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Society & Culture
September 11, 2024 | 03:52 pm

On thinning ice

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

topics: climate change, Department of History, global engagement, Humanities Center, research finding, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, Stewart Weaver, sustainability, Tatyana Bakhmetyeva,
In Photos
April 30, 2024 | 12:56 pm

April 2024 in Photos

From totality to Springfest and everything in between, here’s how we spent April at the University of Rochester.

topics: Eastman School of Music, events, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability,
Science & Technology
April 20, 2024 | 10:43 am

Research hub aims to unravel health effects of microplastic pollution

The Rochester-based center will let researchers to investigate the interactions between plastic pollution, the Great Lakes environment, and human health.

topics: Institute for Human Health and the Environment, Katrina Korfmacher, Medical Center, research funding, sustainability,
Science & Technology
March 1, 2024 | 01:47 pm

Plasma oscillations propel breakthroughs in fusion energy

Rochester researchers have discovered a new class of plasma oscillations, paving the way for improved particle accelerators and commercial fusion energy.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, John Palastro, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding, sustainability,
Science & Technology
February 5, 2024 | 11:13 am

Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants

Rochester undergraduates developed a 3D-printing system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, awards, Department of Biology, global engagement, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability, undergraduate research,