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University News

URochester names Patrick Carley as leader for facilities, utilities, and construction

October 9, 2026

Carley brings three decades of experience leading facilities and emergency operations at large, complex campuses, including Baylor University.

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Campus & Community

Memorial Art Gallery sets May 1, 2027, start date for free admission

October 8, 2026

A surge of donor support has accelerated MAG’s timeline for expanding access to art and cultural education across the region.

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University News

Sujatha Ramanujan named CEO of NSF STELLAR Engine

October 6, 2026

The former Luminate managing director will work to establish the Rochester/Finger Lakes region as an internationally competitive leader in laser innovation.

A URochester dentistry faculty member guides a prosthodontics resident through advanced clinical training.

University News

University of Rochester to establish Eastman School of Dentistry

October 2, 2026

The University’s first new school in more than 50 years builds on a century of leadership in dental education, research, and clinical care.

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University News

Pairing light and sound to explore new frontiers in physics

October 1, 2026

URochester researcher William Renninger is named one of 21 new Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators.

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University News

URochester’s strategic plan nears midpoint

September 30, 2026

President Sarah Mangelsdorf reflects on Boundless Possibility’s progress and its continued evolution with the University.

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University News

Nicholas George, a trailblazer in holography, diffraction, theory, and optics, remembered

September 25, 2026

The professor emeritus and former director of the Institute of Optics leaves a legacy of innovation and mentorship.

Rendering of the proposed NSF OPAL facility.

Science & Technology

NSF advances NSF OPAL toward construction-ready design

September 15, 2026

The URochester-led NSF OPAL project awarded initial funding to support the final design phase for a world-leading high-power laser facility.

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University News

URochester and RIT lead national research effort to improve STEM student success

September 9, 2026

A five-year NSF-funded project will examine how universities can better support low-income engineering and computer science students.

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University News

URochester School of Nursing becomes School of Nursing & Health Sciences

September 8, 2026

The new name builds on a century of nursing leadership while reflecting an expanded role in interdisciplinary education, research, and care.

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Health & Medicine

How AI could help detect tooth decay and gum disease earlier

September 2, 2026

An NIH grant will help URochester researchers expand access to early oral disease detection beyond the dentist’s office.

Jessical Shang (left) with two students in her mechanical engineering lab.

University News

Can scientists predict—and control—turbulence?

August 26, 2026

URochester joins a new NSF–funded center to find the answers by combining experiments, theory, simulations, and AI.