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Science & Technology
October 13, 2023 | 08:43 am

Photonic chips could give drones a lift when GPS is unavailable

Rochester researchers aim to leverage the quantum technique of weak value amplification to replace the gyroscopes in drones.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jaime Cardenas, research funding,
University News
August 8, 2019 | 01:17 pm

These mentors make a difference for first-generation, minority students

Five University of Rochester faculty mentors are the inaugural recipients of a new mentorship award from the University’s David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity.

topics: awards, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Linguistics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, diversity, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laurel Carney, Mark Buckley, Maya Abtahian, Roman Sobolewski, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Campus Life
July 24, 2019 | 02:09 pm

Summer in Rochester means research

There’s no better time to do research at the University than during the summer. While the classrooms may be quiet, labs and libraries remain busy as undergraduate students work on projects from engineering to political science.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, undergraduate research,
Campus Life
May 3, 2019 | 02:25 pm

Ready to mentor ‘students like myself’

A biomedical engineering major and first-generation student, Kharimat Alatise ’19 is ready to pursue her doctorate and “be a role model to first-generation and minority students.”

topics: Class of 2019, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program,
Campus Life
July 27, 2018 | 01:10 pm

Summer is ‘when it happens’ for research on River Campus

Research at the University of Rochester doesn’t end when most students leave campus for the summer. It thrives. Students from across the globe are on the River Campus this summer, taking part in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and other research programs with Rochester students and faculty members.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, featured-post-side, undergraduate research, URnano, Xerox Engineering Research Fellows,
Campus Life
August 3, 2017 | 04:06 pm

High school students complete Upward Bound summer program

Seventy high school students from the Rochester City School District took part in the annual Upward Bound academic summer showcase, presenting the results of their six-week research projects.

topics: community, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Rochester City School District, Upward Bound,
Campus Life
July 28, 2017 | 01:07 pm

It’s one community for Kearns summer researchers

In their labs, the 61 Kearns Center summer researchers work among one another, and in their dorms they live among one another, forming tight friendships that will be vital as they move on to graduate school and professional careers.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, research finding, undergraduate research,
Campus Life
May 19, 2017 | 01:25 pm

Kearns Center scholars are studies in resiliency, success

Established in 2002, the center has the goal of increasing diversity in higher education by building an educational pipeline, from undergraduate through graduate school, for students who might not otherwise have had access to higher education.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, scholarships,