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Meliora in stone with confetti in front
University News
May 12, 2021 | 12:24 pm

2021 honorary degrees, medals, and teaching awards announced

Distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians will be honored during this spring’s commencement ceremonies.

topics: Brian Brent, commencement, commencement awards, Department of Chemistry, Department of History, Eastman School of Music, Ellen Matson, featured-post-side, Institute of Optics, Reinhold Steingrover, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Stewart Weaver, Tricia Shalka, Warner School of Education,
Douglass Leadership House becomes living-learning community
Campus Life
May 10, 2021 | 12:03 pm

Douglass Leadership House to undergo operational, physical changes

The house will become a “living-learning community” with an umbrella of support across the College and institution-wide units, including the Frederick Douglass Institute.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, douglass leadership house, featured-post-side, fraternity quadrangle, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, Office for Residential Life and Housing Services,
Two side-by-side portraits, one of Mohammed Bah, the other of Miguel Yakouma outdoors.
Campus Life
April 23, 2021 | 03:14 pm

Students earn national award for conflict resolution project

Mohammed Bah ’23 and Miguel Yakouma ’23 have received a Davis Projects for Peace grant to run a program in Central African Republic aimed at diffusing a religious civil war.

topics: awards, Davis Projects for Peace, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, Fellowships Office, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
Senior man, wearing glasses and looking up, suffering from macular degeneration
Science & Technology
March 29, 2021 | 11:12 am

First-ever lab model of human eye offers hope for macular degeneration patients

Rochester researchers’ breakthrough could lead to patient-specific treatments for age-related macular degeneration, which leads to a loss of central vision.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Danielle Benoit, Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Flaum Eye Institute, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, Medical Center, Ruchira Singh,
Close-up of an array of small, square, yellow targets.
Science & Technology
March 25, 2021 | 09:30 am

Laser-driven experiments provide insights into the formation of the universe

Researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics have captured for the first time in a laboratory setting the process thought to be responsible for generating and sustaining astrophysical magnetic fields.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Flash Center for Computational Science, magnetic field, Petros Tzeferacos, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Two military helmets outfitted with WetWare Biosystems technology.
Campus Life
March 22, 2021 | 10:59 am

University of Rochester students win Air Force research grant

Started and operated by Rochester undergraduates, WetWare Biosystems incorporates new medical technologies into existing equipment to stem the effects of traumatic brain injuries.

topics: Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, e5 Program, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
Composite image shows multiple images of a man and woman dancing with a chair.
The Arts
February 11, 2021 | 05:59 pm

inspireDANCE moves online to connect the dance community and beyond

The virtual version of the annual inspireDANCE festival welcomes everyone to learn new dance styles for free from top choreographers and instructors.

topics: events, featured-post-side, inspireDANCE Festival, Institute for the Performing Arts, Missy Pfohl Smith, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,