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Triptych image of the three recipients of the 2023 Wells Prize at the University of Rochester.

Each year, the Hajim School awards well-rounded students with the Robert L. Wells Prize. Meet the Class of 2024 recipients.

The University of Rochester's Hajim School annually awards well-rounded students with the Wells Prize. Meet the Class of 2024 recipients.

topics: awards, Class of 2024, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, languages, School of Arts and Sciences,
Computer simulation of quasiparticles being used to create super-bright light sources.

The seemingly physics-defying properties of quasiparticles could be harnessed for applications ranging from non-destructive imaging to computer-chip manufacturing.

The properties of quasiparticles could be harnessed for applications ranging from non-destructive imaging to computer-chip manufacturing.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding,
Wide view of the Conesus supercomputer at the University of Rochester.

The new supercomputer enables a four-fold increase in high-performance computing to simulate high-energy-density physics and inertial confinement fusion experiments.

The supercomputer enables a four-fold increase in high-performance computing at the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

topics: featured-post, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding, sustainability,
closeup image of a photonic chip that could use weak value amplification, in front of a blurred red and blue background.

Rochester researchers aim to leverage the quantum technique of weak value amplification to replace the gyroscopes in drones.

Rochester researchers aim to leverage the quantum technique of weak value amplification to replace the gyroscopes in drones.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research funding,
Six University of Rochester students hold up a seventh in front of the giant letters on the quad during Meliora Weekend 2023.
Campus & Community
October 8, 2023

Boundless festivities at Meliora Weekend 2023

The annual fall celebration combining reunion, homecoming, and family weekend welcomed thousands to campus for four days of activities, get-togethers, and programs.

Meliora Weekend 2023 at the University of Rochester welcomed thousands to campus for four days of activities, get-togethers, and programs.

topics: alumni, events, Meliora Weekend,
Black and white portrait of Norwegian author and 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Jon Fosse staring directly at the camera.

Open Letter’s Chad Post on discovering the Norwegian author for English audiences—and the importance of foreign translation presses today.

Open Letter’s Chad Post on discovering Norwegian author Jon Fosse for English audiences—and the importance of foreign translation presses.

topics: Chad Post, Department of English, literary translation, literature, Open Letter, School of Arts and Sciences,
Six vials of quantum dots fluoresce in bright colors against a black background.

The fruits of the recent Nobel laureates’ labor can be seen not only in high-end monitors and screens, but also in collaborative research across the sciences.

Quantum dots are nanoparticles that produce different colors by manipulating the size of the particle.

topics: Department of Chemistry, featured-post, quantum science, School of Arts and Sciences, Todd Krauss,
Black-and-white photo of a street art mural depicting a tug-of-war between a Russian and Ukrainian soldier.

In an op-ed for The Economist, political scientist Hein Goemans and his coauthor argue that the war in Ukraine won’t end until Russian and Ukrainian expectations intersect.

In an op-ed for The Economist, political scientists argue that the war in Ukraine won’t end until Russian and Ukrainian expectations intersect.

topics: Department of Political Science, Hein Goemans, School of Arts and Sciences,
Mara Criollo-Rivera and Kristel Kezia Sagabaen Layugan smile as they pose for a photo leaning against the doors of Rush Rhees Library.

Mara Criollo-Rivera and Kristel Kezia Layugan plan careers helping underrepresented groups in media and health care. Rochester has had three recipients in the Voyager Scholarship’s first two years.

The University of Rochester has had three recipients in the Voyager Scholarship's first two years.

topics: awards, Class of 2025, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Program in Digital Media Studies,
Promotional artwork shows the colors of the trans flag with the words "Based on Virginia Woolf's gender-bending masterpiece Orlando by Sarah Ruhl" with an Elizabethan color and a ring.

The International Theatre program’s production of Orlando promises “a wild ride” and a serious reflection on the fluidity of identity.

The theatre production of "Orlando" at the University of Rochester promises “a wild ride” and a reflection on the fluidity of identity.

topics: Department of English, featured-post-side, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,