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The 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings list the University of Rochester at number 51 among U.S. universities—public or private—and number 153 among more than 1,100 researcher universities worldwide.

Earth's magnetic field connects the North Pole with the South Pole in this NASA-created image.

Using new data gathered from sites in southern Africa, researchers have extended their record of Earth’s magnetic field back thousands of years to the first millennium.

Using new data gathered from southern Africa, University of Rochester researchers have extended their record of Earth’s magnetic field thousands of years.
topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Tarduno, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
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The University of Rochester has launched a national search for a new director of its Goergen Institute for Data Science. Henry Kautz is stepping down after leading the institute since its founding in 2014.

topics: announcements, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
University News
February 26, 2018

Black history every month

As February draws to an end, members of the University of Rochester community offer their thoughts on the ways in which black history is inseparable from American history.

As February draws to an end, members of the University of Rochester community offer their thoughts on the ways in which black history is inseparable from American history.
topics: Black History Month,

Tuition for University of Rochester undergraduates in the College will increase by 3.7 percent to $52,974 for the 2018-19 academic year, and financial aid will rise 5.7 percent over the current year to $137 million. Room and board will increase 3.5 percent to $15,862. Tuition for the Eastman School of Music will also increase by 3.7 percent to $53,340.

topics: tuition,
group portrait of Diversity Award winners
University News
February 23, 2018

Two honored for commitment to diversity

Molly Murdock, an advocate for gender equity in music performance and scholarship, and Jonathan Wetherbee, cochair of the University’s Pride Alliance, have each received the 2018 Presidential Diversity Award.

topics: awards, diversity, Presidential Diversity Awards,
student cast of We Don't Live on Mars Yet on stage
In Photos
February 23, 2018

We Don’t Live on Mars Yet

Cast members from the upcoming International Theatre Program production of We Don’t Live on Mars Yet, from left, Zhongyi Zuo ’20, Ashley Figueira ’21, Marc Laroussini ’18, Samantha Richardson ’19, Matalin Collins ’19, Roisin Flanagan ’19. The experimental show focusing on issues of immigration, refugees, and the meaning of “home” opens on Thursday, March 1. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)

The experimental show focusing on issues of immigration, refugees, and the meaning of “home” opens on Thursday, March 1.
four people standing around optical instrumentation in a lab
Science & Technology
February 23, 2018

A laser focus on super water-repellent metals

Rochester researchers have been using lasers to change the properties of metals in incredible ways. But to make the technology commercially viable, a partnership between scholars and business will focus on making the lasers much more powerful.

To make the technology commercially viable, a partnership between scholars and business will focus on making much more powerful lasers.
topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
student with professor in the lab

Frederick Lewis ’68 (PhD) was surrounded by mentors while working toward his doctorate in organic chemistry. A new award funded by Lewis and his wife Susan Rice Lewis will recognize faculty who excel as both teachers and mentors.

topics: awards,
person sits with scalp cap and many wires capturing brain signals

Biomedical engineers have identified a brain signal that indicates whether a person is comprehending what others are saying—and have shown they can track the signal using relatively inexpensive EEG readings taken on a person’s scalp.

Biomedical engineers have identified a brain signal that indicates whether a person is comprehending what others are saying.
topics: brain, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, languages, research finding,