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University News
October 16, 2018 | 11:59 am

Meet this year’s winners of the Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Hayley Clatterbuck, an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy; John Lambropoulos, chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and Michael Jarvis, an associate professor in the Department of History are being recognized for their distinctive teaching accomplishments.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Department of History, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Philosophy, featured-post, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hayley Clatterbuck, John Lambropoulos, Michael Jarvis, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
October 10, 2018 | 01:14 pm

Center of Excellence funds local businesses improving health care

Four grants from the Center of Excellence (CoE) in Data Science are helping companies translate the cutting-edge science of University researchers into improved health care, while also benefiting the region’s economy.

topics: Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Ophthalmology, Flaum Eye Institute, Geunyoung Yoon, Goergen Institute for Data Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James McGrath, Jannick Rolland, Medical Center, research funding, Steven Feldon, Technology Transfer, URnano,
Science & Technology
October 2, 2018 | 12:29 pm

Rochester breakthrough in laser science earns Nobel Prize

University of Rochester doctoral graduate Donna Strickland ’89 (PhD) and former optics faculty member Gérard Mourou shared the Nobel Prize in Physics today for work they undertook at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. Their breakthrough paved the way for the creating very short and very intense laser pulses now used in a variety of applications, from LASIK eye surgery to the manufacturing of materials used in cell phones.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, lasers, Michael Campbell, Nobel Prize, Wayne Knox,
Campus Life
September 28, 2018 | 01:41 pm

Graduate students from all over the globe find their niche in Arts, Sciences & Engineering

Nik Chatzikonstanti is among the nearly 1,400 master’s and doctoral students in Arts, Sciences & Engineering, whose studies range from philosophy to physics and who come from more than 67 counties. Meet some of graduate students who have found a home at the University.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, featured-post, global engagement, graduate students, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
September 14, 2018 | 12:46 pm

Three University professors to receive Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Hayley Clatterbuck in the Department of Philosophy, John Lambropoulos in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Michael Jarvis in the Department of History will be honored at a ceremony on October 18.

topics: awards, Department of History, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Philosophy, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hayley Clatterbuck, John Lambropoulos, Michael Jarvis, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
September 6, 2018 | 11:57 am

Wave particle duality of light: Resolving quantum ‘weirdness’

For 90 years physicists have known that incompatibly opposite properties are inherent in all elementary particles. Now Rochester researchers say they’ve resolved this weird and inescapable wave-particle duality.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Joseph Eberly, Nick Vamivakas, quantum science, research finding, URnano, Xiaofeng Qian,
University News
August 2, 2018 | 11:06 am

Honorary professorships awarded for excellence in teaching

John Tarduno has been awarded the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professorship, and Thomas Eickbush and James Zavislan are recipients of the Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professorship.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James Zavislan, John Tarduno, Natural Sciences, professorships, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Eickbush,
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July 11, 2018 | 04:29 pm

Testing my ethnographic mettle in Elmina

I learned about the process, etiquette, and household names of ethnography in the classroom, and so I was ecstatic about the opportunity to test my know-how out in the field and conduct a study for myself.

topics: Chris Muir, Department of Mechanical Engineering, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Renato Perucchio,
Science & Technology
July 11, 2018 | 11:34 am

Measuring each point of a beam of light

A University of Rochester research team has devised a much simpler way to measure beams of light—even powerful, superfast pulsed laser beams that require very complicated devices to characterize their properties.

topics: Chunlei Guo, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, light, Materials Science Program, research finding,
Society & Culture
July 9, 2018 | 11:40 am

Calculating the cost of being black in America

In his new book, The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America, engineer and businessman Shawn Rochester ’97 uses the tools of personal finance management to calculate the costs of racial discrimination.

topics: alumni, book authors, Department of Chemical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Rochester Review,