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They know many of the best breakthroughs in knowledge and creativity occur by crossing boundaries. </p> </div> </div> </div> <section class="flexible-grid data-points"> <div class="row"> <div class="column large-10 large-offset-1"> <ul class="grid grid-2"> <li class="grid-item"> <span> 60 </span> <p> CENTERS & INSTITUTES </p> <p class="text-center basic-link"> View an <a href="//rochester.edu/research/a-to-z.html">A-Z list</a> </p> </li> <li class="grid-item"> <span> $438M </span> <p> ANNUAL FUNDING </p> <p class="text-center basic-link"> See <a href="//rochester.edu/research/faculty.html">what we’re discovering</a> </p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> </section> <section class="card-section twoxtwo"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns large-12"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 class="secondary-font text-center" style="margin-bottom: 15px"> What sets Rochester apart </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="margin-bottom: 35px"> <div class="column large-10 large-offset-1 text-center"> <p class="lead"> Students and faculty collaborate using advanced technology to do leading-edge work in areas ranging from virtual reality to nanofabrication. </p> </div> </div> <div class="row card-row"> <div class="large-6 column cards-column card-white animate"> <a href="technology.html" class="cards"> <div class="cards-image"> <img src="../assets/images/research/2007-08-27_eformMirror.jpg" alt="Two researches at the University of Rochester pose infront of an eform mirror." /> </div> <div class="cards--text"> <h3 class="title">State-of-the-art technology</h3> <p> The University is home to world-class research facilities and technologies that empower bold ideas. </p> <div class="cta_sub"> <span>Take a closer look <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></span> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="large-6 column cards-column card-white animate"> <a href="students.html" class="cards"> <div class="cards-image"> <img src="../assets/images/research/student-researchers.jpg" alt="Student researcher looking at beaker of purple liquid in lab at University of Rochester " /> </div> <div class="cards--text"> <h3 class="title">Student researchers</h3> <p> Rochester students conduct research in the lab, in the field, and all over the world. </p> <div class="cta_sub"> <span>Check out their discoveries <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row card-row"> <div class="large-6 column cards-column card-white animate"> <a href="a-to-z.html" class="cards"> <div class="cards-image"> <img src="../assets/images/research/centers-institutes.jpg" alt="Man leaning over laptop with curved wall monitor display in background at University of Rochester" /> </div> <div class="cards--text"> <h3 class="title">Research centers A–Z</h3> <p> Our innovative centers and institutes facilitate collaboration as researchers tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. </p> <div class="cta_sub"> <span>View the A–Z list <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></span> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="large-6 column cards-column card-white animate"> <a href="faculty.html" class="cards"> <div class="cards-image"> <img src="../assets/images/2018-02-15_Michele_Rucci_461@2x.jpg" alt="Faculty robotics researcher standing next to robot head and upper torso at University of Rochester" /> </div> <div class="cards--text"> <h3 class="title">Faculty researchers</h3> <p> Our researchers broaden our understanding of the world and embrace creativity, ingenuity, and technology to help frame and solve the greatest challenges of the future. </p> <div class="cta_sub"> <span>See their impact on the world <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="cta-stripe bg-yellow img-right"> <div class="row"> <div class="large-12 column"> <div class="cta-stripe-copy"> <h2 class="secondary-font"> At the forefront of the AI revolution </h2> <img class="mobile-image" src="/assets/images/ai/GettyImages-1490352690.webp" alt="Futuristic digital scene with neon blue rectangles displaying binary code and light beams on a blue and purple background." width="100%" /> <p class="lead"> Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how we learn, discover, heal, and create. From supercomputers and data centers, to medical breakthroughs and societal impacts, our researchers are leveraging and studying AI every step of the way. </p> <div class="cta-stripe-cta"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/ai/">AI at Rochester<i class="fas fa-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> </div> </div> <img src="/assets/images/ai/GettyImages-1490352690.webp" alt="Futuristic digital scene with neon blue rectangles displaying binary code and light beams on a blue and purple background." width="100%" /> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-section onexthree" style="background-color: #ffffff !important"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns large-12"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 class="text-center secondary-font"> Boundless discoveries:<br />Our cross-discipline