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large group of officials at ceremonial groundbreaking

Construction for the new University-affiliated High Tech Rochester (HTR) Business Accelerator is under way. The sixth floor of the former department store will undergo a $24 million renovation to create a state-of-the art business incubation facility in the heart of downtown Rochester.

topics: announcements, community, economy,
still from video shows immune cells working together
Health & Medicine
September 4, 2015

Immune cells take cue from animal kingdom

Much like birds fly in flocks to conserve energy, dolphins swim in pods to mate and find food, and colonies of ants create complex nests to protect their queens, a new Medical Center study shows immune cells engage in coordinated behavior to wipe out viruses like the flu.

topics: David Topham, research finding,
a nanodiamond levitating between two lasers

Nick Vamivakas, assistant professor of optics, thinks his team’s work will make extremely sensitive instruments for sensing tiny forces and torques possible, and could also lead to a way to physically create larger-scale quantum systems known as macroscopic Schrödinger Cat states.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, nanoparticles, Nick Vamivakas, research finding, URnano,
A man in a white coat and surgical mask sits by a machine at the University of Rochester, focusing on Hib infections research.

A Rochester innovation transformed pediatric medicine over the past quarter-century. Nina Schor remembers the sharp demarcation between the prevaccine and postvaccine eras in the pediatric history of Haemophilus influenzae type b, an…

URochester scientists developed the first effective infant vaccine that helped nearly eliminate Hib infections and reshape pediatric medicine

students working in community garden

This year nearly 1,500 freshmen went out into the community to bond as a class, learn about the important work being done by organizations in their new home town, and volunteer to help.

topics: Class of 2019, events, Rochester Center for Community Leadership, Wilson Day,