Exterior view of Wilmot Cancer Institute, a designated National Cancer Institute cancer center.

University’s Wilmot Cancer Institute earns prestigious National Cancer Institute designation

The new classification places Rochester among the top 4 percent of cancer centers in the United States.

John Ghyzel in a University of Rochester Yellowjackets uniform pitching a baseball.

John Ghyzel ’24: From pro pitcher to Rochester graduate

Seven years after leaving the University to play professional baseball, the Virginia native earned a bachelor’s in engineering science.

A group of schoolchildren with their hands raised and their Expanded Learrning Collaboration instructors at the Memorial Art Gallery.

The Arts

Beyond the museum: An arts partnership inspires young minds

The Memorial Art Gallery and Rochester City School District’s Expanded Learning Collaboration cultivates creativity, curiosity, and connection.

Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7, looks at the camera with his arms folded. Behind him is an extensive bookshelf and a framed movie poster for "Mickey 17."

From the Magazine

The magnificent Mickey7

Alumnus Edward Ashton’s sci-fi novel Mickey7 gets a Hollywood glow up with Bong Joon-ho’s film Mickey 17.

University of Rochester graduate student smiles while manipulating the apparatus in an optics lab.

Science & Technology

Twisting atomically thin materials could advance quantum computers

Placing two layers of special 2D materials together and turning them at large angles creates artificial atoms with intriguing optical properties.

Yaofang (Vicki) Liang smiles and looks out the window of JoyMart, the Asian grocery store and cafe she founded and runs.

Campus Life

Yaofang (Vicki) Liang ’23W (PhD): Pride and JoyMart

Gratitude led a Warner School graduate to open an Asian grocery store and cafe at Rochester’s College Town.

Diptych featuring the book cover art for the English translation of Rodrigo Fresan's "Melvill" and a headshot of translator Will Vanderhyden.

The Arts

Open Letter wins Republic of Consciousness Prize for English translation of Melvill

Rochester’s literary translation press published Rodrigo Fresán’s invented biography of Herman Melville, translated by alumnus Will Vanderhyden.

Close-up of a young girl holding a blue stuffed bear to illustrate child sexual abuse prevention.

Society & Culture

3 ways to reduce child sexual abuse rates

A new study finds that local, community-wide education efforts can drastically lower incidence of sexual abuse of children.

Aaron Do holds a poetry book and smiles while looking up at Yefim Ravin, who is seen from behind.

Campus Life

Coursework: Learning Russian in the heart of Rochester

Undergraduates learn language, culture, politics, and customs from Russian-speaking Jewish émigrés.

Jamal Holtz next to stylized copy that reads: my rochester story with Jamal Holtz, Class of 2020.

Campus Life

Jamal Holtz ’20: How to find yourself—and your people—on campus

The former Students’ Association president offers advice on how Rochester students can ‘make their hive a home.’

University news

Sonya Maria Hadrigan named associate vice president for research integrity

Hadrigan will lead a University-wide compliance program aimed at ensuring integrity across the research landscape.

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Nathan Deen joins University as deputy general counsel

Deen will lead a team of attorneys providing legal advice and services to University administration on a wide variety of issues and projects.

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Joshua Farrelman named vice president for government relations

Farrelman will work to advance the University’s legislative priorities and advise University leaders on state, federal, and local government issues.

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