University of Rochester : Science and Technology Releases

Physics and Astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates Renewed for Another Three Years

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester has been awarded a grant of $434,468 to renew its Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program for another three years. The renewal�the sixth since the program was initiated in 1994�has already enabled more than 500 sop

Scientists Create Metal that Pumps Liquid Uphill

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Ultra-Fast Laser Makes Metal that Attracts, Repels, and Guides Liquids

In nature, trees pull vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action, but now scientists at the University of Rochester have

University of Rochester's Engineering School Named for Edmund A. Hajim

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

(Note to Editors: Hajim is pronounced: \"Hey-Jim\")

Today, the University of Rochester announced that its engineering school will, effective July 1, be officially named the Edmund A. Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

The naming recognizes alumnu

Biodiesel Bus Takes Maiden Voyage on Rochester's River Campus

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Undergraduate Project Turns Waste Vegetable Oil into Biodiesel for Shuttles

A team of University of Rochester undergraduates is putting fast food\'s fatty byproduct to good use for the environment with a student-led project called UR Biodiesel. Their plan

Vision Scientist Named Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

David R. Williams, the William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics and director of the University of Rochester's Center for Visual Science, has been elected a fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) for his service and for his groundbreaking studies on

New Nanocrystals Show Potential for Cheap Lasers, New Lighting

Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

For more than a decade, scientists have been frustrated in their attempts to create continuously emitting light sources from individual molecules because of an optical quirk called \"blinking,\" but now scientists at the University of Rochester have uncovered the basic physics behind the

Estrogen Controls How the Brain Processes Sound

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Estrogen Found to Work Within Neurons to Facilitate Hearing and Memory

Scientists at the University of Rochester have discovered that the hormone estrogen plays a pivotal role in how the brain processes sounds.

The findings, published in today\'s issue of <

Rochester Senior Selected for First-Ever Kauffman-Singapore Entrepreneurship Program

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Daniel Fink, a senior majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in environmental engineering at the University of Rochester, has been selected for the Kauffman-Singapore Scholars Program. Fink is the first Rochester student to participate in the program and is one of only five students chosen

Scientists Gather at Laboratory for Laser Energetics to Discuss Efforts to Harness Fusion Power

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This week, scientists from around the world are meeting at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) at the University of Rochester to discuss how to improve experiments using the laboratory's OMEGA laser, including attempts to meet society's increasing energy demands by harnessing

Geologists Awarded $2.5 Million to Explore Relationship Between Ancient Mountain Formation and Climate Change

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Carmala Garzione, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Rochester, is leading a team of nine scientists from six institutions, who have been awarded $2.5 million from the National Science Foundation to investigate how rising mountain ranges