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University News
September 13, 2021 | 11:02 am

Three professors to receive Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be honored at an on-campus ceremony in October.

topics: Department of Biology, Department of English, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Elaine Sia, Film and Media Studies Program, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jason Middleton, School of Arts and Sciences, teaching,
Headshots of Thomas Brown and Sina Ghaemmaghami.
University News
June 17, 2021 | 09:15 am

Outstanding educators continued to shine during pandemic

Thomas Brown and Sina Ghaemmaghami are the latest recipients of the University’s Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professorships.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Department of Biology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Brown,
2021 Commencement: Rochester Graduate Camila Lage
Campus Life
May 6, 2021 | 08:25 am

Long road to University was worth it for Take Five scholar

Cuban native Camila Lage Chavez says Rochester’s hands-on approach and diversity have prepared her well for the future.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, Class of 2021, commencement, COVID-19, Department of Biology, events, School of Arts and Sciences, Take Five Scholars Program,
National Science Foundation logo.
University News
May 5, 2021 | 09:43 am

Rochester’s latest CAREER award recipients pursue wide range of projects

University of Rochester researchers have received the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty.

topics: awards, Department of Anthropology, Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Department of Computer Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Kathryn Mariner, School of Arts and Sciences,
a blue-gloved hand holds a tiny circle of white material with a tiny green t-shirt printed on it.
Science & Technology
April 29, 2021 | 11:19 am

Will your future clothes be made of algae?

For the first time, Rochester researchers have used 3D printers and a novel bioprinting technique to print algae into living, photosynthetic materials that are tough and resilient.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
cross-section image of an organoid
Science & Technology
February 22, 2021 | 10:23 am

Rochester to advance research in biological imaging through new grant

A multidisciplinary collaboration will create a new light-sheet microscope on campus, allowing 3D imaging of complex cellular structures.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James McGrath, Michael Welte, research funding, Richard Waugh, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of coronavirus protein binding to receptor on human cell.
Science & Technology
December 14, 2020 | 02:30 pm

COVID-19 vaccine: What’s RNA research got to do with it?

RNA research at the University of Rochester provides an important foundation for developing antiviral drugs, vaccines, and other therapeutics to disrupt the global spread of coronavirus.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Dragony Fu, featured-post, Lynne Maquat, Medical Center, School of Arts and Sciences,