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Elaine Sia in a mask points at a figure on the blackboard.

The biology professor has taught nearly 4,000 undergraduates since joining the University in 2000, including students in the 100-level Genetics, the first demanding course in that major.

University of Rochester biology professor Elaine Sia has taught nearly 4,000 undergraduates since joining the University in 2000.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, Elaine Sia, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences,
Will Bridges in profile with a blackboard in the background.

A fourth-generation teacher with a passion for post-World War II Japanese literature, the associate professor is always searching for innovative ways to reach his students.

With a passion for postwar Japanese literature, Will Bridges is always searching for new ways to reach University of Rochester students.

topics: awards, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences,
Four college students sit cross-legged outside and meditate.

Peer counseling, mindful practice, therapy dogs, 24/7 care—supporting the well-being and mental health of college students at Rochester takes many forms.

Supporting the emotional well-being and mental health of college students at the University of Rochester takes many forms.

topics: Department of Psychiatry, Eastman School of Music, interfaith chapel, University Health Service,
young woman standing in a chemistry lab

Researchers at Rochester and Maryland describe a novel cross-coupling reaction that could lead to a cheaper way to develop chemical compounds for pharmaceuticals.

Researchers at Rochester and Maryland describe a novel cross-coupling reaction that could be a promising advance in drug development.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Chemistry, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Man adjusts a book in the foreground with man seated at computer in the background
Science & Technology
October 21, 2021

New imaging system captures text from barely open books

Rochester textual scientist Gregory Heyworth led the development of a digitization method for books with fragile binding.

Rochester textual scientist Gregory Heyworth led the development of a digitization method for books with fragile binding.

topics: Department of English, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, digital humanities, Gregory Heyworth, humanities, Lazarus Project, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences,
box filled with rusty tools and other junk
Science & Technology
October 20, 2021

Is ‘junk DNA’ a key to killing cancer cells?

Rochester biologists show how a selfish genetic element called retrotransposons that can cause tumors may also trigger the death of cancer cells.

Rochester biologists show how selfish genetic elements that can cause tumors may also trigger the death of cancer cells.

topics: Andrei Seluanov, cancer, Department of Biology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,
four portraits of graduate students.

The annual award honors the contributions of graduate students in classrooms and laboratories across the University. This year’s recipients come from different disciplines, but share many things in common.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of English, Department of History, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, graduate students, School of Arts and Sciences,