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href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/rochester-joins-empire-ai-consortium-research-collaboration-640802/" target="_self" title="University joins Empire AI Consortium to advance research and collaboration" tabindex="-1"></a></div> <div class="loop-item__inner"> <div class="wrapper_one"> <div class="loop-item__category">University News</div> <div class="loop-item__meta"> <div class="loop-item__date"> February 21, 2025 | 02:20 pm </div> </div> <h3 class="loop-item__title h5"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/rochester-joins-empire-ai-consortium-research-collaboration-640802/" rel="bookmark"> University joins Empire AI Consortium to advance research and collaboration </a> </h3> <div class="post-excerpt"> <p>Rochester brings expertise in artificial intelligence and cognitive science, machine learning, and high-performance computing to the consortium.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper_two"> <div class="loop-item__cta_link"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/rochester-joins-empire-ai-consortium-research-collaboration-640802/" rel="bookmark">Read more <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <div class="loop-item__tags"> <span>topics: </span> announcements, artificial intelligence, Medical Center, Office of Government and Community Relations, </div> </div> </article> <article class="has_image loop-item loop-item--post"> <div role="img" aria-label="University seal" style="background-image:url('https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fea-university-seal.jpg');" class="loop-item__image"><a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/rochester-named-professorships-july-december-2024-639042/" target="_self" title="Rochester faculty appointed to named professorships" tabindex="-1"></a></div> <div class="loop-item__inner"> <div class="wrapper_one"> <div class="loop-item__category">University News</div> <div class="loop-item__meta"> <div class="loop-item__date"> February 6, 2025 | 11:22 am </div> </div> <h3 class="loop-item__title h5"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/rochester-named-professorships-july-december-2024-639042/" rel="bookmark"> Rochester faculty appointed to named professorships </a> </h3> <div class="post-excerpt"> <p>Named professorships are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate Rochester鈥檚 faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper_two"> <div class="loop-item__cta_link"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/rochester-named-professorships-july-december-2024-639042/" rel="bookmark">Read more <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <div class="loop-item__tags"> <span>topics: </span> faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, </div> </div> </article> <article class="has_image loop-item loop-item--post"> <div role="img" aria-label="Horizontal crop of a studio headshot of Nicole Sampson." style="background-image:url('https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fea-2024-08-08_Nicole_Sampson_0397-340x191.jpg');" class="loop-item__image"><a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/nicole-sampson-named-university-provost-637892/" target="_self" title="Nicole Sampson named University of Rochester provost" tabindex="-1"></a></div> <div class="loop-item__inner"> <div class="wrapper_one"> <div class="loop-item__category">University News</div> <div class="loop-item__meta"> <div class="loop-item__date"> January 30, 2025 | 04:30 pm </div> </div> <h3 class="loop-item__title h5"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/nicole-sampson-named-university-provost-637892/" rel="bookmark"> Nicole Sampson named University of Rochester provost </a> </h3> <div class="post-excerpt"> <p>Sampson, who has decades of higher education leadership experience, has served as interim provost since August.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper_two"> <div class="loop-item__cta_link"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/nicole-sampson-named-university-provost-637892/" rel="bookmark">Read more <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <div class="loop-item__tags"> <span>topics: </span> appointments, Nicole Sampson, staff, </div> </div> </article> <article class="has_image loop-item loop-item--post"> <div role="img" aria-label="White text reads "faculty awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines." style="background-image:url('https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/fea-faculty-awards-accolades-blue.jpg');" class="loop-item__image"><a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/january-2025-faculty-awards-accolades-637602/" target="_self" title="Awards and honors recognize faculty accomplishments" tabindex="-1"></a></div> <div class="loop-item__inner"> <div class="wrapper_one"> <div class="loop-item__category">University News</div> <div class="loop-item__meta"> <div class="loop-item__date"> January 29, 2025 | 11:50 am </div> </div> <h3 class="loop-item__title h5"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/january-2025-faculty-awards-accolades-637602/" rel="bookmark"> Awards and honors recognize faculty accomplishments </a> </h3> <div class="post-excerpt"> <p>International, national, and statewide organizations have recently honored Rochester faculty for their contributions.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper_two"> <div class="loop-item__cta_link"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/january-2025-faculty-awards-accolades-637602/" rel="bookmark">Read more <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <div class="loop-item__tags"> <span>topics: </span> awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, Warner School of Education, </div> </div> </article> <article class="has_image loop-item loop-item--post"> <div role="img" aria-label="A woman named Loretta Ford, in a red jacket and black top, a long standing partner of the University of Rochester School of Nursing." style="background-image:url('https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/loretta-ford-former-school-of-nursing-dean-tribute-637022-340x191.jpg');" class="loop-item__image"><a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/loretta-ford-former-school-of-nursing-dean-tribute-637022/" target="_self" title="Loretta Ford, former School of Nursing dean who transformed the profession, dies at 104" tabindex="-1"></a></div> <div class="loop-item__inner"> <div class="wrapper_one"> <div class="loop-item__category">University News</div> <div class="loop-item__meta"> <div class="loop-item__date"> January 23, 2025 | 06:46 pm </div> </div> <h3 class="loop-item__title h5"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/loretta-ford-former-school-of-nursing-dean-tribute-637022/" rel="bookmark"> Loretta Ford, former School of Nursing dean who transformed the profession, dies at 104 </a> </h3> <div class="post-excerpt"> <p>Ford cofounded the nurse practitioner model and developed a holistic approach to nursing education, research and clinical practice.