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Woman with a string of lit lights around her head and arms raised during the nighttime to illustrate the concept of bioluminescent optogenetics.

Science & Technology

Turning brain cells on using the power of light

October 3, 2024

Rochester researchers have refined the noninvasive method of bioluminescent optogenetics to activate parts of the brain.

GIF showing sound waves entering the outline of a person's head. The word "hello" then appears in the area of the person's mind with different speech prosody represented with front and punctation that changes from an exclamation point to a question mark to a period.

Science & Technology

Why teens with autism struggle with speech intonation

September 16, 2024

A new study reveals that difficulties in adapting to changes in speech patterns may affect how adolescents with autism understand tone and meaning.

An illustration of several colorful, hexagon shaped icons representing different academic fields like space engineering, music, math, AI, and genetics.

Campus & Community

Back-to-school meets future-ready: New academic programs at Rochester

September 13, 2024

The range of recently launched degree programs reflects what students, the workforce, and the world need and want to become ever better.

looping video of glacier ice melting and dripping.

Society & Culture

On thinning ice

September 11, 2024

A pair of Rochester historians are chronicling the history of the world’s glacial regions—and human responses to their rapid disappearance.

student facing Rush Rhees Library wears a backpack with a Rocky Yellowjacket mascot sticking out of it.

Campus & Community

7 URochester classes that’ll make you want to go back to college ASAP

August 30, 2024

From film scoring to entomological exploring, the University of Rochester offers courses sure to inspire FOMO—or, the fear of missing out.

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.

A person in a cleanroom suit walks past the LUX-ZEPLIN central detector, used to detect weakly interacting massive particles, known as WIMPs.

Science & Technology

New record set in the search for dark matter—with a major assist from Rochester scientists

August 26, 2024

Researchers collaborating on the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector credit Rochester’s contributions in detecting weakly interacting massive particles.

University of Rochester students celebrate, cheer, and throw confetti into the night sky with Rush Rhees Library lit up in the background.

Campus & Community

Boundless beginnings: Welcoming our newest Yellowjackets to Rochester

August 25, 2024

More than 1,400 first-year and transfer students joined the Yellowjacket family ahead of the new academic year.

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

Health & Medicine

Recent awards showcase accomplishments of Rochester faculty

August 22, 2024

Faculty members are being recognized for contributions to their respective fields.

From the Magazine

Alumni in the news

A Rochester Review roundup of select University of Rochester alumni who have made headlines for their accomplishments.