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protester carrying a sign that says STOP THE STEAL and a Trump-Pence flag.
Society & Culture
December 22, 2021 | 08:38 am

One year on, Republicans still don’t consider Biden the rightful winner

In their latest survey, Rochester political scientists in the Bright Line Watch watchdog group find divisions along partisan lines have notably deepened, and voters’ confidence in next year’s midterm elections has already been affected.

topics: Bright Line Watch, Department of Political Science, featured-post, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Student's hand holds part of an innovative sepsis diagnosis device.
Science & Technology
December 1, 2021 | 09:40 am

Rochester students’ award-winning device instantly detects sepsis via sweat

Rochester undergraduates have developed a fast, noninvasive, affordable, and eco-friendly way to diagnose the life-threatening medical complication.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, awards, Department of Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care, quality education, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Man lifts a woman up in an embrace during a performance of Stupid F-cking Bird.
The Arts
November 29, 2021 | 05:32 pm

Inaugural theater production at Sloan Performing Arts Center opens December 2

The International Theatre Program returns to in-person performances as it presents Aaron Posner’s Stupid F*cking Bird, a modern adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.

topics: Department of English, featured-post-side, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
Joseph Eberly
Science & Technology
November 23, 2021 | 08:57 am

Joseph Eberly honored as a ‘true visionary’ in optics

Joseph Eberly, the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and a professor of optics, is recognized for pioneering contributions to quantum optics theory.

topics: awards, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ravenel against smart board with math problems.
Science & Technology
November 22, 2021 | 10:33 am

Rochester mathematician wins prestigious Veblen Prize

Fayerweather Professor of Mathematic Doug Ravenel wins the prize from the American Mathematical Society for solving a geometry problem that has puzzled mathematicians for 50 years.

topics: awards, Department of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences,