Awards and honors highlight accomplishments of Rochester’s faculty
University of Rochester faculty regularly earn accolades for their contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.
Pablo Sierra Silva: Using primary sources to immerse students in the past
The history professor leads his class back in time to analyze events that shaped today’s world.
Faculty recognized for their professional contributions and statures
An NSF CAREER Award, a ‘best publication’ honor, and leadership positions with national organizations comprise recent faculty achievements.
Scholar in Exile on Alexei Navalny: ‘One day I’ll walk along a street in Moscow named after him’
Dmitry Bykov discusses the late Russian opposition leader’s legacy, his own poisoning, and why Navalny posed a threat to the Russian president.
Why did Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have to die?
Rochester experts discuss Putin’s intense fear of critics, the history of Russian and Soviet opposition movements, and what’s next for Russia’s dissidents.
Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants
Rochester undergraduates developed a 3D-printing system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.
First-generation students find mentors, resources, and niches at Rochester
About 20 percent of Rochester’s undergraduate student body are the first in their family to make the higher education leap.
Faculty earn esteem and recognition for professional contributions
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, World Gastroenterology Organization, and National Academies of Practice are honoring Rochester faculty.
Faculty garner national and international accolades
The National Academy of Inventors, the American Heart Association, and the Rank Prize Funds are among the latest organizations honoring Rochester faculty.
Faculty earn awards and accolades for research and leadership
National academies, professional associations, a news publication, and a private foundation have recently recognized University of Rochester faculty members.