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Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7, looks at the camera with his arms folded. Behind him is an extensive bookshelf and a framed movie poster for "Mickey 17."

From the Magazine

The magnificent Mickey7

Alumnus Edward Ashton’s sci-fi novel Mickey7 gets a Hollywood glow up with Bong Joon-ho’s film Mickey 17.

A hand holds up a phone and on the screen the new QR code technology to prevent quishing.

Science & Technology

New technology could quash QR code phishing attacks

February 11, 2025

The improved QR code format would let smartphone users know if they’re heading to a secure website—or wading into a potential ‘quishing’ scam.

side-by-side headshots of Steve Goldman and Eby Friedman

University News

Two Rochester faculty members named fellows of National Academy of Inventors

December 11, 2024

Steve Goldman and Eby Friedman are being recognized for their pioneering contributions.

Science & Technology

Researchers developing tool to instantly conceal and anonymize voices

December 5, 2024

The voice-changer system will produce computer-generated speech within milliseconds, allowing users to control factors like age, gender, and dialect.

An illustration of several colorful, hexagon shaped icons representing different academic fields like space engineering, music, math, AI, and genetics.

Campus & Community

Back-to-school meets future-ready: New academic programs at Rochester

September 13, 2024

The range of recently launched degree programs reflects what students, the workforce, and the world need and want to become ever better.

medical provider holds ultrasound wand to woman's neck.

Science & Technology

Patented ultrasound technologies improve diagnosis for cancer and other diseases

September 12, 2024

New technologies developed at Rochester could soon help make ultrasound a more powerful tool for diagnosing cancer, liver disease, and other pathologies.

GIF of Melbot V3, the University of Rochester team's submission to the 2024 NASA Lunabotics Challenge competition, in action.

Campus & Community

Team building through bot building

Rochester undergraduates gained crucial systems engineering experience constructing a lunar rover for NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge.

Student in graduation regalia surrounded by bubbles coming out of a bubble gun

Campus & Community

May 2024 in Photos

In May, the University celebrated the Class of 2024—with a few detours along the way. Take a look back at the month in photos.

Close-up of a chip-scale microcomb laser.

Science & Technology

Streamlined microcomb design provides control with the flip of a switch

Microcomb lasers developed at the University of Rochester offer a new path for developing frequency comb generators at a microchip scale.

From the Magazine

Flump! Splatter! Pop!

Grace Stensland ’23, a sound designer and sound effects editor for animated films and TV, delights in odd noises.