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Room temperature superconductor? Rochester lab sets new record toward long-sought goal
University mechanical engineering professor Ranga Dias was named to the 2021 Time100 Next list of innovators for his work synthesizing a new superconducting material.
An optical coating like no other
Researchers in the Institute of Optics have developed a new class of optical coatings, Fano Resonance Optical Coatings, that can both reflect and transmit the same wavelength simultaneously.
COVID-19 vaccine: What’s RNA research got to do with it?
RNA research at the University of Rochester provides an important foundation for developing antiviral drugs, vaccines, and other therapeutics to disrupt the global spread of coronavirus.
A route to better antibiotics: understanding ‘stressed bacteria’
Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer’s research into the mechanisms behind bacteria’s responses may lead to more effective antibiotics and less antibiotic resistance.
Lasers etch an efficient way to address global water crisis
Researchers in the lab of optics professor Chunlei Guo use lasers, sunlight, and aluminum panels to develop the most efficient means yet of purifying contaminated water.
Novel project uses University of Rochester technology to track COVID-19
Online questionnaire asks citizens to voluntarily report symptoms, providing important information that may allow policymakers to address outbreaks by zip code.
University joins declaration that ‘Racism is a Public Health Crisis’
President Mangelsdorf joined URMC’s Mark Taubman and other community leaders to support the Greater Rochester Black Agenda Group’s “Racism is a Public Health Crisis” declaration.
‘For some of us, every day is Memorial Day’
Members of the University of Rochester community have served in the United States military—and lost their lives in that service—almost since the University was founded in 1850.
Celebrating the Class of 2020
On Friday, May 15, the University will officially confer degrees on graduating students in a video message from President Sarah Mangelsdorf that can be viewed and shared by graduates and their families anytime after noon EDT on the Class of 2020 degree conferral website.
We’re all in this together
A few of the undergraduates who have been studying remotely since March talk about the transition and what it’s meant for them as students and members of the University community.