Campus & Community Madison Lang ’22 honored with ‘astronaut scholarship’ June 25, 2021 The biomedical engineering major is one of 60 college students pursuing STEM degrees who were selected for the award.
University News Outstanding educators continued to shine during pandemic June 17, 2021 Thomas Brown and Sina Ghaemmaghami are the latest recipients of the University’s Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professorships.
Science & Technology Novel chirped pulses defy ‘conventional wisdom’ June 16, 2021 Rochester researchers have advanced a groundbreaking technique first pioneered at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. As a result, they've produced chirped pulses in a way that works even with relatively low-quality, inexpensive equipment.
Science & Technology Rochester laser experiments demonstrate ‘helium rain’ likely falls in the solar system June 1, 2021 An international research team including University of Rochester scientists has validated a nearly 40-year-old prediction that helium rain is possible inside planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.
Society & Culture To drill down on anti-Asian hate crimes, Rochester researchers harness social media May 19, 2021 Information gleaned from thousands of Twitter users lets the researchers gauge public opinion toward #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.
Campus & Community Members of the College Class of 2021 reflect on four eventful years at the University May 18, 2021 As they prepare to graduate with the College’s Class of 2021, students from near and far say they’re well prepared for the future.
Campus & Community Eight Rochester undergraduates win scholarships for summer research in Germany May 17, 2021 The DAAD-RISE program enables outstanding students in the sciences to conduct research at top German universities.
Campus & Community Two sophomores receive Critical Language Scholarships May 10, 2021 Diego Encinas ’23 will study Portuguese and Jason Hahn ’23 will study Russian as part of government immersion program.
Campus & Community Microscopes and soap bubbles show the ‘art of science’ May 7, 2021 Rochester students and researchers used cutting-edge lab technologies to create the images in this year’s Art of Science Competition.
Campus & Community Recent graduate awarded global leadership scholarship at Stanford University May 6, 2021 Suman Kumar ’19 will pursue a master’s degree in international policy, joining students from across the globe for the selective program.