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Student holding camera stands in front of a case full of human skulls at a dark tourism destination.
Campus & Community
January 19, 2023

The ethics of dark tourism

Julia Granato crisscrossed Europe to study human bone collection and display sites. Now she’s pondering what it means to display and visit human remains.

A University of Rochester undergraduate ponders dark tourism—and what it means to display and visit human remains.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Biology, Department of Religion and Classics, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Person in red pants and black coat stands out in a campus scene covered in fresh white snow.
In Photos
January 13, 2023

Winter campusland

Welcome back, Yellowjackets! The new semester brought with it fresh snowfall blanketing the River Campus.

Aerial view of the River Campus and the Genesee River.

The fiscal year 2023 funding will support health care expansions in the region as well as research at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics. 

The FY23 federal funding will support health care expansions in the region as well as research at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics. 

topics: Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
Researchers looking on at wall-sized, vividly colored screens showing simulations of laser-driven experiments.

The Flash Center—devoted to computer simulations to advance understanding of astrophysics, plasma science, high-energy-density physics, and fusion energy—has moved from the University of Chicago to Rochester.

The Flash Center advances understanding of astrophysics, plasma science, high-energy-density physics, and fusion energy.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Petros Tzeferacos, School of Arts and Sciences,
Image from space shows one large pink ring in the foreground and two smaller stars, one on other side.
Voices & Opinion
January 5, 2023

Lasers usher in a new era of astronomy

Large-scale, laser-based experiments have recently revolutionized astrophysics, writes Rochester professor Adam Frank, allowing scientists to recreate the cosmos in science labs.

Large-scale, laser-based experiments have recently revolutionized astrophysics, allowing scientists to recreate the cosmos in science labs.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, high-energy-density physics, School of Arts and Sciences,
White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Faculty have received honors from professional organizations such as the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Modern Language Association, and the National Academy of Inventors.

University of Rochester faculty members have recently received national honors from various professional and scholarly organizations.

topics: awards, faculty, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
Omega laser array lit in green against black background aiming at target.

University of Rochester scientists set out to explain how—and how much—in order to improve future experiments.

University of Rochester scientists set out to explain how—and how much—in order to improve future experiments.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding,
Resistance theory illustrated with a person in patriotic gear holding a painting of Jesus wearing a "Make America Great Again" baseball cap among other similarly dressed people.

Scholar Anna Rosensweig explains how early modern resistance theory is inspiring far-right individuals to defy local, state, and federal laws.

A University of Rochester scholar explains how early modern resistance theory is inspiring far-right individuals to defy US laws.

topics: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, languages, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
US Capitol dome at sunrise, half obscured by tree.

A post-2022-midterm election poll by Bright Line Watch finds increased trust in the fairness of elections.

A post-2022-midterm election poll by Bright Line Watch finds increased trust in the fairness of elections.

topics: Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, Gretchen Helmke, School of Arts and Sciences,