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper_two"> <div class="loop-item__cta_link"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/loretta-ford-former-school-of-nursing-dean-tribute-637022/" rel="bookmark">Read more <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <div class="loop-item__tags"> <span>topics: </span> Medical Center, obituaries, School of Nursing, staff, </div> </div> </article> <article class="has_image loop-item loop-item--post"> <div role="img" aria-label="Triptych featuring black-and-white photos of Ehsan Hoque, Petros Tzeferacos, and William Renninger, the University of Rochester's recipients of the 2025 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)." style="background-image:url('https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fea-2025-Presidential-Early-Career-Awards-for-Scientists-and-Engineers-PECASE-Hoque-Petros-Renninger_hero-340x191.jpeg');" class="loop-item__image"><a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/2025-pecase-recipients-presidential-early-career-award-for-scientists-and-engineers-636132/" target="_self" title="Three Rochester faculty members receive nation鈥檚 highest honor for early-career investigators" tabindex="-1"></a></div> <div class="loop-item__inner"> <div class="wrapper_one"> <div class="loop-item__category">University News</div> <div class="loop-item__meta"> <div class="loop-item__date"> January 16, 2025 | 02:01 pm </div> </div> <h3 class="loop-item__title h5"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/2025-pecase-recipients-presidential-early-career-award-for-scientists-and-engineers-636132/" rel="bookmark"> Three Rochester faculty members receive nation鈥檚 highest honor for early-career investigators </a> </h3> <div class="post-excerpt"> <p>Ehsan Hoque, William Renninger, and Petros Tzeferacos have been named Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper_two"> <div class="loop-item__cta_link"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/2025-pecase-recipients-presidential-early-career-award-for-scientists-and-engineers-636132/" rel="bookmark">Read more <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <div class="loop-item__tags"> <span>topics: </span> artificial intelligence, awards, Department of Computer Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ehsan Hoque, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Petros Tzeferacos, School of Arts and Sciences, William Renninger, </div> </div> </article> <article class="has_image loop-item loop-item--post"> <div role="img" aria-label="Peter Robinson at a podium." style="background-image:url('https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fea-peter-robinson-340x191.jpg');" class="loop-item__image"><a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/peter-robinson-retiring-after-three-plus-decades-635402/" target="_self" title="Vice President Peter Robinson retiring after three-plus decades at Rochester" tabindex="-1"></a></div> <div class="loop-item__inner"> <div class="wrapper_one"> <div class="loop-item__category">University News</div> <div class="loop-item__meta"> <div class="loop-item__date"> January 14, 2025 | 04:35 pm </div> </div> <h3 class="loop-item__title h5"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/peter-robinson-retiring-after-three-plus-decades-635402/" rel="bookmark"> Vice President Peter Robinson retiring after three-plus decades at Rochester </a> </h3> <div class="post-excerpt"> <p>Robinson鈥檚 leadership strengthened Rochester’s national prominence in academics, clinical care, and research.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper_two"> <div class="loop-item__cta_link"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/peter-robinson-retiring-after-three-plus-decades-635402/" rel="bookmark">Read more <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <div class="loop-item__tags"> <span>topics: </span> community engagement, Office of Government and Community Relations, </div> </div> </article> <article class="has_image loop-item loop-item--post"> <div role="img" aria-label="Exterior of Wegmans Hall, home of the newly renamed Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence." style="background-image:url('https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fea-2017-06-21_Wegmans_Hall_002-340x191.jpg');" class="loop-item__image"><a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/goergen-institute-name-change-artificial-intelligence-expertise-634522/" target="_self" title="Goergen Institute鈥檚 name change reflects University of Rochester鈥檚 artificial intelligence expertise" tabindex="-1"></a></div> <div class="loop-item__inner"> <div class="wrapper_one"> <div class="loop-item__category">University News</div> <div class="loop-item__meta"> <div class="loop-item__date"> January 7, 2025 | 11:57 am </div> </div> <h3 class="loop-item__title h5"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/goergen-institute-name-change-artificial-intelligence-expertise-634522/" rel="bookmark"> Goergen Institute鈥檚 name change reflects University of Rochester鈥檚 artificial intelligence expertise </a> </h3> <div class="post-excerpt"> <p>The newly retitled Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence serves as an interdisciplinary hub of experts at Rochester.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper_two"> <div class="loop-item__cta_link"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/goergen-institute-name-change-artificial-intelligence-expertise-634522/" rel="bookmark">Read more <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <div class="loop-item__tags"> <span>topics: </span> artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, </div> </div> </article> <article class="has_image loop-item loop-item--post"> <div role="img" aria-label="portrait of elaine sia." style="background-image:url('https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/fea-sia-appointment-340x191.jpg');" class="loop-item__image"><a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/elaine-sia-named-senior-vice-provost-for-academic-excellence-634082/" target="_self" title="Elaine Sia named senior vice provost for academic excellence" tabindex="-1"></a></div> <div class="loop-item__inner"> <div class="wrapper_one"> <div class="loop-item__category">University News</div> <div class="loop-item__meta"> <div class="loop-item__date"> January 2, 2025 | 07:00 am </div> </div> <h3 class="loop-item__title h5"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/elaine-sia-named-senior-vice-provost-for-academic-excellence-634082/" rel="bookmark"> Elaine Sia named senior vice provost for academic excellence </a> </h3> <div class="post-excerpt"> <p>Sia will be responsible for strengthening the quality and impact of the University鈥檚 academic programs, research, and student success initiatives.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper_two"> <div class="loop-item__cta_link"> <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/elaine-sia-named-senior-vice-provost-for-academic-excellence-634082/" rel="bookmark">Read more <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></a> </div> <div class="loop-item__tags"> <span>topics: </span> appointments, Elaine Sia, staff, </div> </div> </article> <article class="has_image loop-item loop-item--post"> <div role="img" aria-label="White text reads "faculty awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines." 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