
Get to know Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro
The Rochester alumnus reflects on his formative experiences and shares lessons learned from a career dedicated to public service.

Can an app improve your romantic relationship?
Couples report healthier, stronger relationships after one month of using a relationship app codeveloped by a Rochester psychologist.

Provoking and coping through light verse
Rochester English instructor ‘explores the lighter side of dark times’ with her latest collection of poems.

Souleymane Diallo ’24 selected as a Schwarzman Scholar
The international relations major from Guinea, West Africa, is among 150 students from around the world to take part in the prestigious program in China.

Rochester research with ‘ghostly’ neutrinos among Physics World’s breakthroughs of the year
Led by researchers from the University of Rochester, scientists from the international collaboration MINERvA have, for the first time, used a beam of hard-to-detect neutrinos to investigate the structure of protons.

How do living things use meaningful information to survive?
A team from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has applied the theory of semantic information to a realistic model capturing attributes of living systems—and found the critical point where information matters for survival.

Mechanical engineering launches overhauled lab courses
Faculty members work with industry advisors to modernize hands-on aspects of the department’s curriculum.

Faculty earn awards and accolades for research and leadership
National academies, professional associations, a news publication, and a private foundation have recently recognized University of Rochester faculty members.

Scientists propose super-bright light sources powered by quasiparticles
The seemingly physics-defying properties of quasiparticles could be harnessed for applications ranging from non-destructive imaging to computer-chip manufacturing.

Photonic chips could give drones a lift when GPS is unavailable
Rochester researchers aim to leverage the quantum technique of weak value amplification to replace the gyroscopes in drones.