Rochester Youth Year fellows complete service year
On July 28, seven recent University alumni will attend another graduation ceremony, this one at Rochester City Hall. They’re part...
Stories from the University of Rochester
Scientists research immune system attacks on cancer
The science behind harnessing the immune system to fight cancer is complicated, but a University of Rochester Medical Center laboratory...
Treated mothers pass along benefits of therapy
Some mornings she could barely make it out of bed. Feeling lonely and depressed, Laianna Baker found it hard to...
Students travel to build clean water system
Painted on the front of a bright blue shed at the primary school Escuela Taller Santa Maria Josefa Rossello in...
Breaking boundaries with video games
Video games—played on computers, mobile devices, and consoles—generate more global revenue than the film or recorded music industries. But gaming...
Parents work to understand fetal alcohol disorders
A new pilot study, conducted by the University of Rochester’s Mt. Hope Family Center, finds that children with fetal alcohol...
Understanding global climate systems
Climate scientists at the University of Rochester are using data science to understand what drives the global climate system—from deep...
Gene may hold key to hearing recovery
Researchers have discovered that a protein implicated in human longevity may also play a role in restoring hearing after noise...
URMC plays key role in new Huntington’s drug
University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researchers were instrumental in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of...
Anis Kallel: ‘I want to make a difference’
Anis Kallel came to Rochester by chance. One day in 2013, he and high school friends in his native Tunisia...