringing graduate students together across disciplines.
The University will soon ask all students to participate in a climate survey on sexual assault and misconduct, in partnership with the Association of American Universities.
The iconic superhero, who turned 80 in 2018, has come in and out of fashion. Historian and Rochester alumnus Ian Gordon ’93 (PhD) explores why.
The iconic superhero, who turned 80 in 2018, has come in and out of fashion. Historian and Rochester alumnus Ian Gordon ’93 (PhD) explores why.
Throughout February, sponsors and campus organizations will host lectures, films, performances, family events, and more as students, faculty, and the Rochester community celebrate Black History Month.
Campus organizations host lectures, films, family events, and more as students, faculty, and the Rochester community celebrate Black History Month.
One of the biggest challenges to controlled nuclear fusion has been the lack of accurate models to predict increased fusion energy yields. Now a Rochester team of more than 50 scientists has used “big data” to triple fusion yields.
A team of more than 50 Rochester scientists, working with colleagues from MIT, has used “big data” to triple fusion yields.