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Ting Du, wearing a white lab coat, sits at a desk and points to a computer screen showing yellow fluid as Doug Kelley looks over her shoulder.

Science & Technology

Cleaning up the aging brain

August 15, 2024

Rochester scientists are restoring the brain’s trash disposal system with a drug currently used to induce labor.

Three people wearing protective eye gear in a lab demonstrate heat transfer mapping techniques that are displayed on a computer screen.

Science & Technology

New technique pinpoints nanoscale ‘hot spots’ in electronics to improve their longevity

Rochester engineers have developed a way to spot tiny, overheated components that cause electronics’ performance to degrade.

JJ Ruby leaning against a metal shelf and holding a baseball.

Beyond Moneyball: Alumnus supports the Houston Astros using physics and engineering

JJ Ruby ’21 (PhD) is helping the Major League Baseball team gain an edge through experimental physics and computational statistics.

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.

A radio controlled car with white flannel flags attached and four students in the background controlling it on a bike path.

Campus & Community

Coursework: Engineering students put their skills to the test in design capstones

Rochester students invent solutions for project sponsors ranging from major league sports teams to researchers in Costa Rica.

Beth Greenwood, wearing a Philadelphia Phillies hat and T-shirt stands beside a team training center.

From the Magazine

Great catch

Beth Greenwood ’22—the first American woman catcher in NCAA baseball history—has joined Phillies' minor league affiliate as a development coach.

Triptych featuring Gilbert (Rip) Collins, Douglas Portman, and Michael Welte.

Health & Medicine

Three Rochester faculty join ranks of AAAS fellows

This is the first time since 2009 that three University faculty members have been elected in one year.

The sun seen in space with plasma oscillations occurring on the surface.

Science & Technology

Plasma oscillations propel breakthroughs in fusion energy

Rochester researchers have discovered a new class of plasma oscillations, paving the way for improved particle accelerators and commercial fusion energy.

Falling rocks warning sign in front of rocks and boulders of various sizes along a mountainside to illustrate the idea of granular systems.

Science & Technology

Reshaping our understanding of granular systems

February 9, 2024

Rochester researchers are uncovering the unexpected role of grain shape in the mixing of granular systems such as pharmaceuticals, cereal, and landslides.

View from inside the OMEGA laser system's target chamber during a direct drive fusion experiment.

Science & Technology

Scientists create new ‘spark plug’ for fusion reactions

February 5, 2024

Techniques developed with the Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ OMEGA laser system hold promise for sparking fusion at larger scales.