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Japanese American family with luggage
Society & Culture
August 31, 2017 | 03:35 pm

75 years ago, courts upheld detention of Japanese Americans


“Greater awareness of the Japanese-American internment can help the nation avoid repeating the conditions that led to violating the rights of so many innocent people,” says Joanne Bernardi, a University expert on Japanese culture.

topics: Film and Media Studies Program, global engagement, Japan, Joanne Bernardi, School of Arts and Sciences,
large group of students standing around a small red machine with their professor
Science & Technology
August 31, 2017 | 11:39 am

An appreciation: David Quesnel, 1952–2017

The professor of mechanical engineering was remembered by friends, family members, and colleagues at a recent memorial service in Rush Rhees Library for his “unbounded curiosity.”

topics: David Quesnel, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, obituaries,
Adam Sefkow
University News
August 17, 2017 | 12:06 pm

Adam Sefkow recognized for research in fusion, high-energy density physics

Sefkow, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and senior scientist at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics, has received a prestigious Early Career Research Program award from the US Department of Energy and the Fusion Power Associates 2017 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award.

topics: Adam Sefkow, awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, high-energy-density physics,
student at a poster presentation of her research results
Campus Life
August 15, 2017 | 03:54 pm

McNair Scholar gains first-hand insights on public health disparities

Joy Nicholas ’19 got her first look at the research process this summer—and likes what she saw., participating in all aspects of a Medical Center study on how race and ethnicity impact infant feeding practices.

topics: Class of 2019, public health, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research,
two students in a lab
Science & Technology
August 11, 2017 | 03:06 pm

Student work opens the brain to help surgeons remove tumors

Brain research does not take a summer vacation, and neither does Magdalena Granados ’19. The McNair Scholar is working on “awake language mapping” research designed to help neurosurgeons operate with greater precision.

topics: Bradford Mahon, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, School of Arts and Sciences, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research,
young man in a lab coat, holding up a transparent polymer in a gloved hand
Science & Technology
August 10, 2017 | 02:35 pm

Shape-memory polymers expand with student research

A mechanical engineering student visiting from the University of Maryland, Ricardo Cardoza stretched himself—and the shape-memory polymers he worked with—in Mitchell Anthamatten’s chemical engineering lab this summer.

topics: Department of Chemical Engineering, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Mitchell Anthamatten, polymers, research finding, summer-of-research-2017, URnano,
man adjusting metal measuring device
Science & Technology
August 7, 2017 | 12:26 pm

Freeform optical device packs more punch in a smaller package

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, Jacob Reimers, Jannick Rolland, optics, research finding,
Miles Davis album cover
The Arts
August 5, 2017 | 08:34 am

What we learn when a machine ‘listens’ to Miles Davis

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, Darren Mueller, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, jazz, research finding, Stephen Roessner, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research,
three people seated around computer
Society & Culture
August 3, 2017 | 10:54 am

One question sparks student’s research around race in America

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 for African and African-American 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,
student in lab coat holding a tray with liquid metal
Campus Life
August 1, 2017 | 05:09 pm

Student follows liquid metal flow to build a better battery

Meghan Patrick ’18 has spent her summer studying the use of liquid metal batteries on a scale large enough to power entire cities in conjunction with solar and wind power. Patrick is helping the lab figure out where to place ultrasound probes that can capture detailed measurements of how fluids flow in those batteries and how that affects their performance.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, research finding, summer-of-research-2017, sustainability, undergraduate research, Xerox Engineering Research Fellows,