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student riding modified trike
Campus Life
April 12, 2013 | 01:38 pm

Student Team Wins an International da Vinci Award

The five engineering students developed the MonoMano Cycling Control System, which enables riders to steer, brake, and shift gears on a recumbent tricycle with one hand.

topics: awards, disabilities, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
sitting girl, holding her head
Science & Technology
April 8, 2013 | 03:16 pm

Some Stress Can Be Your Friend

Rethink the way we view our shaky hands, pounding heart, and sweaty palms can help people perform better both mentally and physically.

topics: Department of Psychology, mental health, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
March 22, 2013 | 08:06 pm

EVENT: University Showcase Highlights Emerging Technologies

The half-day event is filled with poster presentations by university researchers showcasing their research, and industry and government representatives outlining their needs and resources.

topics: Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences, energy, events, optics, photonics,
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Science & Technology
March 3, 2013 | 07:40 pm

Exploiting Subtleties in the Uncertainty Principle

Researchers at the University of Rochester and the University of Ottawa have applied a recently developed technique to directly measure for the first time the polarization states of light.

topics: photonics, quantum science, research finding, Robert Boyd,
Science & Technology
February 28, 2013 | 04:16 pm

Superbugs May Have a Soft Spot

Researchers have identified a weakness in at least one antibiotic-resistant superbug that scientists may be able to medically exploit.

topics: drug treatments, Gloria Culver, research finding,
Science & Technology
February 8, 2013 | 04:55 pm

Tweets Predict Lifestyle Influence on Health

At the heart of their work is how they are training an algorithm to distinguish between tweets that suggest the person tweeting is sick and those that don’t.

topics: announcements, public health, social media,
Science & Technology
January 17, 2013 | 05:35 pm

American Physical Society Honors Chemist

Todd Krauss is being recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field of nanoscience, especially the photophysics of nanoscale semiconductors.

topics: awards, Department of Chemistry, fellowship, Todd Krauss,
Richard Eisenberg
Science & Technology
January 17, 2013 | 05:33 pm

Chemistry Professor Recognized

The New York Section of the American Chemical Society has named Eisenberg the winner of its 2013 William H. Nichols Medal Award.

topics: awards, Department of Chemistry,