News

On thinning ice

Wed, 11 Sep 2024

A pair of Rochester historians are chronicling the history of the world’s glacial regions—and human responses to their rapid disappearance.

University of Rochester kicks off master planning process

Tue, 04 Jun 2024

Faculty, staff, and students help to inform the University’s physical future.

Laboratory for Laser Energetics opens doors on pivotal building expansion

Fri, 31 May 2024

The first major addition to LLE in more than two decades includes clean room facilities to advance next-generation laser science and technologies.

April 2024 in Photos

Tue, 30 Apr 2024

From totality to Springfest and everything in between, here’s how we spent April at the University of Rochester.

Research hub aims to unravel health effects of microplastic pollution

Sat, 20 Apr 2024

The Rochester-based center will let researchers to investigate the interactions between plastic pollution, the Great Lakes environment, and human health.

University names first associate vice president for real estate, portfolio management, and planning

Thu, 21 Mar 2024

The new position will lead the real estate strategy for the University of Rochester’s on- and off-campus spaces.

New federal funding approved for Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ Omega Facility

Tue, 12 Mar 2024

The funding enables LLE’s national security efforts in inertial confinement fusion, high-energy-density physics research, and laser technology development.

Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with new electrocatalysis method

Tue, 05 Mar 2024

A novel approach using laser-made nanomaterials made from nonprecious metals could lay the foundation for globally scalable remediation techniques.

Plasma oscillations propel breakthroughs in fusion energy

Fri, 01 Mar 2024

Rochester researchers have discovered a new class of plasma oscillations, paving the way for improved particle accelerators and commercial fusion energy.