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As one of the world\u2019s leading research institutions, the University of Rochester drives discovery across disciplines\u2014from humanities to healthcare, business to education, and music to engineering. We unite creative problem-solvers to pursue bold questions with real impact.<\/p>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_text_new","anchor":"","class":"","overline":"","title":"

Ever wonder: why not\u00a0both<\/em>?<\/h2>","content":"At the University of Rochester, there\u2019s no need to \u201cpick a lane.\u201d Here, art meets analytics, science meets soul, and curiosity leads to unexpected outcomes. It\u2019s a home where thinkers and doers, scholars and starters, healers and leaders come together to create a world that\u2019s ever better.","cta":"","bg":"#ffc70a","type":"embed","image":"","embed":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iHWyIEH6Pi0","video":"","layout":"left","animation":"animation-true"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid_new","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"","description":"","card_grid_cta":"","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"full-width","cards":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card","card_width":"third","card_overline":"","card_title":"","card_text":"

13<\/p>\r\n

Nobel prizes<\/p>","card_image_icon":"none","card_image":"","card_icon":"","card_icon_color":"#252525","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement_full":"","card_image_placement":"","card_background_color":"#ffffff","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":"","card_hover_arrow":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"card","card_width":"third","card_overline":"","card_title":"","card_text":"

80+<\/p>\r\n

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13<\/p>\r\n

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Largest<\/p>\r\n

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Top 4%<\/p>\r\n

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1st<\/p>\r\n

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From Big Questions to Bold Action<\/h2>","description":"

At URochester we ask big questions and seek bold solutions \u2013 fueling discoveries that make our lives and the future ever better.<\/p>","card_grid_cta":"","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"full-width","cards":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card","card_width":"half","card_overline":"","card_title":"

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Largest Laser in the World on an Academic Campus<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>","card_text":"
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#3 Best Music School in North America<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","card_text":"
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Unlocking New Realities with Quantum Systems<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","card_text":"
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Shaping the Future of Cancer Care<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","card_text":"
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Building Talent. Powering Progress.<\/h2>","description":"

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Training the Majority of the Nation's Optics Scientists<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>","card_text":"
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Preparing AI-Enabled Leaders to Transform Industry<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>","card_text":"
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Discovery that Moves the World Forward<\/h2>","description":"","card_grid_cta":"","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"full-width","cards":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card","card_width":"third","card_overline":"","card_title":"

Ever Wonder?<\/h5>","card_text":"
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\r\n\r\nWhy do we sleep? Do aliens exist? Are plastics bad for you? Watch as URochester experts explain the real science behind common questions\u2014and what the answers reveal about how our world works.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","card_image_icon":"image","card_image":3612,"card_icon":"","card_icon_color":"#252525","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement_full":"","card_image_placement":"image-above","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#00205b","card_link":{"title":"Question Everything","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/tag\/ever-wonder\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"arrow"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card","card_width":"third","card_overline":"","card_title":"
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