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Campus Life
May 3, 2019 | 02:25 pm

Ready to mentor ‘students like myself’

A biomedical engineering major and first-generation student, Kharimat Alatise ’19 is ready to pursue her doctorate and “be a role model to first-generation and minority students.”

topics: Class of 2019, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program,
University News
May 3, 2019 | 08:59 am

Medals and teaching awards will honor outstanding achievement at 2019 Commencement

The University of Rochester will recognize the outstanding contributions of distinguished alumni, educators, and scientists by bestowing the Eastman Medal, Hutchison Medal, and awards for scholarship and teaching.

topics: alumni, awards, commencement, commencement awards, Department of Chemistry, Department of English, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Simon Business School, UR Medicine,
The Arts
May 2, 2019 | 03:59 pm

Finding the ‘Art of Science’ in a dandelion

The Art of Science Competition continues to embody the “complex yet elegantly simple” systems found in nature, in engineering, and in all scientific fields, as this year’s winners show.

topics: Art of Science, awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Rochester Libraries,
Campus Life
April 26, 2019 | 02:10 pm

‘Record involvement’ in annual Undergraduate Research Expo

“One of the reasons we wanted to have events like this and to celebrate research is that it really is the epitome of the undergraduate educational experience,” said University President Richard Feldman.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Science & Technology
April 16, 2019 | 12:00 pm

Women of invention: How Rochester faculty find success as patent-holders

They create novel devices and develop new technologies with global impact. The University of Rochester ranks fourth among US universities in its percentage of international patent holders who are women. What brought these women to the University—and what enables them to thrive?

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Dermatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Ophthalmology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, patents, School of Nursing,
Featured
April 14, 2019 | 12:23 pm

Professor’s ‘tinkering’ ways lead to novel drug therapies

From a childhood spent tinkering in the Maine woods, associate professor of biomedical engineering Danielle Benoit is now the author or co-author of nine approved or pending patents, mostly focused on the targeted delivery of drug therapies.

topics: Danielle Benoit, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Featured
April 14, 2019 | 11:50 am

From a dancer’s form to freeform optics

Jannick Rolland, director of the Center of Freeform Optics, has 35 patents to her name and is listed among the top women pioneers in augmented and virtual reality.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, virtual reality,
Featured
April 14, 2019 | 11:22 am

Helping teens with asthma: ‘Is there a better way?’

For teens who have lived with asthma their entire lives, Hyekyun Rhee wondered if the gadgets and apps teens love could help them stay on top of their symptoms and take control of their care.

topics: asthma, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hyekyun Rhee, Mark Bocko, School of Nursing, teenagers,
Science & Technology
April 11, 2019 | 11:09 am

A prescription for physician frustration

Jesse Wang’s dual doctorates in medicine and translational biomedical science will position him to ease the burdens of e-records for his fellow physicians. His prototype of a virtual assistant is a finalist in the American College of Physicians’ “Innovation Challenge.”

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Scientist Training Program, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Science & Technology
April 5, 2019 | 02:48 pm

CAREER awards spur junior researchers along varied paths

Four Rochester researchers from four different fields are 2019 recipients of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious recognition for junior faculty members.

topics: Amanda Larracuente, awards, Department of Biology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, Pengfei Huo, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, Wyatt Tenhaeff, Zhiyao Duan,