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Campus & Community

Lauren Ghazal: An advocate for young adult cancer survivors

The nurse scientist has devoted her career to supporting fellow cancer survivors while expanding her research’s impact.

Science & Technology

Barry Silverstein ’84 to help lead the future of AR/VR at URochester

The former senior director and chief technology officer of optics and display in Meta’s Reality Labs will direct the Center for Extended Reality.

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Health & Medicine

How URochester is reshaping clinical trials for brain and nerve diseases

The Center for Health + Technology has become a model for getting new treatments to patients faster and more equitably.

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Society & Culture

Why top firms paradoxically fire good workers

Elite firms’ notorious ‘revolving door’ culture isn’t arbitrary but rather a way to signal talent and boost profits, a new study finds.

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Science & Technology

Uncovering how cells build tissues and organs

URochester engineers are exploring the mechanical signals that guide development, to gain insights into disease and regenerative medicine.

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Science & Technology

Are aliens real? Do aliens exist? Technosignatures may hold new clues

URochester astrophysicist Adam Frank searches for traces of advanced technology—and, by extension, alien life—on exoplanets.

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Campus & Community

Boar’s Head Dinner: A URochester tradition that goes way back in time

The annual medieval-inspired feast has been a University tradition for undergraduates since 1934.

Jessica Wang and Sophie Black ’27 examine a bottle of LB media, the standard liquid containing all the necessary nutrients to support bacterial growth used to grow bacteria in the lab.

Campus & Community

URochester students engineer bacteria to build a future on Mars

Undergraduates turn Martian air into plastics and fertilizer—earning top honors internationally.

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Society & Culture

The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers

Research shows being called out by peers, not algorithms or experts, makes online authors think twice about spreading misinformation.

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Need to know: Winter weather decisions and communications

The University is prepared to keep its campuses operational and community members informed during severe winter weather.

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Accolades showcase accomplishments of URochester faculty

Optica, the American Physical Society, and other organizations are among those bestowing honors on University of Rochester faculty.

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Leadership Conversation with David Linehan

The Medical Center CEO talks resilience, research, and the future of healthcare at the University of Rochester.