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White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.
University News
April 30, 2024 | 08:31 am

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.

topics: awards, Eastman School of Music, faculty, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Medical Center, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing,
Triptych featuring Gilbert (Rip) Collins, Douglas Portman, and Michael Welte.
University News
April 18, 2024 | 03:20 pm

Three Rochester faculty join ranks of AAAS fellows

This is the first time since 2009 that three University faculty members have been elected in one year.

topics: awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Medical Center, School of Arts and Sciences,
Close-up of a Black person's eye with a multicolored light falling on it to illustrate how retinal ganglion cells function.
Science & Technology
April 15, 2024 | 01:16 pm

Are these newly found rare cells a missing link in color perception?

Rochester researchers harnessed adaptive optics to gain insight into the complex workings of the retina and its role in processing color.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Flaum Eye Institute, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of the sun during totality with the NASA logo superimposed on it and the outline of the Rush Rhees Library tower below.
Campus Life
April 2, 2024 | 01:41 pm

First-year students help NASA study the total solar eclipse

Rochester has one of about 30 teams nationwide taking observations for the Citizen CATE 2024 experiment.

topics: Class of 2027, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Student uses VR glasses and is pictured through a rainbow prism
In Photos
March 29, 2024 | 11:24 am

March 2024 in Photos

March ushered in spring and a wealth of activities across the University of Rochester. Take a brief look back at how we spent the month.

topics: community, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Humanities Center, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Two pairs of University of Rochester-branded solar eclipse glasses against a white background.
Science & Technology
March 21, 2024 | 03:56 pm

The science behind solar eclipse glasses

An optics professor explains how eclipse glasses protect your eyes from the sun’s light during an eclipse.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
Two researchers and a participant demonstrate how multiple devices linked together can evaluate different aspects of the brain’s health during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.
Science & Technology
March 14, 2024 | 12:00 pm

Improved neuromonitoring could prevent brain injuries for patients on ECMO life support

Rochester researchers are developing multimodal, non-invasive ways to study the brain’s physiology and reduce neurological issues associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, research funding,
A person in a yellow shirt seen from behind works with a transmission electron microscope in a darkened room.
Science & Technology
March 12, 2024 | 10:01 am

University secures federal funding to enable advanced quantum research

The funding supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope to accelerate research in quantum information science.

topics: alumni, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Office of Government and Community Relations, quantum science, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
The sun seen in space with plasma oscillations occurring on the surface.
Science & Technology
March 1, 2024 | 01:47 pm

Plasma oscillations propel breakthroughs in fusion energy

Rochester researchers have discovered a new class of plasma oscillations, paving the way for improved particle accelerators and commercial fusion energy.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding, sustainability,