areas of distinction </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row card-row"> <div class="large-12 column cards-column card-yellow animate transition-in"> <a href="//boundless.rochester.edu/strategic-plan/research/areas/#toc_Biomedical_and_health_care_innovation" class="cards"> <div class="cards--text"> <h3 class="title">Biomedical and health care innovation</h3> <p> Our biomedical, nursing, and medical research spans an array of illnesses, conditions, and therapies. That research intersects with unique academic experiences and the delivery of cutting-edge clinical care. </p> <div class="cta_sub"> <span>Improving health <i class="fas fa-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></span> </div> </div> <div class="cards-image"> <img src="/assets/images/research/2023-07-24_Sophea_Urbi_Biswas_0066.webp" alt="Senior biomedical engineering student Sophea Urbi Biswas adjusts an electroencephalography cap on fellow lab member Jin Dou, a biomedical engineering PhD student." /> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row card-row"> <div class="large-12 column cards-column card-gray animate transition-in"> <a href="//boundless.rochester.edu/strategic-plan/research/areas/#toc_Just_and_equitable_societies" class="cards"> <div class="cards-image"> <img src="/assets/images/research/2022-09-14_Pablo_Sierra_teaching_0492.webp" alt="Pablo Sierra, associate professor, Department of History and 2022 recipient of the Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching leads the class ”Colonial Latin America” in Bausch & Lomb Hall." /> </div> <div class="cards--text"> <h3 class="title">Just and equitable societies</h3> <p> With our academic strengths focused on policy, theory, and practice in equity and justice, we continue to confront some of most consequential issues facing societal health and well-being. </p> <div class="cta_sub"> <span>Tackling inequities <i class="fas fa-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row card-row"> <div class="large-12 column cards-column card-black animate transition-in"> <a href="//boundless.rochester.edu/strategic-plan/research/areas/#toc_Musical_excellence_and_innovation" class="cards"> <div class="cards--text"> <h3 class="title">Music excellence and innovation</h3> <p> We’re poised to simultaneously embrace the future of music while furthering traditional music performance at the highest levels of excellence. </p> <div class="cta_sub"> <span>Reimagining artistry <i class="fas fa-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></span> </div> </div> <div class="cards-image"> <img src="/assets/images/research/2020-09-11_ESM_rehearsal_422.webp" alt="Professor of Conducting & Ensembles Neil Varon leads a rehearsal of the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra in Kodak Hall." /> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row card-row"> <div class="large-12 column cards-column card-yellow animate transition-in"> <a href="//boundless.rochester.edu/strategic-plan/research/areas/#toc_The_digital_future" class="cards"> <div class="cards-image"> <img src="/assets/images/research/2024-03-22_Studio_X_2679.webp" alt="Students and staff are pictured in the Mary Ann Mavrinac Studio X in Carlson Library." /> </div> <div class="cards--text"> <h3 class="title">The digital future</h3> <p> Building on our strengths in fundamental science and engineering, quantitative social science, medicine, and music, the University of Rochester is at the forefront of discovery in the digital age. </p> <div class="cta_sub"> <span>Accelerating change <i class="fas fa-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="row card-row"> <div class="large-12 column cards-column card-gray animate transition-in"> <a href="//boundless.rochester.edu/strategic-plan/research/areas/#toc_Transformational_materials_and_technologies" class="cards"> <div class="cards--text"> <h3 class="title"> Transformational materials and technologies </h3> <p> We’ve long been a world leader in light, optics, imaging, vision, quantum science and engineering, and high-energy-density sciences. New breakthroughs will reshape industries and impact every aspect of our lives. </p> <div class="cta_sub"> <span>Revolutionizing society <i class="fas fa-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></span> </div> </div> <div class="cards-image"> <img src="../assets/images/research/2018-12-06_LLE_CPA_group_254.webp" alt="LLE Senior Scientist and Assistant Professor of Physics Dustin Froula, Graduate Student in the Plasma and Ultrafast Physics Group Sara Bucht and Associate Professor of Optics and LLE Senior Scientist Jake Bromage, are pictured in their lab at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics December" /> </div> </a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="rss-feed-section card-section"> <div class="row"> <div class="columns large-12"> <div class="section-title"> <h2 class="text-center secondary-font line below yellow">Latest research discoveries</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row card-row" id="rss-feed-cards"> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="columns large-12" style="display: 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