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a person in shadow looks at two different Monet paintings, beautifully lit and showcasing different color variations of the same scene.
Science & Technology
December 13, 2018

The science of seeing art and color

In each of more than 40 paintings of the same scene—London’s Waterloo Bridge—Impressionist artist Claude Monet manipulates viewer perception in a way that scientists at the time did not completely understand.

In more than 40 paintings of the same scene, Claude Monet manipulates perception in a way that scientists at the time did not completely understand.

topics: Center for Visual Science, David Williams, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, featured-post, Memorial Art Gallery, School of Arts and Sciences,
An image of the Eastman Quad with the letters Meliora spelled out.

The Ethical Investment Advisory Committee includes three full-time faculty members and three non-faculty members: an undergraduate, a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow, and a non-academic staff member.

The University of Rochester's endowment will focus on socially responsible investment in companies that are consistent with the University’s values.

topics: announcements, Students' Association, sustainability,
Three individual portraits side-by-side.
University News
December 13, 2018

Hajim School faculty members honored by ACM, IEEE

The Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) welcome four new fellows from the faculty of the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Association for Computer Machinery and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers welcome four new fellows from the Hajim School of Engineering.

topics: awards, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo, Wendi Heinzelman,
Jim Zavislan stands in front of a optics grinder in Rettner Hall.

The associate professor of optics holds 63 U.S. and 151 foreign patents and his inventions have helped protect the integrity of the ballot box, preserve great works of art, and assess the damage mobile screens do to our eyes.

The associate professor of optics holds 63 U.S. and 151 foreign patents and he is the third Rochester researcher in as many years to be named NAI fellow.

topics: awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
portrait of William Bluhm
University News
December 10, 2018

Remembering political scientist William Bluhm

Colleagues and friends are remembering William (Ted) Bluhm, a political theorist who served on the University faculty for nearly 40 years and whose work on political philosophy and ethics endures.

Colleagues and friends are remembering William Bluhm, a political theorist who served on the University faculty for nearly 40 years.

topics: Department of Political Science, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,
three researchers wearing laser goggles and clean suits stand over an array of optical devices

Today’s Rochester researchers are taking science developed at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics to develop the next generation high-power lasers and to better understand the fundamentals of high-energy-density physics. 

Today's Rochester researchers are using science developed at the Laser Lab to develop the next generation high-power lasers.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Nobel Prize, School of Arts and Sciences,
group of students at a table eating food and playing games
Campus & Community
December 7, 2018

Winter Stay: Everything you need to know

Nearly 600 students stayed on River Campus during winter break last year, and school officials expect that number to increase. Here’s what students need to know to stay active and engaged through January.

Nearly 600 students stayed on River Campus during winter break last year, and school officials expect that number to increase.

topics: announcements, Office for Residential Life and Housing Services,