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Brynn Murphy-Stanley in front of the Great Migration panel she created for the Clarissa Uprooted exhibit.
Campus Life
July 18, 2022 | 09:27 am

Students build strong relationship working with nonprofit Teen Empowerment

Created with undergraduates playing major roles, a local exhibit shows how Clarissa Street—once the center of Rochester’s Black community—was destroyed by urban renewal and housing discrimination.

topics: Class of 2023, community engagement, Department of History, featured-post-side, Molly Ball, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Crop of the first image from the James Webb Space Telescope showing thousands of previously unseen galaxies.
Science & Technology
July 12, 2022 | 03:30 pm

Star struck: Dispatches from the James Webb Space Telescope

Humanity’s best looks at the universe so far were made possible by the contributions of scientists, engineers, and supporters—including University of Rochester community members.

topics: alumni, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Duncan Moore, faculty, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James Fienup, Judith Pipher, School of Arts and Sciences, William Forrest,
Pensive adolescent girl with two teens in the background to illustrate synergistic mindsets.
Society & Culture
July 6, 2022 | 12:58 pm

Helping teens channel stress, grow in resilience

Psychologists have developed a tool to help teens turn everyday stressors that could lead to anxiety and depression into a positive force instead.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Jeremy Jamieson, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Collage of campaign signs, posters, buttons, photos, and a folded flag from the Slaughter congressional collection.
Society & Culture
July 5, 2022 | 10:06 am

Slaughter family papers help complete the story of a life in politics

The University libraries received the Robert and Louise Slaughter Family Papers, adding to the previously acquired Slaughter congressional collection.

topics: community engagement, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, featured-post-side, River Campus Libraries,
Ticket from the Ukrainian Rochester Collection.
Society & Culture
June 29, 2022 | 12:07 pm

Ukraine’s ally in Rochester’s libraries

A war that has targeted Ukrainian heritage has made the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation a cultural refuge.

topics: community engagement, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, featured-post-side, River Campus Libraries,
Close up of model of human head poised on a stand on Kodak Hall stage.
In Photos
June 21, 2022 | 02:14 pm

Sensory processing—in a virtual Kodak Hall

A multidisciplinary team from Arts, Sciences & Engineering and River Campus Libraries builds a virtual reality replica of Kodak Hall to be used in studies of how the brain processes light and sound.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Ming-Lun Lee, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences, virtual reality,
Screenshot of three people in protective gear and a robot on a replica lunar surface.
Campus Life
June 17, 2022 | 01:45 pm

Performance under pressure at NASA’s Lunabotics competition

Rochester undergraduate students banded together to overcome multiple crises while fielding their robot on a simulated lunar surface at Kennedy Space Center.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Thomas Howard, undergraduate research,
young woman holds photo of an older woman's eyes in front of her face to illustrate gene regulation.
Science & Technology
May 26, 2022 | 10:50 am

Gene regulation may hold clue to longer life

Rochester biologists who study the genetics of lifespan suggest new targets to combat aging and age-related diseases.

topics: Andrei Seluanov, Department of Biology, featured-post-side, longevity, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,
group portrait of SMH Infection Prevention Team, standing outdoors, socially distanced.
University News
May 24, 2022 | 12:00 pm

Awards celebrate University’s outstanding staff

This year’s President’s Staff Awards—the Meliora Award, Lamar Riley Murphy Leadership Award, and the Witmer Award for Distinguished Service—recognize leadership, dedication, and innovation.

topics: announcements, featured-post-side, Lamar Riley Murphy Award, meliora award, staff awards, witmer award,