Rochester researchers are scientists and scholars, inventors and conservators, artists and analysts. They know many of the best breakthroughs in knowledge and creativity occur by crossing boundaries.
Students and faculty collaborate using advanced technology to do leading-edge work in areas ranging from virtual reality to nanofabrication.
Many of Rochester’s research environments are designed to facilitate collaboration and exploration across disciplines.
Rochester is a thriving hub for laser technologies, photonics, and optical research. Our Institute of Optics awards almost half of all optics degrees in the US. And, the Laboratory for Laser Energetics is the largest university-based Department of Energy research program. Building on this expertise, a new NSF-funded project will further position the Rochester region as the premier home for laser ecosystems.
Instrumental in bringing together neuroscience and related disciplines—biomedical engineering, brain and cognitive sciences, computer science, and neurology. This multidisciplinary work has made possible critical research into Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, autism, and dyslexia.
Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience
An intellectual home base for students, faculty, researchers, artists, and the public. Research projects affect fields beyond the humanities, including medicine, business, science, and engineering.
The Humanities Center
Leading experts provide evidence-based intervention and prevention services to over 900 at-risk children and families annually.
Mt. Hope Family Center
Developing creative and effective leaders for today’s musical world.
Institute for Music Leadership
