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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."
Latest NewsMarch 4, 2025

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

A hand holds up a phone and on the screen the new QR code technology to prevent quishing.
February 11, 2025

The improved QR code format would let smartphone users know if they’re heading to a secure website—or wading into a potential ‘quishing’ scam.

side-by-side headshots of Steve Goldman and Eby Friedman
December 11, 2024

Steve Goldman and Eby Friedman are being recognized for their pioneering contributions.

Silhouette of a person in profile speaking into a microphone with their sound waves changing in color, size, and intensity as they go through real-time voice changer technology.
December 5, 2024

The voice-changer system will produce computer-generated speech within milliseconds, allowing users to control factors like age, gender, and dialect.

An illustration of several colorful, hexagon shaped icons representing different academic fields like space engineering, music, math, AI, and genetics.
September 13, 2024

The range of recently launched degree programs reflects what students, the workforce, and the world need and want to become ever better.

medical provider holds ultrasound wand to woman's neck.
September 12, 2024

New technologies developed at Rochester could soon help make ultrasound a more powerful tool for diagnosing cancer, liver disease, and other pathologies.

GIF of Melbot V3, the ºÚÁÏÍø team's submission to the 2024 NASA Lunabotics Challenge competition, in action.
July 1, 2024

Rochester undergraduates gained crucial systems engineering experience constructing a lunar rover for NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge.

Student in graduation regalia surrounded by bubbles coming out of a bubble gun
May 31, 2024

In May, the University celebrated the Class of 2024—with a few detours along the way. Take a look back at the month in photos.

Close-up of a chip-scale microcomb laser.
May 22, 2024

Microcomb lasers developed at the ºÚÁÏÍø offer a new path for developing frequency comb generators at a microchip scale.

Two researchers and a participant demonstrate how multiple devices linked together can evaluate different aspects of the brain’s health during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.
March 14, 2024

Rochester researchers are developing multimodal, non-invasive ways to study the brain’s physiology and reduce neurological issues associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.