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Bill Green and William Slattery

Twenty-five years ago, the chairs of the religion and physics departments united in a common goal: To rid the undergraduate curriculum of mandatory courses students didn’t want to take, and give students the freedom to delve more deeply into the subjects they loved.

topics: interdisciplinary,

As associate provost for academic administration, Souza provides academic guidance and support to all schools across the University, ensuring programs meet educational standards. One new project is a pilot program to offer students an “outcomes transcript” which would help centralize transcripts from multiple schools or departments.

topics: interdisciplinary, provost,
Richard Thaler

Recognized by the Nobel committee for his contributions to behavioral economics—a field that he helped create—Thaler’s research bridges the gap between economics and psychology.

topics: Department of Economics, interdisciplinary, Nobel Prize, Richard Thaler, School of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences,
photo of Kenneth Teegarden

Teegarden joined the Institute of Optics in 1954 and served as its director from 1981 until 1987. He was also the first director of the University’s Materials Science program, and led the New York State Center for Advanced Optical Technology.

topics: engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
wall of speakers
Science & Technology
February 13, 2018

Giving virtual reality a ‘visceral’ sound

Using recital halls as their “labs,” and recording some of the best music students in the world, University researchers are creating virtual reality videos of concerts that literally immerse viewers “within” the performance onstage.

Using recital halls as their “labs,” and recording some of the best music students in the world, University researchers are creating virtual reality videos of concerts that literally immerse viewers “within” the performance onstage.
topics: Audio and Music Engineering, augmented reality, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, interdisciplinary, virtual reality, Zhiyao Duan,
lighted glass table covered in coffee mugs
Science & Technology
February 13, 2018

Augmented reality lets students operate a chemical plant

Coffee mugs and popsicle sticks are transformed into chemical reactors as part of an innovative teaching experiment that allows student engineers to simulate reactions in a real-life, sprawling chemical plant.

Coffee mugs and popsicle sticks are transformed into chemical reactors as part of an innovative teaching experiment that allows students to simulate real-life reactions.
topics: Andrew White, augmented reality, Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, interdisciplinary, virtual reality, Warner School of Education,
still from a video shows a doctor sitting in an office setting
Science & Technology
February 13, 2018

Virtual reality app offers personalized psychotherapy

A multidisciplinary team of University doctors, engineers, and musicians is working together to create an immersive, customized experience that brings cognitive-behavioral therapy to a patient’s smartphone.

A virtual reality app provides personalized cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy thanks to multidisciplinary researchers at the University of Rochester.
topics: augmented reality, data science, Department of Psychiatry, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, interdisciplinary, Jiebo Luo, mobile app, virtual reality,
woman wearing virtual reality goggles in front of a computer screen showing an image of a brain

Rochester researchers are using virtual reality-based brain training to better understand the brain’s plasticity in athletes who have experienced concussions and older adults with mild cognitive impairments. The goal? Improved therapeutic treatments patients can do at home.

Rochester researchers are using virtual reality-based brain training to better understand the brain's plasticity in athletes who have experienced concussions and older adults with mild cognitive impairments.
topics: augmented reality, brain injury, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, interdisciplinary, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, video games, virtual reality,
photo of a spoon bearing the image of Frederick Douglass
Society & Culture
February 13, 2018

Remembering Frederick Douglass on his 200th birthday

Like most African Americans born into slavery, Frederick Douglass was never told the date and year of his birth. He chose February 14 as the day on which to celebrate it, and in 2018 we celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth. At the University of Rochester, one of the most extensive collections of Douglass artifacts in the country can be found in Rush Rhees Library.

Like most African Americans born into slavery, Frederick Douglass was never told the date and year of his birth. He chose February 14 as the day on which to celebrate it.
topics: Black History Month, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Frederick Douglass, River Campus Libraries,