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Marisol Herrera-Perez standing with her arms crossed next to a shelf of lab equipment.

Science & Technology

Uncovering how cells build tissues and organs

November 18, 2025

URochester engineers are exploring the mechanical signals that guide development, to gain insights into disease and regenerative medicine.

Inside a grating compressor chamber.

Science & Technology

URochester researcher joins global effort to advance quantum electrodynamics

November 10, 2025

Antonino Di Piazza leads on theory for a multimillion-dollar project exploring the limits of light–matter interaction.

Close up of two football players running a contact drill to illustrate how concussions and head injuries can occur during sports.

Health & Medicine

Tackling head injuries with science

September 6, 2025

From the sidelines to the front lines, Rochester research is redefining how concussions are detected, treated, and prevented.

A close up of hands taking a sample of yeast from moss on a tree.

Science & Technology

Surprising adaptations let yeast beat the heat

August 21, 2025

By probing yeast proteins, researchers show how other organisms may adapt to rising global temperatures.

Two people in a green wheat field with a drone flying nearby overhead.

Science & Technology

How brain-inspired analog systems could make drones more efficient

Electrical and computer engineers want to mimic the brain’s visual system to create AI tools for guiding autonomous systems.

Close up of two gloved hands holding a tweezer-like tool to assemble a the components of a tissue chip platform.

University News

New York renews partnership with University center to boost innovation, economic growth

Rochester’s Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences drives research commercialization in key technology fields, from photonics to life sciences.

Vera Gorbunova smiles at the camera in her biology lab in Hutchison Hall.

University News

Rochester named site of research center to study the biology of aging

The NIH-funded center will allow researchers to explore why some species live longer—and what that could mean for human health.

System of colorful neurons with glowing connections against a dark background.

Science & Technology

Do neurons transmit light?

Rochester researchers aim to determine if neurons can transport light like fiber-optic communications channels.

Jonathan Friedberg addresses a large crowd at Wilmot Cancer Institute, with a banner reading 'An NCI Designated Cancer Center' in the background.

From the Magazine

Rochester’s cancer center earns national designation

“It’s an extraordinary moment in the history of the cancer center,” says Wilmot Cancer Institute director Jonathan Friedberg.

Exterior view of Wilmot Cancer Institute, a designated National Cancer Institute cancer center.

Health & Medicine

University’s Wilmot Cancer Institute earns prestigious National Cancer Institute designation

The new classification places Rochester among the top 4 percent of cancer centers in the United States.