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Biomedical engineering PhD student Fazla Mashrur wears an electroencephalography cap during an experiment.
Campus & Community
July 7, 2025

June 2025 in Photos

Jazz Fest, sunny days, outdoor happenings, and intrepid research. Explore how we spent the busiest of months at Rochester.

June was bustin’ out all over with Jazz Fest, sunny days, outdoor happenings, and intrepid research. Explore how we spent the busiest of months at the University of Rochester.

topics: Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Memorial Art Gallery, School of Arts and Sciences,
A dog wearing a tin foil hat stares at an open laptop screen. Behind him is a "ripped from the headlines" collage of conspiracy theories a dog might believe.
Society & Culture
July 3, 2025

Who’s immune to conspiracy theories?

Rochester faculty on how political conspiracy theories start and spread—and why people believe them.

University of Rochester faculty explain how political conspiracy theories start and spread, and why people believe them.

topics: Department of Political Science, Department of Psychology, Ever Wonder, Harry Reis, James Druckman, School of Arts and Sciences, Scott Tyson, videos,
Graphic that shows a photo of Sarah Bjornland alongside the University of Rochester "spirit R" and text that reads "Alumni Connections: Sarah Bjornland '17, optics."

Meaningful connections with faculty and industry experts helped the Rochester graduate find her niche in the field of optics.

Meaningful connections with faculty and industry experts helped the University of Rochester graduate find her niche in the field of optics.

topics: alumni, Alumni Connections, Class of 2017, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James Zavislan, videos,
An array of plastics and microplastics, from utensils to cigarette butts, against a white background.

URochester researchers on the growing concern of plastics exposure on human health.

University of Rochester researchers shed light on the growing concern of human exposure to plastics and microplastics.

topics: Ever Wonder, Jane van Dis, Katrina Korfmacher, Research Impact Sustains, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability, Undergraduate Program in Public Health, videos,
Close up of fiber optics cables lit up with a woman out of focusing behind them looking at the cables.
Science & Technology
June 30, 2025

The surprising way that fiber optics connects us

An optics expert explains how thin strands of glass that transmit light make modern telecommunications possible.

A University of Rochester optics expert explains how the thin strands of glass that transmit light make modern telecommunications possible.

topics: Ever Wonder, Govind Argawal, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, videos,
White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Faculty across disciplines are being honored for groundbreaking research, leadership, and mentorship.

University of Rochester faculty across disciplines are being honored for groundbreaking research, leadership, and mentorship.

topics: awards, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Weathered Meliora engraving on base of a flagpole.

The University of Rochester Board of Trustees elected four new trustees at its May meeting and recognized four members who were moved to trustee emeritus status.

The Board of Trustees elected four new trustees at its May meeting and recognized four members who were moved to trustee emeritus status.

topics: announcements, board of trustees,
computer illustration of a group of connected atoms.

A new algorithm opens the door for using artificial intelligence and machine learning to study the interactions that happen on the surface of materials.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, Siddharth Deshpande,
students in dining hall; sign reads DOUGLASS DINING.

The change will allow the University to improve the dining experience for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.  

The change will allow the University to improve the dining experience for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.  

topics: announcements, Dining, student life,