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White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

National academies, professional associations, a news publication, and a private foundation have recently recognized University of Rochester faculty members.

National academies, professional associations, a news publication, and a private foundation have recognized University of Rochester faculty.

topics: awards, faculty, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing,
Triptych of the 2023 Goergen Award recipients: Whitney Gegg-Harrison, Jack Downey, and James McGrath.

Whitney Gegg-Harrison, Jack Downey, and James McGrath approach undergraduate teaching at Rochester in distinctive ways that resonate with their students.

The professors approach undergraduate teaching at the University of Rochester in distinctive ways that resonate with their students.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Religion and Classics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,
Jack Downey seated at a desk in a classroom teaching with two students seated with their laptops out of focus in the background.

The associate professor of religion helps shape the perspectives of his undergraduates not only at the University, but also at area prisons.

University of Rochester religion professor Jack Downey helps shape the perspectives of his undergraduates at Rochester and at area prisons.

topics: awards, Department of Religion and Classics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Whitney Gegg-Harrison wears a mask and gesticulates while seated in front of a laptop at the head of a classroom.

The writing professor and self-described ‘nerd about pedagogy’ teaches students from across the globe about the value of all languages.

University of Rochester writing professor Whitney Gegg-Harrison teaches students from across the globe about the value of all languages.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,
James McGrath sits among his biomedical engineering students in a Hylan Hall classroom.

The biomedical engineering professor’s approach has spillover effects beyond the signature undergraduate course he’s taught for 20 years.

James McGrath's approach has spillover effects beyond the undergraduate course he’s taught for 20 years at the University of Rochester.

topics: awards, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James McGrath,
A quantum processor semiconductor chip connected to a circuit board.

The University of Rochester is an educational and lead partner for the three-region consortium focused on semiconductor manufacturing and innovation.

The University of Rochester is an educational and lead partner for the consortium focused on semiconductor manufacturing and innovation.

topics: Office of Government and Community Relations,
Illustration of temporal scaffolding shows three human silhouettes placing scaffolding around a brain that appears to be made of clouds with a city skyline in the background.

Applying a recent hypothesis about how the brain operates during sleep could improve the lifelong learning abilities of artificial intelligence.

Applying the temporal scaffolding hypothesis about how the brain operates could improve the learning abilities of artificial intelligence.

topics: artificial intelligence, Christopher Kanan, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research funding,
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, 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: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding, sustainability,