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Mara Criollo-Rivera and Kristel Kezia Sagabaen Layugan smile as they pose for a photo leaning against the doors of Rush Rhees Library.
Campus Life
October 2, 2023 | 11:59 am

Obama-sponsored scholarship sets Rochester juniors on path to public service

Mara Criollo-Rivera and Kristel Kezia Layugan plan careers helping underrepresented groups in media and health care. Rochester has had three recipients in the Voyager Scholarship’s first two years.

topics: awards, Class of 2025, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Program in Clinical and Translational Sciences, Undergraduate Program in Digital Media Studies,
Promotional artwork shows the colors of the trans flag with the words "Based on Virginia Woolf's gender-bending masterpiece Orlando by Sarah Ruhl" with an Elizabethan color and a ring.
The Arts
September 30, 2023 | 01:02 pm

The ‘first English language trans novel,’ adapted for stage

The International Theatre program’s production of Orlando promises “a wild ride” and a serious reflection on the fluidity of identity.

topics: Bette London, Department of English, featured-post-side, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.
University News
September 29, 2023 | 12:10 pm

Faculty recognized for research, leadership, and advocacy

Professional societies, along with a government agency and an arts organization, are among those bestowing recent honors on Rochester faculty.

topics: awards, faculty, featured-post-side, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Medical Center, School of Nursing, Susan B. Anthony Center,
University News
September 21, 2023 | 01:43 pm

Department of Black Studies welcomes new faculty

Jordan Ealey and Philip V. McHarris bring their scholarly expertise in Black creativity and Black geographies to Rochester.

topics: Department of Black Studies, featured-post-side, Jordan Ealey, Philip McHarris, School of Arts and Sciences,
Susana Marcos rests her arms on a bench in her lab filled with optical instruments.
Science & Technology
September 20, 2023 | 11:45 am

AI helps bring clarity to LASIK patients facing cataract surgery

Scientists develop computer models of patients’ eyes to identify the ideal intraocular lenses and visual simulators for patients to experience how they will see with them.

topics: artificial intelligence, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, research finding, Susana Marcos,
John Nichol faces the camera with his head and shoulders near a dilution refrigerator, which he uses to study thermoelectricity at the nanoscale level.
Science & Technology
September 12, 2023 | 08:09 am

A quantum leap in cooling atoms for better computers

A new grant will allow John Nichol and his team to study thermoelectricity to help develop more efficient quantum computers.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, John Nichol, quantum science, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Woman's hand making gesture used in test for Parkinson's disease.
Science & Technology
September 6, 2023 | 04:08 pm

Online AI-based test for Parkinson’s disease severity shows promising results

Researchers from the Hajim School and the Medical Center have developed a test for Parkinson’s disease severity that relies on 10 taps of the finger, with results available in minutes.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Department of Neurology, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, Ray Dorsey, research finding,
Inside the OMEGA target chamber, multiple lasers are aimed at a target amid a red cast of light.
Science & Technology
September 5, 2023 | 08:26 am

Could artificial intelligence power the future of fusion?

Rochester scientists will develop machine learning to help predict, design, and improve laser-fusion implosions for inertial fusion energy.

topics: artificial intelligence, Christopher Kanan, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding, Riccardo Betti, School of Arts and Sciences,
Group of students off-loading items from the back of a pick-up truck during University of Rochester move-in days.
Campus Life
August 23, 2023 | 02:20 pm

Welcome home, Class of 2027!

Among the new members of the Class of 2027 are first-generation students, US veterans, junior Olympians, accomplished performers—and even a national Scrabble champion.

topics: Class of 2027, featured-post-side,
naked mole rat against a black background. The successful transfer of a naked mole rat's gene that produces HMW-HA to a mouse extends the mouse's lifespan.
Science & Technology
August 23, 2023 | 11:02 am

Longevity gene from naked mole rats extends lifespan of mice

The successful gene transfer paves the way for improving the health and lifespan of humans, too.

topics: Andrei Seluanov, Department of Biology, featured-post-side, Medical Center, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,