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Science & Technology
June 11, 2020 | 03:26 pm

How Dr. Chat Bot evolved into a regionwide COVID-19 tracking tool

Members of an innovative technology and mobile applications lab at the Medical Center worked overtime to develop a state-of-the-art tool to help monitor the spread of coronavirus.

topics: COVID-19, David Mitten, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Dr. Chatbot, Michael Hasselberg, recovery, restart,
transplant surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital
Science & Technology
May 20, 2020 | 05:44 pm

Organ transplant programs continue despite pandemic

Strong Memorial Hospital reaches a milestone as organ transplant surgeries continue to take place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

topics: organ transplant, Roberto Hernandez Alejandro, Strong Memorial Hospital, Sunil Prasad,
a sign posted outside a business reads PLEASE REMEMBER SOCIAL DISTANCING 6 FEET APART THANK YOU
Society & Culture
May 11, 2020 | 03:59 pm

Social distancing has stabilized, but failed to reverse, the spread of COVID-19

According to a new study by data scientists, social distancing measures like closing schools and restaurants sharply decreased the doubling rate of confirmed cases, but COVID-19 is still spreading.

topics: COVID-19, data science, Department of Public Health Sciences, Elaine Hill, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Medical Center, research finding,
Ehsan Hoque in a suit and tie stands in front of Wegmans Hall on an overcast day.
University News
May 8, 2020 | 01:55 pm

Ehsan Hoque named an ‘emerging leader’ by National Academy of Medicine

The director of Rochester’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab is one of ten leaders selected to work with the organization on “sparking transformative change to improve health care for all.”

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care,
Randal Nelson and two students examine a robot blimp.
University News
April 28, 2020 | 09:37 am

‘The best advisor and mentor a student could ask for’

Computer science professor Randal Nelson, who died unexpectedly, is being remembered as a curious and creative engineer who was deeply invested in supporting Rochester students.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, obituaries, Randal Nelson,
image of nanoparticle filter
Science & Technology
April 21, 2020 | 01:47 pm

Rochester researchers pursue quick ways to detect COVID-19—and better understand it

Nanomembranes, optical sensors, and blood analysis: Rochester faculty are turning previous research avenues to focus on ways to quickly detect novel coronavirus to speed treatment.

topics: Benjamin Miller, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, COVID-19, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Dermatology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James McGrath, Martin Zand, Medical Center, SIMPore, URnano,