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Satellite imagery of the Gulf of Mexico showing swirling currents and ocean eddies.
Science & Technology
January 31, 2025 | 02:31 pm

How does the atmosphere affect ocean weather?

A new Rochester study upends previous assumptions about how surface winds and ocean weather patterns interact.

topics: Department of Mathematics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hussein Aluie, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of the sun during totality with the NASA logo superimposed on it and the outline of the Rush Rhees Library tower below.
Campus Life
April 2, 2024 | 01:41 pm

First-year students help NASA study the total solar eclipse

Rochester has one of about 30 teams nationwide taking observations for the Citizen CATE 2024 experiment.

topics: Class of 2027, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Professor and student standing in front of smart board with equations.
Campus Life
January 20, 2022 | 11:42 am

Why this Rochester math professor champions year-round undergraduate research

Alex Iosevich, a professor of mathematics and director of the Tripods REU and STEM for ALL programs at the Goergen Institute for Data Science, seeks to make undergraduate research “a fundamental part of the curriculum.”

topics: Alex Iosevich, Department of Mathematics, featured-post-side, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Ravenel against smart board with math problems.
Science & Technology
November 22, 2021 | 10:33 am

Rochester mathematician wins prestigious Veblen Prize

Fayerweather Professor of Mathematic Doug Ravenel wins the prize from the American Mathematical Society for solving a geometry problem that has puzzled mathematicians for 50 years.

topics: awards, Department of Mathematics, Doug Ravenel, School of Arts and Sciences,
Tiny figurines placed on graph paper connected by black lines.
Science & Technology
May 20, 2020 | 09:41 am

Mathematical model will monitor spread of COVID-19

Computational scientists win a National Science Foundation grant to develop a tool to provide accurate, timely information to local-level policymakers monitoring the spread of COVID-19.

topics: Andrew White, Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Gourab Ghoshal, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Science Foundation, School of Arts and Sciences,
Steve Gonek in front of blackboard with mathematical formula.
University News
January 13, 2020 | 04:28 pm

Steve Gonek named fellow of American Mathematical Society

Thirty percent of the 20 tenure-track faculty members in the University’s Department of Mathematics are now AMS Fellows.  

topics: American Mathematical Society, announcements, Department of Mathematics, fellowships, School of Arts and Sciences,
Three people -- Ben Affleck, Maddy Wary, and J.C. Chandor -- pose for a photo.
Campus Life
March 11, 2019 | 12:08 pm

Playing Ben Affleck’s daughter

Maddy Wary is a mathematics and brain and cognitive sciences dual major from Hawaii. But during Spring Break this week, she makes her onscreen debut in Triple Frontier, a Netflix action thriller.

topics: Class of 2022, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Mathematics, featured-post-side,
students stands in front of a large sound board
Campus Life
November 9, 2018 | 01:08 pm

Wells Award winners excel in engineering and humanities

They major in optical engineering and minor in Italian. Or work toward dual degrees in music and computer science. Or pursue two minors while majoring in audio and music engineering. Meet the graduating seniors from the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences honored for pursuing dual degrees or minors in the humanities.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Audio and Music Engineering, awards, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Mathematics, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Eastman School of Music, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
Hand-drawn cartoon says the word NOTHING in large type but appearing to disappear
Science & Technology
July 24, 2018 | 11:28 am

Ultimate vacuum chamber creates nothing

The concept of nothingness is the subject of everything from children’s books to philosophical debate. In the universe, however, is nothing ever possible? How have scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians thought about the concept of nothing throughout history and up to the present?

topics: Alison Peterman, Department of Mathematics, Department of Philosophy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science Program, Nicholas Bigelow, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Steve Gonek,
math text book in front of a student sitting in a large lecture hall
Campus Life
March 13, 2018 | 03:49 pm

Rochester’s undergraduate math program is ahead of the curve

In 2017, nearly 10 percent of the total number of Arts, Sciences & Engineering graduates completed a math major, the highest percentage ever at the University, and one of the highest of any institution in the country.

topics: Amanda Tucker, Department of Mathematics, featured-post, School of Arts and Sciences, Tom Tucker,