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Mitch O'Connell and a fellow researcher in a lab raising a Petri dish to examine it.
Campus & Community
February 26, 2024

Mitch O’Connell: A serendipitous path to CRISPR

The Aussie native originally thought of becoming an astrophysicist. Now, he’s exploring the intricate universe of protein structures.

The Aussie native originally thought of becoming an astrophysicist. Now, he’s exploring the intricate universe of protein structures.

topics: faculty,
Artist's rendering of Europa Clipper Spacecraft flying over a Jupiter's Europa moon.

A popular optical engineering course equips students with technical and professional skills while putting them on the radar of industry-connected alumni.

A popular optical engineering course, Advanced Lens Design, offers Rochester students both skills and industry connections.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
Alexei Navalny staring ahead with a crowd of people behind him holding Russian flags.

Dmitry Bykov discusses the late Russian opposition leader’s legacy, his own poisoning, and why Navalny posed a threat to the Russian president.

Dmitry Bykov, the University of Rochester’s Scholar in Exile, discusses the legacy of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

topics: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, global engagement, Humanities Center, languages, School of Arts and Sciences,
Still from Psycho horror film showing Norman Bates greeting Marion Crane and Sam Loomis at hotel desk.
The Arts
February 20, 2024

The work of horror films

A collection of essays coedited by Jason Middleton explores the “monster” of late capitalism lurking in modern American horror films.

An essay collection on modern American horror films shows the connection between work, labor, and horror under late capitalism.

topics: Department of English, Film and Media Studies Program, Jason Middleton, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Detail of Caravaggio's "The Conversion of Saint Paul" shows Saul sprawled on the ground beneath a horse's legs, blinded and with his arms raised. A crop of the painting serves as the cover art for Jennifer Grotz's "Still Falling: Poems."

Still Falling, English professor Jennifer Grotz’s fourth collection of poems, illuminates the connection between art and time.

"Still Falling," by University of Rochester English professor Jennifer Grotz, illuminates the connection between art and time.

topics: Department of English, Jennifer Grotz, literature, School of Arts and Sciences,
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,