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Closeup profile view of eye on woman gazing straight ahead to illustrate fixational eye movement role in vision.

“Fixational” eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.

Small, involuntary, "fixational" eye movements play a big role in vision, according to University of Rochester researchers.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Michele Rucci, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ukrainian person in hat and coat walks with cane on sidewalk past bombed building to illustrate what is happening in Ukraine.
Society & Culture
February 22, 2023

A year at war: what’s next for Ukraine?

Political scientists Randall Stone and Hein Goemans discuss military developments, the efficacy of sanctions, and how to contain—and end—the war in Ukraine.

University of Rochester experts discuss what is happening in Ukraine, from military developments to how and when the war will end.

topics: Department of Political Science, Hein Goemans, Randall Stone, School of Arts and Sciences,
Black-and-white historic photo shows workers cleaning, caulking, pointing, and making the iron watertight invert of New Jersey's South Tunnel east to illustrate biased state spending at the district level.

Scholars show a “direct link” from the 1920s to the early 1960s between the race, class, and immigration status of constituents and their district’s share of state funds.

Scholars show a direct link from the 1920s to the early 1960s between race, class, and immigration status of constituents and state spending.

topics: Department of Political Science, Gerald Gamm, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Optics students wearing masks in a lab.

Rochester researchers achieve strong optical-acoustic interactions with long-lived acoustic waves.

University of Rochester researchers achieve strong optical-acoustic interactions with long-lived acoustic waves using a tapered optical fiber.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research finding, William Renninger,
Close-up of a perovskite crystalline stone against a white background. Perovskites show great potential as light absorbing material.

By harnessing the power of metals, Rochester researchers are making the material an ever more viable replacement for silicon in solar cells and detectors.

Chunlei Guo has proposed a physics-based approach that increases the light conversion of perovskite by 250 percent.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, research finding,
Undergraduate student in the Rochester Human-Computer Interaction lab seen with a computer screen displaying an AI avatar.
Campus & Community
February 15, 2023

Lab experience your first year in college? Yes.

With faculty and graduate student mentorship, undergraduate researchers thrive in the Rochester Human-Computer Interaction lab.

With faculty and graduate student mentorship, undergraduate researchers thrive in the Rochester Human-Computer Interaction lab.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, undergraduate research, Zhen Bai,
Actor playing Susanna in "The Crucible" fixes her costume in a mirror backstage.

By partnering with Black actors and artists, the International Theatre Program’s recent productions help give new dimension to marginalized characters.

The University of Rochester’s recent theater productions, including "The Crucible," help give new dimension to marginalized characters.

topics: community engagement, diversity, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of finding love and online dating showing a person's outline on the ground holding a heart, while another person's outline floats away with a heart balloon.

URochester’s Harry Reis, a leading social psychologist, discusses how to find and foster love—including ways to get the most out of online dating.

University of Rochester psychologist Harry Reis discusses how to find and foster love, while getting the most out of online dating.

topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Global logistics network graphic on a virtual screen

Rochester engineers develop novel Ising machines with federal research and development funding support from DARPA.

Rochester researchers develop novel Ising machines with federal research and development funding support from DARPA.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research funding,
Brian Daboll, who was named NFL Coach of the Year, looks upward while sporting New York Giants gear.
Society & Culture
February 10, 2023

Alumnus Brian Daboll named NFL Coach of the Year

Brian Daboll ’97 was selected the National Football League’s Coach of the Year by the Associated Press after leading the New York Giants to the playoffs in his first season. 

topics: alumni, athletics, awards, Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences,