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A safer lithium-ion battery that reduces the risk of fire in electric vehicles, developed by a University chemical engineer and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named one of R&D Magazine’s 100 inventions of the year.

A safer lithium-ion battery that reduces the risk of fire in electric vehicles has been named one of R&D Magazine's 100 inventions of the year.

Phi Beta Kappa, the nationÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s oldest and most prestigious honor society for liberal arts and sciences, celebrates its birthday this month, and we honor the 17 students who were elected last spring as juniors.

Phi Beta Kappa is the nationÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s oldest honor society for liberal arts and sciences, and we honor the 17 students who were elected last spring as juniors.

Professor Robert Doran focuses on iconic 20th-century philosophers like Michel Foucault, Hayden White, Gayatri Spivak, and Richard Rorty, and explores critical theory’s pivot away from a narrowly focused investigation of meaning and text.

Professor Robert Doran focuses on critical theory's pivot from a narrowly focused investigation of text to a broad engagement with culture and politics.

Each year, J. Adam Fenster takes thousands of photos in his role as University photographer. We asked him to select his favorites and tell us what makes each one a compelling snapshot of learning and living at Rochester.

Each year, J. Adam Fenster takes thousands of photos in his role as University photographer. We asked him to review his favorites from 2017.

Students in Heather Layton’s classes this year have worked with staff and community members at the Jordan Health Centers to fill these spaces with art.

Students in Heather Layton's classes this year have worked with staff and community members to fill these spaces with art.

Astra Zhang ’18, a double major in electrical and computer engineering and in studio arts, and Ivan Suminski ’18, a mechanical engineering major who is earning a dual degree in violin performance will share this year’s Wells Award.

The Wells Award is given annually to two students in the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences with minors or second majors in the humanities.

Many people think of data science in terms of analysis of datasets. But as Columbia University’s Jeannette Wing stressed to an audience at the Goergen Institute for Data Science recently, data science entails a lot more than that.

As part of the Goergen Institute for Data Sciences' Distinguished Speaker series, Jeannette Wing stressed the importance of training future data scientists.

Just before dawn on May 18, 1683, pirates stormed the port city of Veracruz, capturing around 1,500 people and selling them to the slave markets of Haiti and South Carolina. Pablo Sierra Silva, assistant professor of history, is on a mission to trace what happened to them.

Pablo Sierra Silva, assistant professor of history, is on a mission to trace what happened to the 1,500 people sold into slavery after a raid on Veracruz.

Many University employeesÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”about two-thirds of the employee baseÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”will automatically receive Paid Family Leave (PFL) as a benefit starting in the new year. Human Resources has developed a full FAQ about how PFL will work at the University.