The Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences at the University of Rochester is where unexpected ideas connect to bring unprecedented breakthroughs to life
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Ever since @EastmanSchool PhD student Jacob Factor first picked up the French horn, he has battled through pain from a rare throat condition. He connected with experts at @UR_Med and the Hajim School to design an out-of-this-world solution that has him playing better than ever
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Jun 11
This week, a diverse group of professionals from industry and academia learned to master building
#AO #VisualSimulators & #RetinalImaging Applications in #VisionScience & #Ophthalmology @CvsUor #RochesterOptics #AdaptiveOptics in the #Eye Summer Course @UofR @ur_engineering
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Researchers in the laboratory of Chunlei Guo at @UofR’s @RochesterOptics have developed an approach to obtaining drinkable water from seawater without any harmful byproducts.
Read more here: photonics.com/Articles/Self-…
#Photonics #SolarEnergy #Lasers
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June is marked as Vision Research Month. At Flaum, we are so grateful to all of our researchers and their work in researching the next generations of cures, treatments, and ways to improve vision for everyone.
ALT Flaum Eye Institute researchers posing for a group photo on stairs. 10 people, four males and six females.
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Congrats to Assistant Professor Yanan Guo from the Department of Computer Science, who won a Distinguished Paper award at the 47th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, the premier forum for presenting developments in computer security and electronic privacy #URochesterResearch
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Exciting new research about how the brain’s cleaning mechanisms work! Led by Professor Douglas Kelley and published in @ScienceAdvances. Here’s a link to the full study: science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
May 29
Using physics-informed AI and MRI, URochester researchers map cerebrospinal fluid flow—shedding light on how the brain clears Alzheimer’s-linked proteins and enabling earlier detection and treatment. bit.ly/4nRVSl7
#URochesterResearch #AI @ur_engineering
ALT Glymphatic fluid races along the brain’s surface but slows to a trickle—about 50× slower—deep inside.
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May 27
Turning ocean water into pure drinking water—no chemicals, no pollution. 💧
URochester researchers are using lasers to make materials that pull water uphill and leave salt behind—achieving nearly 100% salt removal. bit.ly/4wQMl1M
#URochesterResearch
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May 27
Don’t snooze on the latest issue of Rochester Review magazine—now in mailboxes and online!
Check it out online: rochester.edu/newscenter/fro…
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May 27
A solar desalination panel turned ocean water into drinking water while pushing salt aside instead of leaving brine behind. @UofR techxplore.com/news/2026-05-…
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🎓#BME PhD Defense Seminar: Azmeer Sharipol
🗓️ 06/17/26
📜 “Recapitulating Acute Myeloid Leukemia–Induced Bone Marrow Dysfunction in a Microenvironment‑on‑a‑Chip Platform"
🎈3-7619 (Med Center), or on Zoom!
🔗 events.rochester.edu/event/b…
#PhD #URochesterBME @ur_engineering
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.@rochesteralumni Siddhartha “Sid” Dalal ’71 (MA), ’73S (MBA), ’76 (PhD) and his children—Nemil Dalal and Preeyel Dalal ’06—have committed more than $1 million to establish the Dalal Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in AI Ethics at @UofRDataSci #Meliora everbetter.rochester.edu/dal…
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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences retweeted
May 18
What a URochester weekend! 🎉
Relive the excitement and pride of Commencement Weekend with the Class of 2026! rochester.edu/commencement/c…
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Yesterday's @UofR Commencement Ceremony was an incredible moment for our newest @rochesteralumni and their friends, families, and mentors. Festivities continue today with the Hajim School department ceremonies. Schedule and streaming available here: rochester.edu/commencement/c…
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May 15
Congrats to Yongyi (Christie) Cai & advisor David Williams for a successful PhD thesis @UofR @ur_engineering @RochesterOptics @ARIA_Rochester . Happy committee member, along with Jude Mitchell, Juliette McGregor & Jim Fienup @UoR_BrainCogSci @FlaumEye
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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences retweeted
May 15
It’s time. 💙💛
The University Commencement Ceremony on Friday and other school and department graduation ceremonies on Friday and Saturday will be livestreamed.
🔗 Check out the full livestream schedule: uofr.us/3P3NylD
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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences retweeted
May 13
Congratulations to Hayley Miller on the successful defense of her MS thesis in @UofRBME ! Hayley developed a stretchable human Tendon-on-a-Chip platform that will support future PhD research in tendon mechanobiology. Congratulations, Hayley, and best wishes for what’s next!
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May 13
Congratulations to Dr. @IsabelleLinares on successfully defending her PhD in @UofRBME ! Her outstanding award-winning dissertation developed and validated a human synovial tendon-on-a-chip platform to study inflammation-driven tendon fibrosis . Excited to see what comes next!
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May 13
Congratulations to Dr. Victor Zhang on his outstanding Ph.D. defense at the @UofRBME. As a @ROC_CMSR T32 Pre-doc Fellow and @RocMSTP trainee, Victor co-authored six papers and 1st-author paper in @JOrthopRes. Good luck with the remaining MD portion of @RocMSTP training, Victor.
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Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences retweeted
May 11
The University of Rochester Class of 2026 is shaping what’s next—these leaders, creators, and changemakers are ready to make their mark.
🎓 rochester.edu/commencement/c…
#URochester2026
ALT Collage of 25 individual photos of students.
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