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two fruit flies
Science & Technology
October 4, 2017 | 10:26 am

Field guide to fruit flies documents these surprisingly close human relatives

The common fruit fly is often deemed an annoying household pest. But these tiny insects are a boon to researchers. Rochester biologist John Jaenike has co-authored the first comprehensive guide to fruit flies published in nearly a century.

topics: book authors, Department of Biology, featured-post-side, genetics, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ehsan Hoque
Science & Technology
October 4, 2017 | 08:56 am

Ehsan Hoque, among ‘10 Scientists to Watch,’ is a study in resiliency

An expert in human-computer interaction and a pioneer in developing apps that help people hone their speaking and social skills, Hoque continues to apply lessons of resiliency he learned as an undergraduate.

topics: awards, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, QuadCast, School of Arts and Sciences,
man surrounded by thin, colorful strands of light
Science & Technology
September 26, 2017 | 11:24 am

Light and Sound Interactive conference puts Rochester at center of growing fields

Inspired by Austin’s South by Southwest conference, the organizers of this year’s event partnered with RIT and the City of Rochester to highlight the region as a source for innovation.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences, community, Light and Sound Interactive, Mark Bocko, virtual reality,
Andrew Cuomo shaking hands with Danny Wegman
Science & Technology
September 14, 2017 | 04:05 pm

Governor Cuomo announces support for University-led data science consortium

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced $20 million in state support for the creation of a Rochester Data Science Consortium at the University of Rochester, with Harris Corporation as the consortium’s first partner.

topics: data science, featured-post-side, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
Man with therapeutic glasses stares at an image of an eye on a computer monitor
Science & Technology
September 14, 2017 | 02:17 pm

Quadcast: Rebooting the brain for better vision after a stroke

Krystel Huxlin has developed rigorous visual training that can restore some of the basic vision lost to traumatic brain injury, stroke, or a tumor. Here Huxlin discusses how this therapy teaches undamaged parts of the brain to take over.

topics: featured-post-side, Flaum Eye Institute, Krystel Huxlin, Light and Sound Interactive, research finding, School of Medicine and Dentistry, vision,
woman with an IV in her hand, working a crossword puzzle
Science & Technology
September 11, 2017 | 04:17 pm

Protein identified in post-chemo cell death puzzle

Researchers have identified a protein that is required for cell death after undergoing chemotherapy—at least, it appears, in male mice.

topics: cancer, Department of Biology, Dragony Fu, featured-post-side, Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
the back panel of a flat screen prototype
Science & Technology
September 8, 2017 | 02:56 pm

Designing a world of immersive sound

Using a new approach to flat-panel design, Mark Bocko and his team are creating inexpensive prototypes of speakers that double as wall hangings and overhead lights.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, augmented reality, Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Light and Sound Interactive, Mark Bocko, virtual reality,
field of stars
Science & Technology
September 7, 2017 | 02:35 pm

Rochester leads new multi-institutional effort to study ‘extreme matter’

Institutions including Cornell, Michigan, Princeton, and Stanford will join Rochester in developing an instrument to produce and study matter that exists under pressures far higher than either on or inside Earth.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,