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student and professor pose in lab
Science & Technology
July 31, 2017 | 01:03 pm

Physics students keep their cool in summer labs

From near-Earth objects to quantum computing, physics students come to Rochester to get an early start on their research careers this summer, working on federally funded and University sponsored projects.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, John Nichols, Nicholas Bigelow, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research, URnano,
Three men and a glass box containing a large glass sphere
Science & Technology
June 29, 2017 | 10:45 am

Researchers use lasers to display ‘true’ 3-D objects

3-D displays, once only found in science fiction, are now closer to reality using a 3-D volumetric display where viewers can see images in three dimensions without the use of special glasses or filters.

topics: Curtis Broadbent, Department of Physics and Astronomy, John Howell, lasers, Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
June 15, 2017 | 04:51 pm

Ancient ozone levels provide a glimpse into future effects of climate change

A computer model developed at Rochester, and used to compare model data to analysis on 100,000-year-old Greenland ice cores, has shown a surprising result.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, Lee Murray, Natural Sciences, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
one student looking at a laptop, another wearing virtual reality goggles
Campus Life
May 19, 2017 | 12:27 pm

Human-Computer Interaction class creates programs, apps to improve lives

Students in this class spend two months developing a technical product that could potentially be deployed in the wider world, with the goal of using computing to solve pressing problems in society.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, virtual reality,
choir performing on stage, with screen above showing lyrics SHINE ON OUR HOME, HOLY AND KIND in English and Chinese
Science & Technology
May 16, 2017 | 12:38 pm

New system displays song lyrics in real time, multiple languages

Zhiyao Duan, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering who also sings in the Chinese Choral Society of Rochester, lent his engineering skills to an innovation that provides the audience with live lyrics and translations.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Zhiyao Duan,
three students and their professor pose in front of a blackboard with complicated math problems on it
Campus Life
May 10, 2017 | 11:11 am

Rochester among elite finishers in ‘math marathon‘

The University’s team placed 15th out of 415 registered teams in the 2016 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, the preeminent undergraduate mathematics competition in North America.

topics: awards, Dan Geba, Department of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences,
satellite image of earth
Science & Technology
April 21, 2017 | 12:01 pm

Using data science to understand global climate systems

Climate scientists and computer scientists are working together to understand what drives the global climate system—from deep in the ocean to high in the sky.

topics: big-data-2017, climate change, data science, Department of Computer Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Lee Murray, planets, School of Arts and Sciences, Tom Weber,