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University of Rochester students walk on the River Campus during the first day of classes.
Campus Life
June 12, 2019 | 02:45 pm

University drops first-year admission standardized test requirement

As part of the new test-optional policy, applicants for first-year admission to the College at the University are no longer required to submit any standardized test results to the Office of Admissions.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, the college,
Business majors Zetian Xiao, Jixuan Liu, and Teddi Shapiro.
Campus Life
June 11, 2019 | 02:56 pm

How Rochester business majors help area businesses grow

Area businesses regularly tap into the research skills of Rochester business majors in Vincent Hope’s Marketing Projects course in order to help address the real-world marketing issues facing their companies.

topics: Class of 2019, School of Arts and Sciences, Simon Business School,
Billboard ad by Nike featuring Colin Kaepernick displayed prominently on the roof of the Nike Store in San Francisco.
Voices & Opinion
June 10, 2019 | 04:21 pm

When corporations take a stance on divisive issues

Rochester political scientist David Primo discussed corporate political activity during his appearance on WCNY’s Capitol Pressroom.

topics: David Primo, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, Simon Business School,
Artist’s rendering of 2D materials undergoing phase change using a transistor-scale platform.
Science & Technology
June 10, 2019 | 01:21 pm

Researchers ‘stretch’ the ability of 2D materials to change technology

Moore’s Law predicts that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit will double every two years. As technology nears the limits of Moore’s Law, Rochester researchers have combined 2D materials with oxide materials in a new way, with new possibilities for computing power.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
Close-up of open refrigerator interior.
Science & Technology
June 3, 2019 | 03:03 pm

Researchers develop superconducting quantum refrigerator

Physicist Andrew Jordan and his fellow researchers harnessed superconductivity to conceive of a quantum refrigerator that could cool atoms to nearly absolute zero temperatures.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Krystal Huxlin poses for a photo in her lap, with computer equipment in the background.
Science & Technology
May 28, 2019 | 01:49 pm

Brain stimulation speeds up visual learning in healthy adults, helps patients re-learn how to see

One particular type of brain stimulation enhances the brain’s ability to process visual information, and may aid in faster vision recovery after a stroke or traumatic brain injury.

topics: brain injury, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, Flaum Eye Institute, Krystel Huxlin, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, vision,
detail from the cover of the book THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: A HISTORY
Society & Culture
May 22, 2019 | 01:09 pm

Has the World Health Organization measured up?

In a new history, Rochester professor emeritus Theodore Brown looks at how well the organization, founded in the aftermath of World War II, has met its lofty mission of ensuring the “highest possible level of health” by all peoples.

topics: book authors, Department of History, Department of Public Health Sciences, public health, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
portrait of Gloria Culver
University News
May 22, 2019 | 08:16 am

Gloria Culver reappointed Dean of School of Arts & Sciences

Serving as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences since 2015, Gloria Culver has been reappointed to a new five-year term. The Board of Trustees approved Culver’s deanship renewal at its May meeting.

topics: announcements, Gloria Culver, School of Arts and Sciences,