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Jacob Factor plays the French horn across from Amy Lerner while wearing a custom neck brace to treat pharyngoceles.

Campus & Community

An out-of-this-world design hits the high notes

Medicine, engineering, and pedagogy experts harmonize to help a French horn student overcome a rare throat condition.

ornate owl with the words Faculty Awards next to it.

University News

Awards spotlight accomplishments of URochester faculty

An NSF CAREER Award, young scholar recognition, and a hall of fame induction are among recent faculty achievements.

The shape of a brain but composed entirely of water that is sloshing around, all set against a black background.

Science & Technology

AI reveals how the brain clears harmful waste

The new approach combines MRI scans and AI tools to measure fluid flow linked to diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Five different colored vials holding seawater, Great Salt Lake water, nickel sulfate, copper chloride wastewater, and desalinated water standing next to a pile of salt.

Science & Technology

New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without waste

The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials.

Stylized illustration of a person sleeping, surrounded by floating cloud shapes on a dark background.

From the Magazine

While you were sleeping: URochester reshapes the science of sleep

URochester’s researchers and clinicians are helping us understand the science of sleep—including how it might be one of the most consequential forces in human health.

Dan Keating next to text that reads "ever wonder" and a thought bubble with the question "what sets humans apart in the era of AI".

Society & Culture

Work becomes more human in the age of AI

URochester experts explain how AI could support care, creativity, and connection—while leaving empathy, curiosity, and judgment firmly in human hands.

The Meliora seal on a flagpole.

Campus & Community

Recognition, research, and global reach for students and alumni

URochester student and alumni award recipients are pursuing research, entrepreneurship, and community-based work around the globe.

Dennis DeSantis gestures while teaching a class that explores music creation and technology.

Campus & Community

Eastman School launches new major in music creation and technology

The program builds on URochester’s growing leadership at the intersection of music, engineering, sound, and digital innovation.

Meg Farinsky, Matthew Ahn, and Majd Tabsi hold up their award-winning pieces of art.

Campus & Community

From mushrooms to molecules, science becomes art

The annual Ed and Barbara Hajim Art of Science Competition showcases how scientific discovery takes visual form across disciplines.

ornate owl with the words Faculty Awards next to it.

University News

Honors and awards showcase faculty achievements

URochester faculty members have received national honors from professional and scholarly organizations.