Recent News
Laboratory for Laser Energetics launches IFE-STAR ecosystem, workforce development initiatives
An inaugural annual conference and summer student programs will foster partnerships among academia, national labs, and the private sector.
Can sea sponge biology transform imaging technology?
Researchers draw inspiration from nature to create tiny, powerful microlenses for advanced image sensors.
Undergraduate students use bacteria to create clean energy
The student-led team used synthetic biology to harness clean energy from bacteria while simultaneously capturing and storing carbon dioxide, taking home a gold medal in the process.
On thinning ice
A pair of Rochester historians are chronicling the history of the world’s glacial regions—and human responses to their rapid disappearance.
University of Rochester kicks off master planning process
Faculty, staff, and students help to inform the University’s physical future.
Laboratory for Laser Energetics opens doors on pivotal building expansion
The first major addition to LLE in more than two decades includes clean room facilities to advance next-generation laser science and technologies.
April 2024 in Photos
From totality to Springfest and everything in between, here’s how we spent April at the University of Rochester.
Research hub aims to unravel health effects of microplastic pollution
The Rochester-based center will let researchers to investigate the interactions between plastic pollution, the Great Lakes environment, and human health.
University names first associate vice president for real estate, portfolio management, and planning
The new position will lead the real estate strategy for the University of Rochester’s on- and off-campus spaces.
New federal funding approved for Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ Omega Facility
The funding enables LLE’s national security efforts in inertial confinement fusion, high-energy-density physics research, and laser technology development.