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University of Rochester students celebrate, cheer, and throw confetti into the night sky with Rush Rhees Library lit up in the background.
Campus Life
August 25, 2024 | 04:24 pm

Boundless beginnings: Welcoming our newest Yellowjackets to Rochester

More than 1,400 first-year and transfer students joined the Yellowjacket family ahead of the new academic year.

topics: Class of 2028, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Simon Business School,
Wide shot of the compressor for generating laser pulses at ELI Beamlines to investigate the feasibility of producing coherent gamma rays. A person in safety gear stands near the instrument.
Science & Technology
July 22, 2024 | 08:12 am

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.

topics: Antonino Di Piazza, Department of Physics, global engagement, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Triptych featuring Gilbert (Rip) Collins, Douglas Portman, and Michael Welte.
University News
April 18, 2024 | 03:20 pm

Three Rochester faculty join ranks of AAAS fellows

This is the first time since 2009 that three University faculty members have been elected in one year.

topics: awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Medical Center, School of Arts and Sciences,
A person in a yellow shirt seen from behind works with a transmission electron microscope in a darkened room.
Science & Technology
March 12, 2024 | 10:01 am

University secures federal funding to enable advanced quantum research

The funding supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope to accelerate research in quantum information science.

topics: alumni, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Office of Government and Community Relations, quantum science, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.
University News
March 8, 2024 | 10:05 am

Faculty recognized for their professional contributions and statures

An NSF CAREER Award, a ‘best publication’ honor, and leadership positions with national organizations comprise recent faculty achievements.

topics: awards, Eastman Institute of Oral Health, faculty, global engagement, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, Simon Business School,