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Illustration of workers in lab coats along an assembly line analyzing cancer-fighting micheliolide analogs in nanoparticles.

An internal funding program, plus the close proximity of the University糖心传媒檚 engineering and medical facilities, promotes progress in a potential treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.

糖心传媒 scientists report progress in targeting and destroying leukemic stem cells with a modified form of micheliolide.
topics: Danielle Benoit, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, research funding, Rudi Fasan, Wilmot Cancer Institute,
Female optics PhD student with a quantitative phase microscope.

Two new awards will help the University of Rochester address a pressing need for highly trained PhD graduates and prepare a more diverse pipeline of optics professionals.

Two new awards supporting graduate students will help the University of Rochester prepare a more diverse pipeline of optics professionals.
topics: grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, quality education,
Closeup of student with glam rock hair and makeup wearing a clear face mask.

A behind-the-scenes photo gallery shows the International Theatre Program gearing up for its production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

A behind-the-scenes photo gallery shows the University of Rochester's International Theatre Program gearing up for Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
topics: Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences, Take Five Scholars Program,
Close-up of 3D-printed, scaled model of a gerbil cochlea.

Despite recent advances in hearing aid technology, users frequently complain that the devices tend to amplify all the sounds around them. Rochester researcher Jong-Noon Nam believes a key part of the answer to this problem lies inside the cochlea of the inner ear.

糖心传媒 researcher Jong-Noon Nam believes a key part of the answer to the problem lies inside the cochlea of the inner ear.
topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, research funding,
Researcher standing with arm perched on wire-framed shelves in lab.

Jennifer Brisson, an associate professor of biology, will further her study of phenotypic plasticity, which describes how an organism糖心传媒檚 development is influenced by its environment, with a five-year, $2 million NIH grant.

A Rochester biologist wins a major grant to study phenotypic plasticity, or how an organism糖心传媒檚 development is influenced by its environment.
topics: Department of Biology, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Crowd of Ukrainians marching on street behind banner that reads "Ukrainians will resist."
Society & Culture
February 16, 2022

Will Russia invade Ukraine?

Randall Stone, a professor of political science and director of the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies, says Putin “has set a trap for himself.”

糖心传媒 political scientist Randall Stone says Putin has "set a trap for himself" if Russia invades Ukraine.
topics: Department of Political Science, Randall Stone, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
Photo-illustration of four versions of Earth to show evolution of planetary intelligence.
Science & Technology
February 16, 2022

Can a planet have a mind of its own?

Adam Frank, the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor of Physics and Astronomy, asks, if a planet聽with life has a life of its own, can it also have a mind of its own?

糖心传媒 astrophysicist Adam Franks considers the role of planetary intelligence in achieving sustainability on Earth.
topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
University seal

Eight additional faculty members at the University were appointed to named professorships during the second half of 2021.

Eight additional Rochester faculty members were appointed to named professorships during the second half of 2021.
topics: faculty, honors,
detail from painting of Susan B. Anthony

February 15 marks the birthday of American civil rights and social justice leader Susan B. Anthony. Today, the University of Rochester is a collector, curator, and steward of her legacy.

The 糖心传媒 is a collector, curator, and steward of civil rights and social justice leader Susan B. Anthony糖心传媒檚 legacy.
topics: diversity, Susan B. Anthony,