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Ulrik Soderstrom standing in Letchworth State Park with fall foliage all around.
Campus & Community
February 24, 2017

Data science for a better planet

One of the first Rochester students to graduate with a BA in data science, Ulrik Soderstrom ’16, ’17 (MS) is combining his love of math and computers with a passion for environmental sustainability and renewables.

topics: big-data-2017, data science, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability,
group of students each eating a popsicle and sticking their head up through a gap in the stage

Pretty and rich, Alyssa Long attracts the attention a newcomer, Felix Maia. Alyssa disappears, and rumors proliferate on social media. Described as Gossip Girl meets Lord of the Flies, That Poor Girl and How He Killed Her opens the International Theatre Program’s spring season with a dark comedy that looks at social media and social justice.

topics: Department of English, featured-post-side, humanities, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,
A mother reads to her child.
Voices & Opinion
February 21, 2017

Nurturing a love for reading

In an op-ed for Fox News, Carol Anne St. George, assistant professor of teaching and curriculum at the Warner School of Education, shares the “compelling reasons for reading aloud to children” as well as tips to make the read-aloud experience enjoyable.

topics: Warner School of Education,
group portrait of students
Campus & Community
February 21, 2017

UR HEAL wins Community Engagement Challenge

The student organization provides health care services to low-income members of the greater Rochester community, and is the inaugural winner of this challenge grant.

topics: announcements, community, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
cutouts of tweets floating above a view of New York City
Science & Technology
February 21, 2017

Millions of tweets are a gold mine for data mining

Researchers can track the flu, consumer preferences, and movie box office sales, all from the millions of tweets posted every day.

topics: big-data-2017, data science, Department of Computer Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Henry Kautz, Jiebo Luo, Simon Business School,
man in crowd holds sign edited to read MAKE AMERICA TWEET AGAIN
Society & Culture
February 20, 2017

Twitter researchers offer clues for why Trump won

The more Donald Trump tweeted, the faster his following grew, even after he sparked controversies. This is among the many findings from an exhaustive 14-month study of each candidate’s tweets during the 2016 election by researchers Jiebo Luo and Yu Wang.

topics: big-data-2017, data science, Department of Computer Science, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo, politics, research finding,
woman stands next to 12-foot high panel signed with many names
Society & Culture
February 17, 2017

AIDS Remembrance Quilt resurfaces after 23 years

“I knew I had it,” says Linda Dudman of the University Health Service. “I knew it was a very important item to keep, but I never quite knew what to do with it.” Now the 12-foot square panel will be on display through February and finds a new home in River Campus Libraries.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, events, featured-post-side, HIV and AIDS, rush rhees library, University Health Service,
photo of Mary Ann Mavrinac
University News
February 17, 2017

Mavrinac reappointed to five-year deanship

Mavrinac is a recognized leader in the creation of inspiring learning spaces and the development of digital services. In her first five years here, she has led two major space renovations in Rush Rhees Library—the creation of Evans Lam Square, and the forthcoming iZone.

topics: announcements, University of Rochester Libraries,