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illustration showing a large grey cylinder in space rotating around a smaller asteroid.
Science & Technology
December 8, 2022

Cities on asteroids? It could work—in theory

A popular science fiction idea in TV shows like Amazon’s The Expanse, Rochester scientists are using physics and engineering principles to show how asteroids could be future viable space habitats.

Rochester scientists use physics and engineering principles to show how asteroids could be future viable space habitats.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, 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.

Several University of Rochester faculty members have received awards and honors for their professional contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.

As part of an ongoing series, we’re spotlighting the contributions of University of Rochester faculty to their respective fields.

topics: awards, Eastman School of Music, global engagement, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, Warner School of Education,
photograph of Memorial Art Gallery Director Jonathan Binstock in the museum.
University News
November 30, 2022

MAG director to lead DC art museum

Jonathan Binstock has been named the next director of the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, home to a storied collection of Impressionist and modern art.

Art scholar and Memorial Art Gallery director Jonathan Binstock will lead the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.

topics: announcements, Memorial Art Gallery, staff,
A stream of plasma burst out from the sun.
Science & Technology
November 17, 2022

How does radiation travel through dense plasma?

First-of-its-kind experimental evidence defies conventional theories about how plasmas emit or absorb radiation.

First-of-its-kind experimental evidence defies conventional theories about how dense plasma emit or absorb radiation.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding, Suxing Hu,
Black-and-white archival photo of Desmond Tutu in University of Rochester commencement robes and at a podium.

A collection that includes hundreds of recordings makes it possible to ‘attend’ University of Rochester events from the 1920s to the present.

A collection that includes hundreds of recordings makes it possible to ‘attend’ University of Rochester events from the 1920s to the present.

topics: alumni, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, River Campus Libraries,
a plate of pancakes and maple syrup making a funny face with fruit..

A team of Rochester undergraduates was recognized in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition for developing solutions to problems in the maple syrup industry.

University of Rochester undergraduates created tools and methods to reduce waste in the maple syrup industry.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, awards, Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Black and white photo of the four members of Freedom Singers, four gospel musicians from Georgia, singing and clapping.

Musicologist Cory Hunter identifies a notable contemporary shift in the century-old musical form.

University of Rochester musicologist Cory Hunter identifies a notable contemporary shift in the century-old musical form of gospel music.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Eastman School of Music, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
several single white feathers with orange and yellow tips laid in a row.
Science & Technology
November 15, 2022

Birds of a feather flock together?

Maria Castaño, a third-year PhD student in biology, studies populations of birds to understand the processes that lead to the creation of new species.

A biology PhD student studies populations of birds to understand the processes that lead to the creation of new species.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences,