JJ Ruby ’21 (PhD) is helping the Major League Baseball team gain an edge through experimental physics and computational statistics.
Is a gamma-ray laser possible?
Federal funding will allow Rochester scientists and their European collaborators to study the feasibility of coherent light sources beyond x-rays.
Taking the temperature of American democracy
An interview with political scientist James Druckman, an expert on American democracy and polarization.
New technique pinpoints nanoscale ‘hot spots’ in electronics to improve their longevity
Rochester engineers have developed a way to spot tiny, overheated components that cause electronics’ performance to degrade.
Team building through bot building
Rochester undergraduates gained crucial systems engineering experience constructing a lunar rover for NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge.
New research suggests partisan hostility can erode democratic institutions and functioning.
ROC City Concerts brought performances to correctional facilities, recovery houses, and more this spring.
Flump! Splatter! Pop!
Grace Stensland ’23, a sound designer and sound effects editor for animated films and TV, delights in odd noises.
A trio of undergraduates teamed up to bring accessible, high-quality education consulting services to the community. Now, they’re branching out beyond Rochester.
University news
Home Ownership Incentive Program for University employees expands to entire city of Rochester
The financial incentive for University of Rochester employees is also more than doubling.
Rochester faculty appointed to named professorships
Named professorships are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate Rochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.
Nicole S. Sampson named interim provost
Sampson, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, will begin the new role on August 1.