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Rochester jumped three spots to number 61 on this year’s top 100 rankings from the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.

Rochester jumped three spots to number 61 on this year’s rankings from the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.

topics: global engagement, rankings, research finding,
LLE director Michael Campbell and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics

This Senate bill must now be reconciled with the House of Representatives’ bill, which included $68 million for LLE. Both bills reject the Administration’s budget request to cut the Lab’s FY19 funding dramatically and to phase out of all federal support for LLE in three years.

The Senate has included $80 million for the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics in its version of the FY 2019 energy and water appropriations bill.

topics: energy, grant, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding,
photo of Andrew Ainslie and Jamal Rossi

Andrew Ainslie has led strategic curriculum and recruitment changes at Simon School, and expanded the undergraduate business program. Jamal Rossi is recognized for increased faculty recruitment, building partnerships and spurring innovation in Eastman’s music programs.

topics: Eastman School of Music, Simon Business School,
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A new study by psychologists in Rochester and Israel shows those who feel greater certainty that a prospective romantic partner shares their interest will put more effort into seeing that person again.

A new study shows those who feel greater certainty that a prospective romantic partner shares their interest will put more effort into seeing that person again.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Harry Reis, relationships, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
large group portrait of students doing the 'Wakanda Forever' salue from the movie Black Panther outside Rush Rhees Library

Graduating students celebrate following the recent 45th annual senior dinner honoring the Class of 2018 and highlighting OMSA’s role as an anchor for many undergraduate students of color during their time at Rochester. (University of Rochester photo / Crystal Cusimano-Figueroa)

The 45th annual senior dinner highlighted OMSA’s role as an anchor for many undergraduate students of color during their time at Rochester.

topics: Class of 2018, Office of Minority Student Affairs,
illustration of the head statues on Easter Island

Does the universe contain planets with truly sustainable civilizations? Or does every civilization that may have arisen in the cosmos last only a few centuries before it falls to the climate change it triggers? Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank and his collaborators have developed a mathematical model to illustrate how a technologically advanced population and its planet might develop together, putting climate change in a cosmic context.

A new mathematical model illustrates how civilizations and planets might co-evolve, putting climate change in a cosmic context.

topics: Adam Frank, climate change, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, planets, research finding,
Emil Wolf standing in front of a sign marking hig 50th anniversary as a Rochester faculty member
Science & Technology
June 4, 2018

Emil Wolf, pioneer of optical physics, remembered

Wolf served on the Rochester faculty for more than 50 years and was a leading expert in coherence and polarization of optical fields. His Principles of Optics is the most cited textbook in physics.

Wolf served on the Rochester faculty for more than 50 years. His Principles of Optics is the most cited textbook in physics.

topics: featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, obituaries,
still from a black and white film shows a person lying in a box like a vampire

NOSFERATU (The Undead), a film installation by New York city-based artist Javier Téllez, is the first of three moving image pieces commissioned by the Memorial Art Gallery for its Reflections on Place series.

NOSFERATU (The Undead), a film installation by New York city-based artist Javier Téllez, is the first of three pieces commissioned by the MAG for its Reflections on Place series.

topics: community, events, Memorial Art Gallery,
too illustrate teen eating disorders, a photo of a fork against a bright red background, holding a single french fry

In this episode of the Quadcast, Rochester eating disorder specialists share some facts about these illnesses in teens, and advice for parents and caregivers.

Rochester eating disorder specialists share some facts about these illnesses in teens, and advice for parents and caregivers.

topics: QuadCast, School of Nursing,