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illustration of the head statues on Easter Island
Science & Technology
June 4, 2018 | 11:27 am

Alien apocalypse: Can any civilization make it through climate change?

Does the universe contain planets with truly sustainable civilizations? Or does every civilization that may have arisen in the cosmos last only a few centuries before it falls to the climate change it triggers? Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank and his collaborators have developed a mathematical model to illustrate how a technologically advanced population and its planet might develop together, putting climate change in a cosmic context.

topics: Adam Frank, climate change, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, planets, research finding,
Emil Wolf standing in front of a sign marking hig 50th anniversary as a Rochester faculty member
Science & Technology
June 4, 2018 | 10:36 am

Emil Wolf, pioneer of optical physics, remembered

Wolf served on the Rochester faculty for more than 50 years and was a leading expert in coherence and polarization of optical fields. His Principles of Optics is the most cited textbook in physics.

topics: featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, obituaries,
abstract painting by Sam Gilliam
The Arts
May 31, 2018 | 04:00 pm

MAG director showcases American artist on global stage

Jonathan Binstock is respected as an international expert on Sam Gilliam, one of America’s most prominent abstract painters. Now the Memorial Art Gallery director is cocurating the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in Europe.

topics: featured-post-side, Memorial Art Gallery,
six people making six different facial expressions: rolling their eyes, smiling while showing their teeth, smiling without showing their teeth, not smiling at all.
Science & Technology
May 22, 2018 | 11:17 am

Using data science to tell which of these people is lying

University researchers are using data science to analyze more than 1 million facial expressions to more accurately detect deception based on a smile.

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
photo of graduating senior Matthew Lyskawa
Campus Life
May 15, 2018 | 10:30 am

An improbable route to Rochester, then Harvard

Growing up in Los Angeles, Matthew Lyskawa ’18 saw no purpose in school. But a teacher saw a spark and lit the fire that set Lyskawa on his journey, first to community college, then Rochester, and now to begin a doctoral program in philosophy at Harvard.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Philosophy, featured-post-side, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences,
woman holding an iPad up, revealing hidden artwork in graffiti projected on a wall
The Arts
May 11, 2018 | 01:20 pm

Seniors show beauty of urban art with augmented reality

Four Rochester students saw the beauty of graffiti art in abandoned city subway tunnels. Banding together as the ExSpace Artist Collective, they designed an augmented reality project to share that beauty with others.

topics: augmented reality, community, Department of Art and Art History, featured-post-side, humanities, Sage Art Center, School of Arts and Sciences, virtual reality,
Ian Manzi
Campus Life
May 8, 2018 | 02:31 pm

From Rwanda to Rochester in one ‘serendipitous’ moment

For Ian Manzi, a photo of Rush Rhees Library left behind in an office at his Rwandan high school changed his life. “It looked so beautiful, a representation of college,” he says.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Economics, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
Al Leslie
Campus Life
May 7, 2018 | 12:41 pm

Basketball star’s biggest assists come off the court

The business major described by her coaches as a “once-in-a-generation player” knows that community service will be in her game plan. “It’s something I love,” Al Leslie says. “And it’s something that will always be part of my life.”

topics: Class of 2018, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
Kat Bakrania
Campus Life
May 4, 2018 | 12:31 pm

For future social worker, Rochester is a place to thrive

The senior from Warner Robins, Georgia, has crammed a lot into four years of college, and Kat Bakrania is not done learning. “When I graduate, I’m going to leave here with some really solid friendships and some amazing experiences.”

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
child walking in a device designed with plastic tubing
Science & Technology
May 4, 2018 | 10:29 am

Student engineers help kids with disabilities walk, play with peers

For young children with developmental disabilities, learning to walk can be a long-term process. An inexpensive, “hybrid” walker designed by a team of biomedical engineering seniors can help.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim Design Day, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, undergraduate research,