Campus & Community September 2023 in photos September 28, 2023 Take a brief look back at some memorable moments captured at Rochester in September.
Science & Technology Small, involuntary eye movements help us see a stable world February 23, 2023 "Fixational" eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.
Science & Technology Seed funding reflects how data science, AR/VR transform research at Rochester October 17, 2022 The University’s Goergen Institute for Data Science supports collaborative projects across all disciplines.
Voices & Opinion Brain’s cognitive bias dominates in fantasy sports September 13, 2022 In fantasy sports, “your brain can twist and interpret fantasy results in ways that are suboptimal, lazy, and illogical," explains scientist Renee Miller.
Science & Technology CAREER awards recognize role models in research, education August 31, 2022 Six Rochester researchers have received the National Science Foundation’s most esteemed recognition for early-career faculty members.
In Photos Sensory processing—in a virtual Kodak Hall June 21, 2022 A multidisciplinary team from Arts, Sciences & Engineering and River Campus Libraries builds a virtual reality replica of Kodak Hall to be used in studies of how the brain processes light and sound.
Science & Technology How the brain interprets motion while in motion June 13, 2022 New findings about how the brain interprets sensory information may have applications for treating brain disorders and designing artificial intelligence.
Science & Technology Brief period of ‘blindness’ is essential for vision November 19, 2021 Rochester vision scientists uncover new information about the role of tiny “fixational” eye movements in enabling us to see clearly.
University News Curtis Award spotlights PhD teaching assistants’ ‘amazing’ efforts during the pandemic October 14, 2021 The annual award honors the contributions of graduate students in classrooms and laboratories across the University. This year’s recipients come from different disciplines, but share many things in common.
In Photos Pipeline program lets East High students experience life in the lab June 30, 2021 Lulu Abdullahi (right), a junior at East High School in the Rochester City School District, practices soldering to repair an experiment component with Manuel Gomez-Ramirez, an assistant professor in the University’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. For six weeks, Abdullahi and a classmate visited campus as part of NEUROEAST, a new Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience program.