Pursuing their passions: Meet the Class of 2021
More than 1,400 first-year University students began their college journey when classes started Wednesday on River Campus. They come from...
Gift establishes professorship in Jewish Studies
University of Rochester Life Trustee Alan Batkin ’66 and his wife, Jane, have established a professorship in Jewish studies. Their...
A quick look at the Class of 2021
This week, the members of the College Class of 2021 move into their new homes on the River Campus. The...
Totally (nano) tubular summer research
Chemistry major Austin Bailey ’18 (T5) has been working all summer with his professor Todd D. Krauss with nanotubes. Smaller...
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...
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...
Feeling blue? Grab your friends and have fun
Those suffering from dysphoria—feeling unhappy and experiencing elevated depressive symptoms—respond to positive experiences with a marked reduction in their depressive...
Website to help social scientists with research
The Tibetan Plateau in China experiences the strongest monsoon system on Earth, with powerful winds—and accompanying intense rains in the...
Big library, big data
As the University of Rochester pursues a $50 million initiative in the new field of data science, practitioners will rely...
A new way to teach history in the 21st century
The “Oven Site” that Mike Jarvis and his students have been excavating the last five summers is 1,024 miles away...