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man smiles for a photo while working in a lab
Science & Technology
August 11, 2017 | 12:20 pm

Summer research that’s totally (nano)tubular

Chemistry major Austin Bailey ’18 (T5) has spent his summer developing a special polymer to attach other molecules to nanotubes, and his work could have significant applications for creating renewable energy sources.

topics: Department of Chemistry, energy, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, summer-of-research-2017, sustainability, undergraduate research,
model of an atom
Science & Technology
August 9, 2017 | 12:27 pm

New research initiative turns laser focus on high-energy-density physics

Gilbert “Rip” Collins, formerly of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will lead a multidisciplinary initiative in Rochester to study how atoms behave at extreme pressures.

topics: featured-post-side, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, Rip Collins,
man adjusting metal measuring device
Science & Technology
August 7, 2017 | 12:26 pm

Freeform optical device packs more punch in a smaller package

Spectrometers are used in a variety of applications, from environmental monitoring to astronomy to healthcare diagnostics. A new design using freeform optics upends more than a century of optical design.

topics: featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, optics, research finding,
Miles Davis album cover
The Arts
August 5, 2017 | 08:34 am

What we learn when a machine ‘listens’ to Miles Davis

Two undergraduates are spending their summer analyzing a recording that was first released nearly four decades before they were born.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research,
three people seated around computer
Society & Culture
August 3, 2017 | 10:54 am

One question sparks student’s research around race in America

Why does racism play a part in motivating some students to go on to college, while it seems to deter others? Winston Scott ’19 is spending his summer preparing a study into how children react when they begin to perceive racism.

topics: Department of Anthropology, featured-post-side, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, racism, research finding, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, School of Arts and Sciences, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research, Warner School of Education,
sheet music
The Arts
August 3, 2017 | 10:16 am

With automatic transcription, musicians can save themselves the treble

Two undergraduates have joined a summer research project focused on building a machine-learning interface that generates musical scores from audio files.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research, Zhiyao Duan,
student and professor pose in lab
Science & Technology
July 31, 2017 | 01:03 pm

Physics students keep their cool in summer labs

From near-Earth objects to quantum computing, physics students come to Rochester to get an early start on their research careers this summer, working on federally funded and University sponsored projects.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Nicholas Bigelow, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research, URnano,
two students walking past the clock tower on campus
Campus Life
July 27, 2017 | 04:28 pm

Summer program gives African students bridge to college

More than 30 students from sub-Saharan Africa are River Campus this summer as part of the Early Connection Africa program, preparing for college life and taking classes in math, economics, writing, and politics.

topics: featured-post-side, global engagement, Office of Minority Student Affairs,
group portrait of students wearing ROCHESTER YOUTH YEAR t-shirts
Campus Life
July 24, 2017 | 02:49 pm

Rochester Youth Year fellows complete service year

Looking back over the program’s 10 years, about half of its participants have remained in or returned to Rochester, and five of the seven current University fellows will stay in the city.

topics: community, featured-post-side, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
The Arts
July 21, 2017 | 12:06 pm

5 questions: Meet new conductor Rachel Waddell

Waddell joins the faculty of the Department of Music as the director of orchestral activities. She will teach and also conduct both the Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, featured-post-side, Rachel Waddel, School of Arts and Sciences,