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Close up of a framed photo of Alexei Navalny, who led one of the recent opposition movements against Vladimir Putin, surrounded by flowers during a nighttime vigil after reports of his death.

Rochester experts discuss Putin’s intense fear of critics, the history of Russian and Soviet opposition movements, and what’s next for Russia’s dissidents.

In the wake of Alexei Navalny's death, Rochester experts discuss the history and impact of Russian and Soviet opposition movements.

topics: Department of History, Department of Political Science, global engagement, Matthew Lenoe, Randall Stone, School of Arts and Sciences,
three students seated on a bench look over the back of the bench.
Campus & Community
February 13, 2024

For whom the bells toll: Siblings honor late father

A bench on the River Campus stands as a memorial to the man who discovered the University of Rochester for his three children.

A bench on the River Campus stands as a memorial to the man who discovered the University of Rochester for his three children.

topics: Class of 2024, Class of 2025, Class of 2027, School of Arts and Sciences,
Falling rocks warning sign in front of rocks and boulders of various sizes along a mountainside to illustrate the idea of granular systems.
Science & Technology
February 9, 2024

Reshaping our understanding of granular systems

Rochester researchers are uncovering the unexpected role of grain shape in the mixing of granular systems such as pharmaceuticals, cereal, and landslides.

Researchers are uncovering the role of grain shape in the mixing of granular systems such as pharmaceuticals, cereal, and landslides.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Aerial view of the University of Rochester's River Campus with the City of Rochester skyline in the background and a sliver of the Genesee River in the bottom left corner.

Financial aid funding is rising by 7 percent to $175 million in institutional grants and scholarships.

Financial aid funding at the University of Rochester is rising by 7 percent to $175 million in institutional grants and scholarships.

topics: announcements,
View from inside the OMEGA laser system's target chamber during a direct drive fusion experiment.

Techniques developed with the Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ OMEGA laser system hold promise for sparking fusion at larger scales.

Techniques developed with the Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ OMEGA laser system hold promise for sparking fusion at larger scales.

topics: alumni, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding, Riccardo Betti, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ezra Tawil in a yellow and black checkered shirt smiles at the camera in a room with wood-paneled walls.

The scholar of American literature had a special talent for connecting with colleagues and students alike.

The scholar of American literature had a special talent for connecting with colleagues and students alike.

topics: Department of English, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,
Four tubes, each a different color, containing hydrogels frozen in liquid nitrogen and obtained via 3d bioprinting.
Science & Technology
February 5, 2024

Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants

Rochester undergraduates developed a 3D-printing system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.

A team of students has created an affordable 3D bioprinting system to produce in-demand, plant-derived drugs and pharmaceuticals.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, awards, Department of Biology, global engagement, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability, undergraduate research,
A collage of photos of first generation students at the University of Rochester with "1st" as a text overlay.

About 20 percent of Rochester’s undergraduate student body are the first in their family to make the higher education leap.

About 20 percent of the University of Rochester’s undergraduate student body identify as first-generation students.

topics: alumni, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Eastman School of Music, global engagement, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, World Gastroenterology Organization, and National Academies of Practice are honoring Rochester faculty.

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, World Gastroenterology Organization, and National Academies of Practice are honoring University of Rochester faculty.

topics: awards, faculty, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Nursing,