Department of Computer Science Archives - News Center

Gourab Ghoshal sits at his desk in his office with a bookshelf full of books and objects behind him.

From the Magazine

Office hours with Gourab Ghoshal

October 29, 2026

The URochester professor on complex systems, the emergence of life and intelligence, and what distinguishes living systems from machines.

Gif showing a grid of six boxes turn from fully pixelated to clear images.

Science & Technology

Improving AI-generated images, pixel by pixel

October 28, 2026

Researchers from URochester and NVIDIA develop new models that provide pixel-level control over AI image generation.

Close-up of a smartphone displaying a open-mouthed smiling child and his teeth with the child himself in the background and slightly off the frame.

Health & Medicine

How AI could help detect tooth decay and gum disease earlier

September 2, 2026

An NIH grant will help URochester researchers expand access to early oral disease detection beyond the dentist’s office.

Campus & Community

Deep dives and high stakes

August 25, 2026

From coral reefs to human spaceflight, two URochester alumni are asking questions—and finding answers—at the planet’s most demanding frontiers.

Hire Rochester interns Alayna Leestma, Claire Cho, Triet Ly, and Ivan Cea Gomez on the URochester quad.

Campus & Community

New paid internship program helps URochester students launch careers

August 18, 2026

This summer’s inaugural Hire Rochester undergraduates are building skills, confidence, and professional connections.

A photo collage illustration of the seven URochester student entrepreneurs who competed in the New York Business Plan Competition.

Campus & Community

Student entrepreneurs learn business by starting one

With professional guidance and proximity to assets, URochester students launch and build companies as part of their campus experience.

Health & Medicine

A new way to prepare doctors for difficult conversations

URochester researchers have developed SOPHIE, a virtual ‘patient’ that trains doctors to communicate better.

GIF of a soccer ball rotating while computer vision technology analyzes it from multiple angles.

Science & Technology

How AI helps World Cup referees make the call

Computer vision won’t replace referees at the World Cup. But it can help them make better calls when every inch matters.

Jacob Factor plays the French horn across from Amy Lerner while wearing a custom neck brace to treat pharyngoceles.

Campus & Community

An out-of-this-world design hits the high notes

Medicine, engineering, and pedagogy experts harmonize to help a French horn student overcome a rare throat condition.

A robotic hand playing a synthesizer while bathed in blue light to illustrate the question "can AI make music?"

Is AI the next Mozart—or just a mashup machine?

Music is a deeply human art form. What happens when AI enters the orchestra pit or the recording studio?