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pile of manganese metal on a white background.
Science & Technology
February 9, 2023

New models shed light on life’s origin

Dustin Trail used experiments and zircon chemistry to build more accurate computer models of fluids that act as pathways from inner Earth to Earth’s surface.

The research reveals clues about the physical and chemical characteristics of Earth when life is thought to have emerged.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
A photo illustration of six historical figures: Thurgood Marshall, Robert Kennedy, Muhammed Ali, Barbara Jordan, Maya Angelou, and Jesse Jackson.

From Thurgood Marshall to Angela Davis, the University has hosted some of the most important Black activists, authors, speakers, and leaders over the years.

From Thurgood Marshall to Angela Davis, the University of Rochester has hosted important Black activists, civil rights speakers, and authors.

topics: Black History Month, diversity, University Archives,
University seal

Several faculty members at the University of Rochester were appointed to named professorships in the second half of 2022.

Several faculty members at the University of Rochester were appointed to named professorships in the second half of 2022.

topics: faculty, honors,
Illustrated array of electrons in silicon, showing electron spin with voltage being applied.

The method, developed by researchers including John Nichol, an associate professor of physics, overcomes the limitations of electron spin resonance.

The method, developed by University of Rochester scientists, overcomes the limitations of electron spin resonance.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, John Nichol, Materials Science Program, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
From behind, person with hands behind back, removing wedding ring, showing temptation to cheat.
Society & Culture
January 26, 2023

Reducing the temptation to cheat in relationships

Adopting your partner’s perspective may reduce your temptation to cheat, according to research by Gurit Birnbaum at Reichman University in Israel and Rochester’s Harry Reis.

Adopting your partner’s perspective may reduce your temptation to cheat, according to researchers specializing in the psychology of intimacy.

topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Three Black speakers seated on stage during a panel discussion.

Rochester’s 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address took the form of a conversation between two noted guest scholars, moderated by Frederick Douglass Institute director Jeffrey McCune Jr.

Rochester's 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address took the form of a moderated conversation on race, religion, and politics in America.

topics: diversity, events, Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, MLK Commemorative Address,
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, 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,