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four test tubes filled with wasps
Science & Technology
June 22, 2017 | 12:08 pm

Wasp venom holds clues on how genes get new jobs

University researchers studying the venom of parasitic wasps believe a relatively understudied mechanism for creating new gene functions may be widespread in other species as well.

topics: Department of Biology, genetics, research finding, 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,
artist rendering of a quantum dot
Science & Technology
May 26, 2017 | 09:21 am

Light emitting quantum dots could ease synthesis of novel compounds

Most chemists have studied quantum dots for their basic properties. But new research by Rochester scientists points to potential applications in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and agro-chemicals.

topics: Department of Chemistry, featured-post-side, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Todd Krauss,
students in a lab
Science & Technology
May 24, 2017 | 12:50 pm

High schoolers come face-to-face with fruit flies

Students from Rochester’s East High School got a sense of how startling science can be when they spent the day in the lab with professors and researchers from the Department of Biology.

topics: community, Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, VISTA Collaboratory,
Ehsan Hoque in front of data on a large screen
Science & Technology
May 17, 2017 | 11:21 am

Hoque an inaugural member of Future of Computing Academy

Hoque, who applies a computational lens to understand and model the ambiguity in human communication, would like to raise awareness for accessibility and promote the role of computing to solve important societal problems.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
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,
William Jones in his lab
Science & Technology
May 9, 2017 | 11:40 am

Jones receives Royal Society of Chemistry award

University of Rochester chemistry researcher for honored for discovering new methods for converting hydrocarbons into chemicals found in useful, everyday products.

topics: awards, Department of Chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences, William Jones,