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Medieval era-style illustration of two women during the Middle Ages looking at a solar eclipse while stars twinkle in the night sky.

URochester experts offer historical insights into medieval society’s fascination with astronomical and astrological phenomena.

URochester experts offer historical insights into medieval society’s fascination with astronomical and astrological phenomena.

topics: Department of History, Laura Ackerman Smoller, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences,
Student uses VR glasses and is pictured through a rainbow prism
Campus & Community
March 29, 2024

March 2024 in Photos

March ushered in spring and a wealth of activities across the University of Rochester. Take a brief look back at how we spent the month.

March ushered in spring and a wealth of activities across the University of Rochester. Take a brief look back at how we spent the month.

topics: community, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Humanities Center, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
A facsimile of “Astronomicum Caesaream” by Petrus Apianus opened to a spread that shows lots of text on the left page and a colorful compass-like illustration on the right.
Society & Culture
March 25, 2024

7 rare books to celebrate the solar eclipse

Although you can’t technically check out these volumes—ranging from a medieval anthology to a mid-20th century how-to guide—they’re still worth ‘checking out.’

Although you can’t technically check out these volumes from the University of Rochester Libraries, they’re still worth ‘checking out.’

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Eclipse, events, literature, River Campus Libraries,
Two pairs of University of Rochester-branded solar eclipse glasses against a white background.
Science & Technology
March 21, 2024

The science behind solar eclipse glasses

An optics professor explains how eclipse glasses protect your eyes from the sun’s light during an eclipse.

An optics professor explains how solar eclipse glasses protect your eyes from the sun’s light during an eclipse.

topics: Eclipse, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
A group gathered in a window to view the total solar eclipse through smoked glass.
Campus & Community
March 18, 2024

3 old-school tips for viewing the solar eclipse

We dug into the campus newspaper archives to trace the evolution of eclipse knowledge—and etiquette—over the last century.

We dug into the campus newspaper archives to trace the evolution of eclipse knowledge—and etiquette—over the last century.

topics: alumni, Eclipse,
Two researchers and a participant demonstrate how multiple devices linked together can evaluate different aspects of the brain’s health during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.

Rochester researchers are developing multimodal, non-invasive ways to study the brain’s physiology and reduce neurological issues associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.

Rochester researchers are developing non-invasive ways to study brain physiology and reduce neurological issues associated with ECMO therapy.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research funding,
Pablo Sierra Silva sits and gestures while teaching among a couple of students seen from behind.

The history professor leads his class back in time to analyze events that shaped today’s world.

The University of Rochester history professor leads his class back in time to analyze events that shaped today’s world.

topics: awards, Department of History, global engagement, research, School of Arts and Sciences,

The funding enables LLE’s national security efforts in inertial confinement fusion, high-energy-density physics research, and laser technology development.

The funding enables LLE’s national security efforts in inertial confinement fusion, high-energy-density physics research, and laser technology development.

topics: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Office of Government and Community Relations, research funding, sustainability,
A person in a yellow shirt seen from behind works with a transmission electron microscope in a darkened room.

The funding supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope to accelerate research in quantum information science.

The new transmission electron microscope will let researchers visualize material structures in real space with exceptionally high resolution.

topics: alumni, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Office of Government and Community Relations, quantum science, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,