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Could FDA-evaluated tissue chips succeed where animal testing falls short?
URochester researchers hit an important FDA milestone for tissue chip technology that predicts dangerous immune reactions to cancer therapies.
Thinking about a PhD? Your biggest questions, answered
Professor Darren Lipomi offers candid advice on choosing a graduate program, finding the right advisor, funding your education, and building a career in research.
URochester faculty appointed to named professorships
Named positions are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate the work of URochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.
Student entrepreneurs learn business by starting one
With professional guidance and proximity to assets, URochester students launch and build companies as part of their campus experience.
URochester launches first NY THRIVE partnership to accelerate semiconductor innovation
The collaboration combines University expertise with industry to develop technologies for faster, more energy-efficient computing.
NSF selects Rochester, New York, and Finger Lakes region as national laser innovation hub
The URochester-led NSF STELLAR Engine launches with $15 million in federal funding.
A new way to prepare doctors for difficult conversations
URochester researchers have developed SOPHIE, a virtual ‘patient’ that trains doctors to communicate better.
The Magnus effect: The science that allows soccer players to ‘bend it like Beckham’
‘Miracle’ goals scored from seemingly impossible angles are made possible by physics.
The biggest misconception about vision? That you see reality
Human vision isn’t a direct recording of the world. That’s why virtual and augmented reality still struggle to replicate it.
Driven to be ever better through off-roading
URochester students gain hands-on engineering experience through designing, building, and racing off-road vehicles together.