Physics students keep their cool in summer labs
From near-Earth objects to quantum computing, physics students come to Rochester to get an early start on their research careers this summer, working on federally funded and University sponsored projects.
Summer program gives African students bridge to college
More than 30 students from sub-Saharan Africa are River Campus this summer as part of the Early Connection Africa program, preparing for college life and taking classes in math, economics, writing, and politics.
Rochester awarded $19M to lead national clinical and translational science program
The grant will support a network of more than 50 institutions across the country aimed at turning scientific discoveries into health benefits faster.
Eye test could help diagnose autism
A test that measures the inability of the brain to adjust the size of eye movements could allow for earlier detection of autism spectrum disorders.
Rochester Youth Year fellows complete service year
Looking back over the program’s 10 years, about half of its participants have remained in or returned to Rochester, and five of the seven current University fellows will stay in the city.
5 questions: Meet new conductor Rachel Waddell
Waddell joins the faculty of the Department of Music as the director of orchestral activities. She will teach and also conduct both the Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.
Can the sunshine vitamin help lymphoma patients?
A new $3 million grant to the Wilmot Cancer Institute allows oncologists to evaluate whether adding vitamin D to standard therapy will help cancer patients live longer.
Walking in Thoreau’s footsteps
Raymond Borst ’33 assembled one of the most extensive collections of Henry David Thoreau publications in the world, then gave it to the University.
Philosopher Randall Curren considers why sustainability matters
In his new book Living Well Now and in the Future: Why Sustainability Matters Curren argues that the core of sustainability is the “long-term preservation of opportunities to live well.”
Hidden herpes virus may play key role in MS, other brain disorders
A new study may help explain the differences in severity in symptoms that many people with multiple sclerosis experience.