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close-up of OMEGA laser amplifiers
Science & Technology
December 28, 2018 | 09:14 am

The year of the laser

In addition to their Nobel noteworthiness, Rochester researchers continue to develop new ways to apply lasers in research, medicine, and everyday life in 2018. Because frankly, we’re big on lasers.

topics: Chunlei Guo, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dustin Froula, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ignacio Franco, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, lasers, Nick Vamivakas, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
a person in shadow looks at two different Monet paintings, beautifully lit and showcasing different color variations of the same scene.
Science & Technology
December 13, 2018 | 02:36 pm

The science of seeing art and color

In each of more than 40 paintings of the same scene—London’s Waterloo Bridge—Impressionist artist Claude Monet manipulates viewer perception in a way that scientists at the time did not completely understand.

topics: Center for Visual Science, David Williams, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, featured-post, Memorial Art Gallery, School of Arts and Sciences,
portraits of three individuals on stage holding their Nobel Prizes
Science & Technology
December 6, 2018 | 05:02 pm

Rochester represents at Nobel Prize ceremony

Three scholars with ties to the University of Rochester received the Nobel Prize in their fields at the 2018 ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to both Donna Strickland ’89 (PhD) and her graduate advisor and former senior scientist Gérard Mourou, for work that paved the way for more compact and precise high-intensity laser systems. In addition, Paul Romer, a former assistant professor in the Department of Economics, has been awarded a shared Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in endogenous growth theory.

topics: awards, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Nobel Prize,
two hands using a smartphone lit with a dim light from the screen
Science & Technology
November 30, 2018 | 04:08 pm

Will data science and smartphone apps predict if you are telling the truth?

Imagine if lie-detection apps became widely available on everyone’s phones or computers. Computer scientist Ehsan Hoque will use a new $1 million grant to explore the benefits and ethical risks of this type of tech.

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research funding,
side-by-side portraits of Robert Boyd and Kara Bren
Science & Technology
November 27, 2018 | 01:06 pm

Two Rochester scientists named AAAS fellows

Kara Bren of the Department of Chemistry and Robert Boyd of the Institute of Optics are being recognized for their “efforts toward advancing scientific applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.”

topics: awards, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Optics, Kara Bren, Robert Boyd,
illustration of two stars, one emitting gamma rays
Science & Technology
November 14, 2018 | 02:24 pm

Researchers detect high-energy radiation from ‘weird’ star system

Rochester researchers are part of an international collaboration of scientists that has, for the first time, detected extremely high-energy gamma rays from one of the most powerful star systems in the Milky Way.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Segev BenZvi,
rendering of new building annex to Hutchison Hall
Science & Technology
October 23, 2018 | 09:25 am

CEE receives $1 million grant for campus solar project

The solar and energy storage system, to be built on the roof of the Goergen Athletic Center, will offset energy needs of a new office building south of Hutchison Hall.

topics: announcements, Carmala Garzione, Center for Energy and the Environment, climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, energy, featured-post-side, Goergen Athletic Center, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
business and science colleagues around a table with the Rochester Data Science Consortium at the Incubator at Sibley Square
Science & Technology
October 19, 2018 | 03:17 pm

Data Science Consortium gives member companies a data edge

Since its inception in 2017, the consortium has expanded the number of member companies and created a pool of skilled data science students to assist companies on short notice.

topics: data science, economic development, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Rochester Data Science Consortium, Walt Johnson,
Aaron Bauer at a workbench looking at a design on his laptop
Science & Technology
October 18, 2018 | 11:48 am

Collaborative ‘back and forth’ drives progress on freeform optics

With a second five years of funding from the National Science Foundation, the Center for Freeform Optics is a collaboration working to develop devices that are lighter, more compact, and more effective than ever before.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, URnano,
David Dodell-Feder looking through a lighted MRI machine
Science & Technology
October 18, 2018 | 09:51 am

Peering into what goes awry in schizophrenia

What cognitive processes contribute to how we function in a social world, and where do those processes break down? David Dodell-Feder—a new assistant professor of psychology—brings brain imaging, neuroscience, and even music and literature to bear in his research on the science of social connection.

topics: David Dodell-Feder, Department of Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences,