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Portrait of Hyekyun Rhee.
Featured
April 14, 2019 | 11:22 am

Helping teens with asthma: ‘Is there a better way?’

For teens who have lived with asthma their entire lives, Hyekyun Rhee wondered if the gadgets and apps teens love could help them stay on top of their symptoms and take control of their care.

topics: asthma, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Mark Bocko, School of Nursing, teenagers,
Lisa Beck in her lab.
Featured
April 12, 2019 | 03:37 pm

For chronic skin patients, a solution on a global scale

A skin patch developed by Rochester professor of dermatology Lisa Beck and her colleagues to treat a chronic skin condition could one day be used to deliver vaccines without the pain and expense of needles.

topics: Medical Center, patents,
Student poses for a photo while working on his laptop.
Science & Technology
April 11, 2019 | 11:09 am

A prescription for physician frustration

Jesse Wang’s dual doctorates in medicine and translational biomedical science will position him to ease the burdens of e-records for his fellow physicians. His prototype of a virtual assistant is a finalist in the American College of Physicians’ “Innovation Challenge.”

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
beer, made with beer yeast, pouring into a glass
Science & Technology
April 5, 2019 | 03:27 pm

Beer yeast: Unraveling the origin story with genetics

Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer’s yeast, has been used to make beer for thousands of years. To reconstruct the history of modern ale strains, Rochester biologist Justin Fay and his colleagues sequenced the genome of modern brewer’s yeast.

topics: Department of Biology, featured-post-side, genetics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
four portraits of faculty members.
Science & Technology
April 5, 2019 | 02:48 pm

CAREER awards spur junior researchers along varied paths

Four Rochester researchers from four different fields are 2019 recipients of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious recognition for junior faculty members.

topics: Amanda Larracuente, awards, Department of Biology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, Zhiyao Duan,
illustration of a silica bead trapped in the beams of an optical tweezer
Science & Technology
April 2, 2019 | 11:04 am

‘Optical tweezer’ takes Nobel concept in a new direction

Rochester researchers are trapping nanoparticle-sized silica beads in an “optical tweezer” in a series of experiments that could shed new light on the fundamental properties of lasers.

topics: featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, Nick Vamivakas, research finding, URnano,
student wearing virtual reality goggles stands in front of a huge, floor-to-ceiling screen.
Science & Technology
March 25, 2019 | 09:52 am

Should higher education go digital?

From smartphones and social media to augmented spaces and virtual reality —three Rochester professors discuss the role digital technologies play in our learning.

topics: Department of History, Digital Scholarship Lab, featured-post-side, Joan Shelley Rubin, QuadCast, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences, Warner School of Education,
students and professors in a crowded lab, flooded with blue light
Science & Technology
March 19, 2019 | 08:57 am

Saving the lost text of a Torah scroll

Professor Gregory Heyworth and his digital media students are using different wavelengths of light to reveal illegible text that could create a sacred, tangible link with Jewish congregations lost to the Holocaust.

topics: Department of English, Department of Religion and Classics, featured-post-side, Gregory Heyworth, Lazarus Project, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
aging hands gripping a cane.
Science & Technology
March 14, 2019 | 02:19 pm

‘Selfish’ genetics amplify inflammation, age-related diseases

Research from Rochester biologists shows that a class of genomic parasites may cause more harm than previously thought, triggering inflammation that causes age-related diseases.

topics: Aging, Andrei Seluanov, Department of Biology, genetics, research finding, Vera Gorbunova,