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model of an atom

Gilbert “Rip” Collins, formerly of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will lead a multidisciplinary initiative in Rochester to study how atoms behave at extreme pressures.

Gilbert “Rip” Collins will lead a multidisciplinary initiative in Rochester to study how atoms behave at extreme pressures.

topics: featured-post-side, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, Rip Collins,
Campus & Community
August 7, 2017

Ten tips for incoming students

You’ve moved into your residence hall, met your roommate, memorized your class schedule, and found the dining halls. . . . Now what? Students and staff members offer tips to help adjust to college life.

topics: Class of 2021,
man adjusting metal measuring device

Spectrometers are used in a variety of applications, from environmental monitoring to astronomy to healthcare diagnostics. A new design using freeform optics upends more than a century of optical design.

topics: featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, optics, research finding,
Miles Davis album cover

Two undergraduates are spending their summer analyzing a recording that was first released nearly four decades before they were born.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research,

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.

Seventy high school students from the Rochester City School District took part in the annual Upward Bound academic summer showcase in Hutchison Hall.

topics: community, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Rochester City School District, summer-of-research-2017, Upward Bound,
students stands in front of wall mural painted with the words ROCHESTER, NY

As part of the Take Five Scholars Program, Madison Carter ’18 is researching how public art—such as murals, sculptures, even performance art—influences social interactions in the city of Rochester.

This summer, the English literature and environmental studies major is interning with Richard Margolis, a well-known area photographer who documents art, architecture, and landmarks, and then compiles them into searchable databases. Carter is contributing to the descriptions of each piece of public art, researching the stories associated with their creation, and contacting the artists themselves for their input. She is also identifying additional works of public art to include in the database. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

As part of the Take Five Scholars Program, Madison Carter ’18 is researching how public art influences social interactions in the city of Rochester.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of English, School of Arts and Sciences, summer-of-research-2017, Take Five Scholars Program, undergraduate research,
three people seated around computer

Why does racism play a part in motivating some students to go on to college, while it seems to deter others? Winston Scott ’19 is spending his summer preparing a study into how children react when they begin to perceive racism.

topics: Department of Anthropology, featured-post-side, Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, racism, research finding, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, School of Arts and Sciences, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research, Warner School of Education,
sheet music

Two undergraduates have joined a summer research project focused on building a machine-learning interface that generates musical scores from audio files.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research, Zhiyao Duan,