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students pose with shovels at research site in Africa

Geophysicist John Tarduno has taken a group of students to Africa and Australia this summer to continue his groundbreaking work on the strength and direction of Earth’s magnetic field. The students are live-tweeting from their research sites, sending photos from the field.

The students are live-tweeting from their research sites, sending photos as they collect data samples and measure the direction of Earth's magnetic field.
topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, global engagement, John Tarduno, School of Arts and Sciences,
students in white doctor coats pose for photos in front of Rush Rhees Library
Health & Medicine
August 12, 2016

Donning the white coat

First-year medical students assemble for a photo after the Dr. Robert L. & Lillian H. Brent White Coat Ceremony, marking the start of their journey toward becoming physicians.

illustration of colored areas of the brain showing increased bairn activity
Science & Technology
August 12, 2016

This is your brain on sentences

What does the meaning of a word look like? Researchers have, for the first time, decoded and predicted the brain activity patterns of word meanings within sentences, and successfully predicted what the brain patterns would be for new sentences.

What does the meaning of a word look like? Researchers have, for the first time, decoded and the brain activity patterns of word meanings within sentences.
topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
two researchers in lab

Using the spring force produced by light circulating in a miniaturized resonator, a team of engineering researchers from the University of Rochester and the University of Victoria has discovered a new approach to detecting single particles.

糖心传媒淭his is the first time the sensing capability of the optical spring force has been realized, although the optical spring effect has been known for more than a decade."
topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research finding,
Adam Frank

糖心传媒 astrophysicist Adam Frank helps NPR listeners answer: If there are points in space with only three atoms per cubic meter, what fills in the rest? / All Things Considered

Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank helps NPR listeners answer: If there are points in space with only three atoms per cubic meter, what fills in the rest?
topics: Adam Frank, School of Arts and Sciences,
diagram of a quantum node

Rochester researchers working on the next generation of quantum information processing have received a $2 million boost from the National Science Foundation.

$2 million of $12 million investment will be coming to Rochester researchers working on integrated photonics systems for secure communications.
topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, photonics, Qiang Lin, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,

Terahertz (THz) waves are capable of sensing and imaging objects behind barriers, making them a promising tool for Homeland Security and other law enforcement agencies.

topics: engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
student stands in front of poster

“With this program, everything came together. Now, I feel like a real scientist.糖心传媒� Derek McNeil joined a record 140 high school students from Rochester City schools took part in the six-week summer program.

A record 140 high school students from Rochester City schools took part in the six-week Upward Bound program this summer.
topics: community, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Rochester City School District, Upward Bound,
historic photo of rugby team
University News
August 4, 2016

The University president who was an Olympian

Before he became the University of Rochester’s youngest president, Alan Valentine played a part in one of the great upsets in Olympic Games history.

Before he became the University of Rochester's youngest president, Alan Valentine played a part in one of the great upsets in Olympic Games history.