Recent News
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Hannah Smith Receives New York Women in Communications Award
Smith is the first URochester scholar to receive the honor

Get to know Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro
The Rochester alumnus reflects on his formative experiences and shares lessons learned from a career dedicated to public service.

While you were sleeping: URochester reshapes the science of sleep
URochester’s researchers and clinicians are helping us understand the science of sleep—including how it might be one of the most consequential forces in human health.

America’s greatest hits: The soundtrack of a nation at 250
URochester experts guide you through 250 years of American music, from Indigenous song and spirituals to jazz, rock, hip-hop, and Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX performance.

When the going gets tough: What you need to know about resilience
A new trandisciplinary research center brings together faculty dedicated to studying resilience science.

The making of a dream engineer
Michelle Carr ’10, ’22 (Flw) had her first lucid dream as an undergraduate. She’s been unraveling the science of the sleeping mind ever since.

Faculty works: Spring 2026
Six new books and recordings from URochester faculty span topics from Soviet cinema to Indigenous justice.