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Chuck Schumer and Ernest Moniz in front of University of Rochester banner
Science & Technology
October 26, 2016 | 05:08 pm

Moniz, Schumer tour Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz (right), joined by Senator Charles Schumer, made his first visit to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics yesterday. Moniz and Schumer met with researchers and toured the facility, which is seen as a driver for regional innovation and growth.

topics: Charles Schumer, Ernest Moniz, featured-post-side, government, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
chemical structures
Science & Technology
October 14, 2016 | 04:44 pm

Finding needles in chemical haystacks

Chemists have developed a process for identifying new catalysts that will help synthesize drugs more efficiently and more cheaply, by searching libraries for drugs with structure features similar to known catalysts.

topics: Daniel Weix, Department of Chemistry, drug treatments, Natural Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
October 14, 2016 | 07:39 am

100th Optical Society meeting a showcase for research

Next-generation endoscopes to diagnose cancer and high-power laser amplifiers for communications will be more feasible, thanks to University researchers whose work will be showcased at the Optical Society’s 100th annual meeting.

topics: Institute of Optics, Miguel Alonso, Thomas Brown,
Francis Collins at a conference room table
Science & Technology
October 11, 2016 | 08:41 am

Director of National Institutes of Health visits Medical Center

Francis Collins met with graduate students and junior researchers to discuss the importance of communicating science to the public and policymakers, and increasing diversity in biomedical research.

topics: events, government, Medical Center, Meliora Weekend, National Institutes of Health,
abstract image of heart monitor and computer data
Science & Technology
October 7, 2016 | 08:48 am

‘Unconference’ stirs the pot of health care data

This November, RocHD3: Rochester Healthcare Deep Data Dive will give both students and professionals the opportunity to discuss the structure, uses, and issues in health care data analysis in an ‘unconference’ format.

topics: Clinical and Translational Science Institute, events, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Rochester Center for Health Informatics,
shovel in sand
Science & Technology
September 29, 2016 | 04:01 pm

‘No more magic’ in predicting how objects move through sand, other terrain

Rochester engineers have developed a simple theoretical model to calculate the force needed to move a rover across the ocean floor or through the granular terrain of other planets, for example, without having to run experiments to test those materials.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hesam Askari, Materials Science Program, research finding,
map of United States showing numbered regions labelled NSF I-Corps Nodes
Science & Technology
September 27, 2016 | 03:00 pm

NSF grant to fund entrepreneurial growth, innovation

An award of $4.2 million from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program will create a regional hub for research-driven commercialization and leverage the national network of I-Corps Nodes.

topics: Duncan Moore, grant, National Science Foundation,
man with large computer
Science & Technology
September 21, 2016 | 03:01 pm

Turing Award winner addresses conference on parallel computing

When Leslie Valiant delivered his 2011 Turing lecture, “it was one of the most scientifically inspiring speeches I have seen,” says Chen Ding, computer science professor and co-organizer of the 29th International Workshop on Languages and Compilers of Parallel Computing.

topics: Chen Ding, Department of Computer Science, events, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, John Criswell,
scientist in lab
Science & Technology
September 15, 2016 | 04:41 pm

Building a better battery, large and small

If chemical engineering professor Wyatt Tenhaeff and his students succeed, their work will help create the next generation of batteries so slim they can fit inside clothing, and so large they can power a car without risk of fire.

topics: Department of Chemical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, research funding, URnano, Wyatt Tenhaeff,
kinase protein
Science & Technology
September 8, 2016 | 05:04 pm

Protein found that initiates DNA repair

Researchers who specialize in the study of aging have identified a protein that may serve as a first responder, activating a “longevity gene” known as sirtuin 6 and setting in motion a cascade of molecular first responders to repair damaged DNA.

topics: Aging, Andrei Seluanov, Department of Biology, genetics, Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,