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blue and green glowing chip
Science & Technology
October 28, 2013 | 06:51 pm

Super-thin membranes portend tiny pumps

A super-thin silicon membrane could pave the way for diagnostic devices the size of a credit card.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James McGrath, Materials Science Program, nanotechnology, research finding,
artist rendering of new building
Science & Technology
October 18, 2013 | 09:41 pm

Rochester commits $100M to data science

The commitment includes creation of an Institute for Data Science, construction of a state-of-the-art building to house it, and as many as 20 new faculty members.

topics: announcements, data science, Institute for Data Science,
man by chalkboard with organic chemistry equations
Science & Technology
October 17, 2013 | 08:44 pm

Ching Tang Honored as Pioneer of Organic Electronics

The a professor of chemical engineering is being honored on two continents within the next week for his pioneering work on organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).

topics: awards, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, OLED,
scientist holding ice
Science & Technology
October 17, 2013 | 08:43 pm

Paleoclimatologist Wins Packard Fellowship

Vasilii Petrenko is one of 16 researchers being awarded a prestigious David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship totaling $875,000 over five years to spend on a research project of his or her choice.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, fellowships, grant, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
October 15, 2013 | 09:31 pm

Rochester Big Data Forum 2013

The second Big Data Forum will bring together leading experts in big data analytics and its applications all day, starting at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 18.

topics: community, events,
Karl Kieburtz
Science & Technology
August 8, 2013 | 07:11 pm

Kieburtz to Oversee URMC Clinical Research

Karl Kieburtz, the Robert J. Joynt Professor in Neurology, is the director of the Center for Human Experimental Therapeutics (CHET), a position he will retain.

topics: Clinical and Translational Science Institute,
tweets about food illness overlaying a cityscape
Science & Technology
August 8, 2013 | 06:59 pm

Tracking Tweets to Enhance Food Safety

The system combines machine-learning and crowdsourcing techniques to analyze millions of tweets to find people reporting food poisoning symptoms following a restaurant visit.

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Henry Kautz, public health, research finding, social media,
Laser laboratory
Science & Technology
July 31, 2013 | 04:23 pm

Restored Research Funding Requested

President Joel Seligman joined 165 other university presidents and chancellors in calling on leaders in Washington to close what they call the “innovation deficit.”

topics: announcements, government, Joel Seligman, research funding,
Jannick Roland works with a graduate student in a lab
Science & Technology
July 31, 2013 | 04:23 pm

New Partnership Advances Freeform Optics

Freeform optics could transform 21st century optical science, allowing for a wider range of shapes for lenses and mirrors, which in turn may revolutionize mobile displays, LED lighting, remote sensing devices and astronomical instrumentation.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jannick Rolland, optics, research funding,