Meet the scientist: Kate Ackerman
There can be few experiences more heartbreaking than learning a newborn infant has a severe, life-threatening disorder. Dr. Kate Ackerman...
Maquat wins Wiley Prize in biomedical sciences
Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D., the J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at...
Compound can revamp energy storage for large grids
University of Rochester researchers, working with colleagues at the University at Buffalo, believe they have found a promising compound that...
A winning team
What makes surgeons great? How do they develop—and practice—the critical skills needed to deliver life-saving care? For Sarah Peyré, head...
Cancer and cut-free biopsies
Despite advances in microsurgery, it can still be difficult to tell if a skin cancer has been entirely removed without...
Children and rare neurological diseases
Erika Augustine ’03M (MD), ’10M (FLW), ’14 (MS-TR) is a pediatric neurologist who works with children with rare neurological diseases....
Women, graduate studies, and STEM
Historically, the STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—have been dominated by men. Today, that picture is changing, thanks to women...
Pirates, prosthetics, and STEM
The University of Rochester’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) chapter came up with an innovative program to engage nearly 100...
Chemists untangle quantum dot mystery
In a paper in Nature Communications, Todd Krauss, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of...
Computing and connecting
It may sound odd that Euakarn (Som) Liengtiraphan ’17 uses words like “magic” and “empowerment” in describing computer science, but...
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