Research at the University of Rochester

Research at Rochester

A quest for life ever better

Rochester researchers are scientists and scholars, inventors and conservators, artists and analysts. They know many of the best breakthroughs in knowledge and creativity occur by crossing boundaries.

CENTERS & INSTITUTES

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What sets Rochester apart

Students and faculty collaborate using advanced technology to do leading-edge work in areas ranging from virtual reality to nanofabrication.

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State-of-the-art technology

The University is home to world-class research facilities and technologies that empower bold ideas.

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Student researchers

Rochester students conduct research in the lab, in the field, and all over the world.

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Research centers A–Z

Our innovative centers and institutes facilitate collaboration as researchers tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.

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Faculty researchers

Our researchers broaden our understanding of the world and embrace creativity, ingenuity, and technology to help frame and solve the greatest challenges of the future.

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Rochester effect:
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RNA and COVID-19 vaccines

The University's Center for RNA Biology leads research to better understand RNA in viruses, which has provided key information for developing coronavirus vaccines and treatments.

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3D printed biomaterials

Biologist Anne S. Meyer is helping create a novel, environmentally-friendly material made of algae—which could have applications for fashion, medicine, and space exploration.

University of Rochester professor Adam Frank.

Astrophysics evangelism

Rochester professor Adam Frank leads public conversations about how issues of space tie back to our home on Earth—from space exploration and telescope launches, to intelligent life forms and UFO theories.

At Rochester, music meets lasers

Many of Rochester’s research environments are designed to facilitate collaboration and exploration across disciplines.

Institute of Optics

Home to the nation’s first optical science, engineering, and design program. The institute has granted about half of all degrees in optics awarded in the U.S.

Institute of Optics

Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience

Instrumental in bringing together neuroscience and related disciplines—biomedical engineering, brain and cognitive sciences, computer science, and neurology. This multidisciplinary work has made possible critical research into Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, autism, and dyslexia.

Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience

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The Humanities Center

An intellectual home base for students, faculty, researchers, artists, and the public. Research projects affect fields beyond the humanities, including medicine, business, science, and engineering.

The Humanities Center

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Laboratory for Laser Energetics

The Laser Lab is the largest university-based Department of Energy research program in the nation and is home to the most powerful laser systems found at any academic institution in the world. At the lab, researchers from all over the world probe the extremes of temperature and pressure in laboratory-scale experiments.

Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Mt. Hope Family Center

Leading experts provide evidence-based intervention and prevention services to over 900 at-risk children and families annually.

Mt. Hope Family Center

Institute for Music Leadership

Developing creative and effective leaders for today’s musical world.

Institute for Music Leadership

What sets Rochester apart

Rochester effect:
How we make the world better