‘Organ on a chip’ is the wave of the future
Rochester researchers are building technology to predict the course of tendon injuries—a form of personalized medicine that will lead to more effective treatments.
Scott Seidman’s ‘particular set of skills’ helped faculty through challenges of distance learning
The biomedical engineering professor, who is being recognized for undergraduate teaching, says his philosophy is to give students freedom with responsibility.
Three professors earn honors for teaching excellence
Annual Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching recognize faculty members in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.
Rochester researcher recognized with national award for outstanding vision research
National vision research organization recognizes David Williams for his research, the organization’s third consecutive honoree with University of Rochester ties.
Rochester researchers pursue quick ways to detect COVID-19—and better understand it
Nanomembranes, optical sensors, and blood analysis: Rochester faculty are turning previous research avenues to focus on ways to quickly detect novel coronavirus to speed treatment.
Two Rochester scientists earn national recognition for excellence in engineering
Faculty members Benjamin Miller and Marvin Doyley have been inducted as fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Detecting microplastics first step in assessing environmental harm
Amid growing alarm over the plastic that pollutes our environment, biomedical and optics researchers are devising ways to quickly detect microplastics in drinking water to better understand their potential impacts on human health.
Promising solutions to tough medical problems win University research competitions
Jessica Goodman and Alec Salminen each took first place at two recent University of Rochester research competitions that limited contestants to brief presentations geared toward general audiences.
These mentors make a difference for first-generation, minority students
Five University of Rochester faculty mentors are the inaugural recipients of a new mentorship award from the University’s David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity.
Students make assembly line more accessible for workers with disabilities
The graduating seniors behind THOR Designs are the first all-female engineering team to compete in a state-wide competition to bring assistive technologies to New Yorkers in the workplace.