
Beyond Moneyball: Alumnus supports the Houston Astros using physics and engineering
JJ Ruby ’21 (PhD) is helping the Major League Baseball team gain an edge through experimental physics and computational statistics.

Team building through bot building
Rochester undergraduates gained crucial systems engineering experience constructing a lunar rover for NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge.

Awards and honors recognize faculty accomplishments
University of Rochester faculty members receive national honors from professional and scholarly organizations.

Allison Lopatkin named 2024 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences
The program provides early-career scientists four years of funding to explore some of the most pressing questions in human health and medicine.

May 2024 in Photos
In May, the University celebrated the Class of 2024—with a few detours along the way. Take a look back at the month in photos.

Streamlined microcomb design provides control with the flip of a switch
Microcomb lasers developed at the University of Rochester offer a new path for developing frequency comb generators at a microchip scale.

Students, alumni receive national merit-based awards for study, research, and teaching
Undergraduates and alumni will travel the world as teachers, students, and researchers after receiving merit-based national awards during the 2023–24 academic year.

New surface acoustic wave techniques could lead to surfing a quantum internet
Researchers have developed new methods to couple light to sound waves that glide on surfaces.

Coursework: Engineering students put their skills to the test in design capstones
Rochester students invent solutions for project sponsors ranging from major league sports teams to researchers in Costa Rica.

Flump! Splatter! Pop!
Grace Stensland ’23, a sound designer and sound effects editor for animated films and TV, delights in odd noises.