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IceCube Neutrino Observatory at night with the Northern Lights in the sky.

Science & Technology

How IceCube opened a new window on the universe—and earned a Nobel Prize

October 6, 2026

URochester physicist Segev BenZvi explains how Nobel Prize–winning IceCube discovered high-energy neutrinos and opened a new window on the universe.

Solifluction-formed wave patterns on an Alaskan hillslope with a house a pickup truck at the base.

Science & Technology

Why icy landscapes can behave like oobleck

September 25, 2026

URochester researchers use mathematical modeling to explore how wave-like soil patterns form—and what they could reveal about landscape stability.

Close-up of a hand pulling out a blue colored block from a Jenga-like stack of colorful blocks to illustrate the removal of the cGAS protein from cells.

Health & Medicine

Removing an inflammation-linked protein makes aging worse

September 8, 2026

URochester researchers have found that cGAS, a protein known for triggering inflammation, also plays a protective role.

Claire Boeck against a white background and text that reads "ever wonder" with a thought bubble containing the sentence "what does it mean to be a good student".

Society & Culture

4 myths about what it means to be a ‘good student’

September 4, 2026

URochester experts challenge common assumptions about academic success—and offer practical ways to become a more successful college student.

Jess Gale stands outside her store, The Siren and the Sea: Books and Coffee.

Campus & Community

The Siren and the Sea: An odyssey, of sorts

September 2, 2026

For Rochester independent bookshop owner Jess Gale ’04, community is essential to both the journey and the destination.

Students take notes during class.

Campus & Community

11 new URochester academic programs to know about

September 2, 2026

All corners of the URochester have created new and forthcoming programs for students to learn, discover, heal, and create.

Students attend the Candlelight ceremony during Welcome Week.

Campus & Community

Yellowjackets from the start: Welcome Week sets the tone for a new school year

August 30, 2026

Excitement, anticipation, and school spirit abound as new and returning students arrive at URochester for the start of the 2026–27 academic year.

Jessical Shang (left) with two students in her mechanical engineering lab.

University News

Can scientists predict—and control—turbulence?

August 26, 2026

URochester joins a new NSF–funded center to find the answers by combining experiments, theory, simulations, and AI.

Campus & Community

Deep dives and high stakes

August 25, 2026

From coral reefs to human spaceflight, two URochester alumni are asking questions—and finding answers—at the planet’s most demanding frontiers.

Portrait of Curtis Stewart holding a violin, lit dramatically against a reddish background with soft shadowed text.

From the Magazine

The class that changed me: Curtis Stewart ’08, ’08E

August 18, 2026

The Grammy nominee recalls the violin lessons at Eastman that at once terrified and inspired him.