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Ian Krager ’22: Congressional communications director meets the press
Ian Krager ’22 shares takeaways for students and graduates who want to land a dream job after college.

Defining involution through sculpture
A Rochester graduate student and acclaimed sculptor examines a topic that is increasingly relevant to Chinese society.

Scientists directly prove the existence of a nuclear-spin dark state
Confirmation of this elusive state in quantum systems could lead to more efficient quantum devices.

Rochester faculty appointed to named professorships
Named professorships are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate Rochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.

How does the atmosphere affect ocean weather?
A new Rochester study upends previous assumptions about how surface winds and ocean weather patterns interact.

Rochester’s Kevin Righter kept NASA space rocks free from contamination
Precise curation was necessary to discover that the Bennu asteroid sample contains building blocks of life on Earth.

Awards and honors recognize faculty accomplishments
International, national, and statewide organizations have recently honored Rochester faculty for their contributions.

What can Back to the Future teach us about US nuclear regulations?
Rebecca Frank's undergraduate internship taps into well-known '80s and '90s movies to boost civic engagement on social media.

Bob Uecker, ‘Mr. Baseball’: A voice for all seasons
Baseball broadcasting expert Curt Smith on why the self-deprecating broadcaster and TV star was a beloved figure to millions.

Three Rochester faculty members receive nation’s highest honor for early-career investigators
Ehsan Hoque, William Renninger, and Petros Tzeferacos have been named Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients.