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Ang Lee holding a camera
Science & Technology
September 7, 2017 | 07:42 am

Conference, expo puts spotlight on light and sound technologies

Rochester has the ingredients to create its own Silicon Valley in emerging imaging and audio technologies. That’s the vision of the organizers of Light and Sound Interactive, a conference and expo that will showcase how Rochester can play a leading role in such growing fields as augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and interactive games and media. Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee is among this year’s keynotes.

topics: augmented reality, featured-post, Light and Sound Interactive, virtual reality,
students wearing matching red t-shirts form the letters UR21
Campus Life
August 30, 2017 | 01:24 pm

Pursuing their passions: Meet the Class of 2021

More than 1,400 first-year University students began their college journey when classes started Wednesday on River Campus. They come from 105 nations and 42 states, and they all have a story. Here are six of them.

topics: Class of 2021, featured-post,
statue of George Eastman wearing solar eclipse glasses
Science & Technology
August 17, 2017 | 09:17 am

When and how to see the partial solar eclipse in Rochester

Physics and astronomy professor Dan Watson will be experiencing Monday’s total solar eclipse from Tennessee, and he shares more eclipse answers and tips, as well as places at the University of Rochester where you can safely view the eclipse.

topics: Dan Watson, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post, School of Arts and Sciences,
student with her mom, unloading her car
Campus Life
July 17, 2017 | 09:10 am

‘It’s time to let them fly’

Move-in day for the Class of 2021 is just around the corner. In this episode of the University’s Quadcast podcast, Nick Foti ’19 hears advice from parents, students and staff on facing that day when families drop their students off on campus for the first time.

topics: featured-post, Move-In Day, QuadCast,
Two Breaking Boundaries participants play a video game in the Humanities Center.
Society & Culture
April 25, 2017 | 11:42 am

Video games and online games breaking boundaries

At the “Breaking Boundaries: Video Games in Teaching, Learning, Research, and Design” event, students and scholars discussed the impact of video games and online games on learning and culture, while getting a chance to play.

topics: featured-post, Jayne Lammers, Joseph Loporcaro, School of Arts and Sciences, video games, virtual reality, Warner School of Education,
woman at laptop, screen showing handwritten document with typed transcript
University News
March 24, 2017 | 02:37 pm

Mellon Foundation awards Rochester $1 million grant for humanities

The University of Rochester has received a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to increase undergraduates’ engagement with the humanities. Titled “Humanities for Life,” the five-year initiative is designed to engage students early in their academic careers.

topics: awards, featured-post, Humanities Center, School of Arts and Sciences,
woman holds an iPad device showing data charts
Science & Technology
March 16, 2017 | 01:13 pm

Skin sensors provide wealth of patient data

In one current clinical trial, biosensors worn by patients with Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease generate 25 million measurements over a two-day period.

topics: big-data-2017, clinical study, data science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, featured-post, Gaurav Sharma, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ray Dorsey,
group portrait of Delvin Moody, Charlisa Goodlet, and Caryl English.
Campus Life
February 16, 2017 | 11:09 am

Three presidents

Caryl English ’18, Delvin Moody ’18, and Charlisa Goodlet ’17 have followed different paths that have led them to leadership roles, each serving as the president of student organizations focused on issues of race, black culture, activism, and advocacy.

topics: black students union, douglass leadership house, featured-post, Minority Student Advisory Board,
illustration of Harry Reis looking at people under a microscope
Society & Culture
February 10, 2017 | 11:34 am

Psychologist’s research probes matters of the heart

Since the 1980s, psychology professor Harry Reis has been putting human relationships under a microscope. Over the years his research has led to insights into matters of the heart—both figuratively and literally.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post, Harry Reis, relationships, Rochester Review, School of Arts and Sciences,