At age 80, John Thomas writes new chapter in an illustrious career
The Rochester professor emeritus and new American Astronomical Society fellow now explores the brain’s waste disposal system.
Using nanodiamonds as sensors just got easier
Rochester researchers have found a new and improved way to extract temperature from the light emitted by a diamond defect.
Rochester scientists reveal the limits of machine learning for hydrogen models
Research from the Laboratory for Laser Energetics paves the way for more accurate computer models, which are needed to understand the interior of planets and the physical properties of nuclear fusion.
New tool cuts guesswork about ‘eddy killing’ in oceans
Using satellite imagery, University of Rochester scientists have provided the first direct measure of how eddy killing affects Earth’s oceans.
Rochester laser experiments demonstrate ‘helium rain’ likely falls in the solar system
An international research team including University of Rochester scientists has validated a nearly 40-year-old prediction that helium rain is possible inside planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.
Members of the College Class of 2021 reflect on four eventful years at the University
As they prepare to graduate with the College’s Class of 2021, students from near and far say they’re well prepared for the future.
Eight Rochester undergraduates win scholarships for summer research in Germany
The DAAD-RISE program enables outstanding students in the sciences to conduct research at top German universities.
Recent graduate awarded global leadership scholarship at Stanford University
Suman Kumar ’19 will pursue a master’s degree in international policy, joining students from across the globe for the selective program.
‘I am ready to be many things’
As he prepares for graduation, Beirut native Marc Haddad ’21 says he’s had “some of the best experiences of my life” at Rochester.
New research on carbon cracks open secrets deep inside exoplanets
Measuring carbon at the highest pressures ever achieved in a laboratory, researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics report first model of the carbon structures that may make up planets outside the solar system.