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Wayne Knox wearing goggles in his optics lab
University News
December 12, 2017 | 01:46 pm

Knox elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors

As a teenager, Wayne Knox ’79, ’84 (PhD) “sometimes filled the house with smoke” while building short wave radios and other electronic gadgets from scratch. Now the optics professor is among this year’s NAI fellows.

topics: awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program,
Kirsi Jarvinen-Seppo and Chunlei Guo
University News
December 8, 2017 | 04:34 pm

Two University researchers each receive $1.5 million grants

Chunlei Guo, with the Institute of Optics, and Kirsi Jarvinen-Seppo, with the Department of Pediatrics, were recently awarded separate $1.5 million grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest Gates Foundation grants ever awarded in the University’s history.

topics: awards, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, research funding,
a bank of flashtubs ignites in the OMEGA laser
University News
December 7, 2017 | 03:06 pm

Four LLE members receive awards for fusion development research

The non-profit organization Fusion Power Associates awarded its Distinguished Career Award to recently retired director Robert McCrory, as well as other awards to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics at their annual meeting.

topics: awards, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
public safety officers smile and stand with a donation box
University News
November 17, 2017 | 04:22 pm

Purple Box holiday program to benefit Willow Domestic Violence Center

The Department of Public Safety is leading its third Holiday Purple Box campaign to help families displaced because of domestic violence. New items from the wish list may be dropped off at Purple Boxes located at points across campus.

topics: community, Department of Public Safety,
large group of students walking across campus
University News
November 15, 2017 | 02:55 pm

University’s global connections keep growing

The University rose to number 73 in the annual Open Doors report on international student enrollment, and Forbes ranks Rochester number 27 in its list of “50 Best U.S. Colleges for International Students 2017.”

topics: featured-post, global engagement, rankings,