Campus & Community ‘I am ready to be many things’ May 6, 2021 As he prepares for graduation, Beirut native Marc Haddad ’21 says he's had “some of the best experiences of my life” at Rochester.
Campus & Community Optics grad has her eyes on the stars May 6, 2021 Optical engineer Alyssa Ho ’21 is headed to Raytheon to work on space system projects.
University News Rochester’s latest CAREER award recipients pursue wide range of projects May 5, 2021 University of Rochester researchers have received the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty.
Science & Technology A new way to make AR/VR glasses look more like regular glasses April 30, 2021 Rochester researchers are combining freeform optics and a metasurface to avoid ‘bug eyes’ in AR/VR glasses and headsets.
Campus & Community Undergraduate scholars take a virtual stage to share findings April 19, 2021 Held online for the second year in a row, the annual Undergraduate Research Expo celebrates ‘an important part’ of University of Rochester culture.
Science & Technology Apt analogies help veteran convey his HIV research April 16, 2021 ‘Three Minute Thesis’ Competition winner Jeffrey Beard demonstrates how to communicate science to the public.
Health & Medicine First-ever lab model of human eye offers hope for macular degeneration patients March 29, 2021 Rochester researchers' breakthrough could lead to patient-specific treatments for age-related macular degeneration, which leads to a loss of central vision.
University News Susana Marcos to lead Center for Visual Science February 11, 2021 Internationally recognized pioneer in vision science and its applications is named the next director of one of the University’s most highly regarded research centers.
Science & Technology An optical coating like no other February 4, 2021 Researchers in the Institute of Optics have developed a new class of optical coatings, Fano Resonance Optical Coatings, that can both reflect and transmit the same wavelength simultaneously.
Health & Medicine Chip on a card would detect COVID-19 antibodies in a minute January 6, 2021 Researchers in Rochester are developing a “completely new diagnostic platform” that could prove to be a valuable clinical tool for detecting exposure to multiple viruses from a single drop of blood.
Science & Technology Can social networks help us be more creative? December 9, 2020 Our interactions on social media could encourage new ways of thinking and different perspectives, if creativity was considered part of the network’s algorithms, say Rochester researchers.
University News Jannick Rolland named fellow of National Academy of Inventors December 8, 2020 The director of the Center for Freeform Optics holds more than 50 patents and is considered a pioneer in optical applications in augmented and virtual reality.