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Students take notes during class.
Campus & Community
September 2, 2026

11 new URochester academic programs to know about

All corners of the URochester have created new and forthcoming programs for students to learn, discover, heal, and create.

All corners of the University of Rochester have created new and forthcoming programs for students to learn, discover, heal, and create.
topics: Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Simon Business School, Warner School of Education,
Students attend the Candlelight ceremony during Welcome Week.

Excitement, anticipation, and school spirit abound as new and returning students arrive at URochester for the start of the 2026–27 academic year.

Excitement, anticipation, and school spirit abound as new and returning students arrive at URochester for the start of the 2026–27 academic year.
topics: Class of 2030, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Simon Business School, student life, videos, Warner School of Education,
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope suspended inside a large clean room at Goddard Space Flight Center as technicians work nearby.
Science & Technology
August 28, 2026

Helping NASA see the universe in a new light

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will let scientists survey the cosmos like never before, thanks in part to dozens of URochester alumni.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will let scientists survey the cosmos like never before, thanks in part to dozens of URochester alumni.
topics: Adam Frank, alumni, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Duncan Moore, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James Fienup, videos,
Jessical Shang (left) with two students in her mechanical engineering lab.

URochester joins a new NSF–funded center to find the answers by combining experiments, theory, simulations, and AI.

URochester joins a new NSF–funded Science and Technology center to find the answers by combining experiments, theory, simulations, and AI.
topics: Department of Mathematics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hussein Aluie, Jessica Shang, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Diptych featuring Marcelina Martynek outdoors near water and Mary Skow with the NASA meatball logo behind her.
Campus & Community
August 25, 2026

Deep dives and high stakes

From coral reefs to human spaceflight, two URochester alumni are asking questions—and finding answers—at the planet’s most demanding frontiers.

From coral reefs to human spaceflight, two URochester alumni are asking questions—and finding answers—at the planet’s most demanding frontiers.
topics: alumni, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, For Ever Better campaign, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of photodynamic therapy showing light killing a bacterial cell.
Health & Medicine
August 19, 2026

How light can fight abdominal infections

A light-activated therapy being tested at URochester could give doctors an antibiotic-free way to target stubborn abdominal infections.

Photodynamic therapy is being tested at the University of Rochester as a way to target stubborn abdominal infections without antibiotics.
topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Imaging Sciences, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, Research Impact Advances, Timothy Baran, videos,
Portrait of Curtis Stewart holding a violin, lit dramatically against a reddish background with soft shadowed text.

The Grammy nominee recalls the violin lessons at Eastman that at once terrified and inspired him.

The Grammy nominee recalls the violin lessons at URochester's Eastman School of Music that at once terrified and inspired him.
topics: alumni, Department of Mathematics, Eastman School of Music, School of Arts and Sciences,
Hire Rochester interns Alayna Leestma, Claire Cho, Triet Ly, and Ivan Cea Gomez on the URochester quad.

This summer’s inaugural Hire Rochester undergraduates are building skills, confidence, and professional connections.

This summer’s inaugural Hire Rochester undergraduates are building skills, confidence, and professional connections.
topics: Audio Arts and Technology, Class of 2027, Class of 2028, Class of 2029, Department of Computer Science, Department of History, Department of Politcal Science, Film and Media Studies Program, For Ever Better campaign, Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Politics Philosophy and Economics Program, School of Arts and Sciences, Simon Business School, student life, Undergraduate Business Program, Undergraduate Program in Digital Media Studies,
Illustration of common college packing list items shows an open suitcase with a shirt, Teddy bear, passport, and umbrella inside of it while nearby is a shower caddy, flip flops, and winter weather gear to illustrate what to bring to the dorm.
Campus & Community
August 17, 2026

Your unofficial URochester college packing list

URochester students and Residential Life staff share the college dorm essentials they wish someone had told them about.

URochester students and Residential Life staff share the college packing list and dorm essentials they wish someone had told them about.
topics: Office of Residential Life and Housing Services, student life, videos,
Laser light passes through a “time gate” consisting of a thin film of indium tin oxide.

The AI-enhanced technology could improve noninvasive cancer imaging, lower costs, and make LiDAR systems more effective in poor visibility.

The AI-enhanced technology could improve noninvasive cancer imaging, lower costs, and make LiDAR systems more effective in poor visibility.
topics: artificial intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research finding, Research Impact Accelerates, Robert Boyd,