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Carstensen is a research psychologist and internationally renowned expert on aging and the effects on well-being of extended lifetimes.

Laura Carstensen is a research psychologist and internationally renowned expert on aging and the effects on well-being of extended lifetimes.

topics: alumni, Class of 2024, commencement, events,
Close up of a woman's eyes and mid-face looking off camera to illustrate why eye blinking is important in humans.
Science & Technology
April 19, 2024

Why do we blink so much?

Researchers find that blinking plays a pivotal role in processing visual information—adding to a growing body of evidence revising our conventional views of vision.

University of Rochester researchers find that blinking our eyes plays a pivotal role in processing visual information.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Triptych featuring Gilbert (Rip) Collins, Douglas Portman, and Michael Welte.

This is the first time since 2009 that three University faculty members have been elected in one year.

This is the first time since 2009 that three University of Rochester faculty members have been elected in one year.

topics: awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Black-and-white close up of Michael Jensen in a suit looking at the camera and smiling.

His pioneering research on organizational theory, started at Rochester, has left an enduring mark on the academic and business worlds.

Michael Jensen's research on organizational theory, started at Rochester, has left an enduring mark on the academic and business worlds.

topics: faculty, obituaries, Simon Business School,
Close-up of a Black person's eye with a multicolored light falling on it to illustrate how retinal ganglion cells function.

Rochester researchers harnessed adaptive optics to gain insight into the complex workings of the retina and its role in processing color.

University of Rochester researchers have identified elusive retinal ganglion cells in the fovea that could explain how humans see color.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Flaum Eye Institute, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Rachel Whitmoeyer in an ETM uniform looking over her shoulder into the back of an ambulance.

Rachel Whitmoyer ’24, a double major in physics and philosophy, brings her work as an emergency medical technician to bear on her studies at Rochester.

University of Rochester undergraduate Rachel Whitmoyer is exploring the biomedical ethical issues faced by emergency medical technicians.

topics: Class of 2024, Department of Philosophy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Campus & Community
April 8, 2024

2024 Eclipse coverage

An overcast sky didn’t stop the University community from celebrating the total solar eclipse. Check out how we marked this historic moment.

An overcast sky didn’t stop the University community from celebrating the total solar eclipse. Check out how we marked this historic moment.

topics: Eclipse,
Side view of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, used to detect dark energy and map the expanding universe, atop a large telescope.

Scientists have analyzed the first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of dark energy.

Scientists have analyzed the first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s to help unravel the mysteries of dark energy.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Regina Demina, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Segev BenZvi,
Illustration of the sun during totality with the NASA logo superimposed on it and the outline of the Rush Rhees Library tower below.

Rochester has one of about 30 teams nationwide taking observations for the Citizen CATE 2024 experiment.

The University of Rochester has one of about 30 teams nationwide taking observations for NASA's Citizen CATE 2024 experiment.

topics: Class of 2027, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics, Eclipse, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,