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Latest NewsAugust 29, 2025

ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµ faculty members have received recognition from professional and scholarly organizations.

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August 28, 2025

The programs—centered on AI, aerospace, Latinx studies, and more—enhance the University’s extensive degree offerings.

Members of the ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµ Class of 2029 form the Spirit R.
August 24, 2025

Our campuses are abuzz with school spirit for the 2025–26 academic year.

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August 22, 2025

Supporting the continued growth of the school’s research enterprise is among the key initiatives she'll focus on in her third term.

two students make adjustments to two yellow panels on the ground.
August 21, 2025

Rochester seniors and master’s students provide businesses and nonprofits solutions to real-world problems.

Chunlei Guo hovering over a simulator to test sunlight absorption of a solar thermoelectric generator device he holds.
August 12, 2025

Researchers improved solar power technology by engineering a solar thermoelectric generator 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art devices.

An 80s cassette player with tapes scattered around it and an iPad displaying SketchCassette, a plug-in offered by Aberrant DSP.
August 12, 2025

Daniel Fine ’19 and Ben Schmitz ’19 create digital plug-ins that add unique effects to musical tracks, delighting amateur hobbyists and award-winning producers.

A technician maneuvers a laser diagnostic outside the target chamber of the Omega EP laser at the ÌìÃÀÊÓÆµ Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
July 31, 2025

The National Science Foundation grant will connect University, industry, and business partners to grow the region’s laser workforce.

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July 28, 2025

Electrical and computer engineers want to mimic the brain’s visual system to create AI tools for guiding autonomous systems.

Asian senior women working with laptop computer and using smart speakers while setting in living room at home.
July 23, 2025

A quick, speech-based AI tool offers a new way to screen for a key indicator of the neurodegenerative disease.