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Science & Technology
April 11, 2020

Ventilators: Three centuries in the making

Modern mechanical ventilators—whose short supply is now at the center of a national debate about the nation’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic—represent a “remarkable journey” of medical technology.

Modern mechanical ventilators—whose short supply is now at the center of a national debate about the nation’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic—represent a “remarkable journey” of medical technology.

topics: COVID-19, featured-post, School of Nursing,
Financial line chart showing economic downturn because of COVID-19.

Without a coordinated system of testing, tracing, and quarantining for COVID-19, economic activity cannot resume—and the downturn will be steeper and longer than any since before World War II, says Rochester economist Narayana Kocherlakota.

In the absence of mass testing, tracing, and quarantining for COVID-19, the economic downturn will be steeper and longer than any since before World War II.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Economics, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences,
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Students in the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s MD Class of 2020 graduated early to help fight the COVID-19 health crisis.

Students in the School of Medicine and Dentistry's MD Class of 2020 graduated early to help fight the COVID-19 health crisis.

topics: COVID-19, Sarah Mangelsdorf,
House illustration with "Stay home: Stop the spread of COVID-19" message, plus the sixfeetsave.org URL, Monroe County logo, and City of Rochester logo.

Area health care providers and organization have partnered to create an informed community-wide campaign to amplify key messages about COVID-19 that local citizens need to know to stay healthy.

Area health care providers and organization have partnered to create an informed community-wide campaign to amplify key messages about COVID-19 that local citizens need to know to stay healthy.

topics: Clinical and Translational Science Institute, COVID-19,
milky way as seen from the international space station.

Researchers at Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics have outlined a method to shape intense laser light in ways that could lead to tabletop experiments to probe the Higgs boson and explore the existence of extra dimensions.

Researchers at Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics have outlined a method to shape intense laser light in ways that could lead to tabletop experiments to probe the Higgs boson and explore the existence of extra dimensions.

topics: Dustin Froula, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell,

After two-and-a-half years of development and testing, the first promising results are in for an app designed to help caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

The first promising results are in for an app designed to help caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

topics: Christie Petrenko, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Mt. Hope Family Center, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
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Faculty members Benjamin Miller and Marvin Doyley have been inducted as fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Faculty members Benjamin Miller and Marvin Doyley have been inducted as fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

topics: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Dermatology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
Airplane wing among the clouds over the Andes Mountains.

A coalition of leaders in federal government and from the nation’s universities work together to charter flights for students stranded by a quickly imposed travel restriction.

A coalition of government and university leaders worked together to help students stranded by quickly imposed travel restrictions.

topics: Center for Education Abroad, COVID-19, Office for Global Engagement,
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The University of Rochester will receive important support from the $2 trillion recovery package designed to help the country fight coronavirus.

The University of Rochester will receive important support from the $2 trillion recovery package designed to help the country fight coronavirus.

topics: COVID-19,