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Health & Medicine

Faculty earn awards and accolades for scholarship, research contributions

National and international organizations are recognizing Rochester faculty members for their work.

Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7, looks at the camera with his arms folded. Behind him is an extensive bookshelf and a framed movie poster for "Mickey 17."

From the Magazine

The magnificent Mickey7

Alumnus Edward Ashton’s sci-fi novel Mickey7 gets a Hollywood glow up with Bong Joon-ho’s film Mickey 17.

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Science & Technology

New technology could quash QR code phishing attacks

February 11, 2025

The improved QR code format would let smartphone users know if they’re heading to a secure website—or wading into a potential ‘quishing’ scam.

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University News

Rochester faculty appointed to named professorships

February 6, 2025

Named professorships are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate Rochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.

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Science & Technology

How does the atmosphere affect ocean weather?

January 31, 2025

A new Rochester study upends previous assumptions about how surface winds and ocean weather patterns interact.

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University News

Awards and honors recognize faculty accomplishments

January 29, 2025

International, national, and statewide organizations have recently honored Rochester faculty for their contributions.

Mark Buckley holds papers and gestures at a chalkboard full of equations during a biomechanics class.

Campus & Community

Mark Buckley: Biomedical engineering as a passion worth sharing

January 27, 2025

The innovative professor prioritizes inclusiveness in his biomedical engineering classes.

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Campus & Community

Amanda Stent ’01: Guiding the future of AI in industry and academia

January 21, 2025

The Head of AI Strategy & Research in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg reflects on the state of artificial intelligence.

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University News

Three Rochester faculty members receive nation’s highest honor for early-career investigators

January 16, 2025

Ehsan Hoque, William Renninger, and Petros Tzeferacos have been named Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients.

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Science & Technology

How does the brain cut through noise to understand speech?

January 13, 2025

Rochester researchers investigate how visual cues enhance the brain’s ability to understand speech in noisy environments.