Science & Technology Gene regulation may hold clue to longer life May 26, 2022 Rochester biologists who study the genetics of lifespan suggest new targets to combat aging and age-related diseases.
University News Christopher Deeney appointed new director of the Laser Lab May 18, 2022 A leader in science and innovation, Deeney brings to the role his extensive experience running complex operations.
Science & Technology Rochester ‘a crucible of innovation’ says NSF director during campus visit April 12, 2022 National Science Foundation director Sethuraman Panchanathan, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Joseph Morelle, tours University facilities including the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
Science & Technology A ‘cautionary tale’ about location tracking April 8, 2022 A new study out of the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ shows that data collected from your acquaintances and even strangers can predict your location.
In Photos Laser Lab springboards 100-plus high schoolers to doctoral degrees April 5, 2022 During a summer research program, high school students are paired with Rochester scientists to gain real-world experience at one of the nation’s leading laser facilities.
Science & Technology Thomas Ferbel remembered as inspiring mentor and distinguished particle physicist March 24, 2022 The long-time Rochester physics professor, who died in March, studied the building blocks of matter and the nature of quarks.
Science & Technology Laboratory for Laser Energetics represented at White House summit on fusion energy March 22, 2022 LLE Director Michael Campbell joined national stakeholders to discuss the development and commercialization of fusion as a safe, clean, reliable energy source.
Science & Technology Researchers continue to confront major hurdles in quantum computing March 21, 2022 With new insights on the problem of noise in quantum computing, Rochester researchers make major strides in improving the transfer of information in quantum systems.
Science & Technology Connecting the dots between aging, Alzheimer’s, and ‘junk DNA’ March 16, 2022 Biologists Vera Gorbunova and Andrei Seluanov join colleagues at Brown and NYU in the quest to find potential targets of treatments and therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.
Science & Technology Tracing the evolution of galaxy clusters March 14, 2022 Petros Tzeferacos, an associate professor of physics and astronomy and a senior scientist at LLE, and colleagues from Chicago and Oxford have replicated in a laboratory setting conditions that exist within galaxy clusters.
Science & Technology WATCH: Vinegar eels ‘do the wave’ March 7, 2022 This never-before-seen style of collective motion isn’t the only finding that surprised Rochester researchers about the organisms.
Science & Technology Judith Pipher remembered as a trailblazer in the field of infrared astronomy February 25, 2022 The professor emerita, known as the ‘mother of infrared astronomy,’ had a profound impact on research into astronomical phenomena and the origins of the universe and was a pioneer for women in science.