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four students walk to class on a fall day

Campus & Community

July and August 2024 in Photos

August 29, 2024

Summer saw no time for rest at the University of Rochester—and we quite like it that way. Take a look at how we spent July and August.

Wide shot of the compressor for generating laser pulses at ELI Beamlines to investigate the feasibility of producing coherent gamma rays. A person in safety gear stands near the instrument.

Science & Technology

Is a gamma-ray laser possible?

Federal funding will allow Rochester scientists and their European collaborators to study the feasibility of coherent light sources beyond x-rays.

Three people wearing protective eye gear in a lab demonstrate heat transfer mapping techniques that are displayed on a computer screen.

Science & Technology

New technique pinpoints nanoscale ‘hot spots’ in electronics to improve their longevity

Rochester engineers have developed a way to spot tiny, overheated components that cause electronics’ performance to degrade.

JJ Ruby leaning against a metal shelf and holding a baseball.

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.

Illustration of a black hole with plasma jets spewing forth.

Science & Technology

Pair plasmas found in deep space can now be generated in the lab

An international team of scientists has developed a novel way to experimentally produce plasma ‘fireballs’ on Earth.

Exterior of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics building expansion against a blue sky.

University News

Laboratory for Laser Energetics opens doors on pivotal building expansion

The first major addition to LLE in more than two decades includes clean room facilities to advance next-generation laser science and technologies.

White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Health & Medicine

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.

Triptych featuring Gilbert (Rip) Collins, Douglas Portman, and Michael Welte.

Health & Medicine

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.

Science & Technology

New federal funding approved for Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ Omega Facility

The funding enables LLE’s national security efforts in inertial confinement fusion, high-energy-density physics research, and laser technology development.

The sun seen in space with plasma oscillations occurring on the surface.

Science & Technology

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.