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Campus Life
March 7, 2018 | 02:59 pm

25 years of change in computer science

Marty Guenther has been there since the beginning, watching the Department of Computer Science grow and spearheading programs that support women students and connect all students to the increasingly global tech community.

topics: Department of Computer Science, diversity, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, women,
University News
February 26, 2018 | 12:07 pm

National search launched for new director of data science

The University of Rochester has launched a national search for a new director of its Goergen Institute for Data Science. Henry Kautz is stepping down after leading the institute since its founding in 2014.

topics: announcements, Goergen Institute for Data Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Science & Technology
February 23, 2018 | 01:20 pm

A laser focus on super water-repellent metals

Rochester researchers have been using lasers to change the properties of metals in incredible ways. But to make the technology commercially viable, a partnership between scholars and business will focus on making the lasers much more powerful.

topics: Chunlei Guo, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, John Marciante,
Science & Technology
February 22, 2018 | 01:36 pm

Brain signal indicates when you understand what you’ve been told

Biomedical engineers have identified a brain signal that indicates whether a person is comprehending what others are saying—and have shown they can track the signal using relatively inexpensive EEG readings taken on a person’s scalp.

topics: brain, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Edmund Lalor, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, language, research finding,
University News
February 14, 2018 | 11:31 am

Former Institute of Optics director Kenneth Teegarden dies

Teegarden joined the Institute of Optics in 1954 and served as its director from 1981 until 1987. He was also the first director of the University’s Materials Science program, and led the New York State Center for Advanced Optical Technology.

topics: engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Kenneth Teegarden,
Science & Technology
February 13, 2018 | 02:24 pm

Giving virtual reality a ‘visceral’ sound

Using recital halls as their “labs,” and recording some of the best music students in the world, University researchers are creating virtual reality videos of concerts that literally immerse viewers “within” the performance onstage.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, augmented reality, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, interdisciplinary, Matthew Brown, Ming-Lun Lee, virtual reality, Zhiyao Duan,
Science & Technology
February 13, 2018 | 01:45 pm

Augmented reality lets students operate a chemical plant

Coffee mugs and popsicle sticks are transformed into chemical reactors as part of an innovative teaching experiment that allows student engineers to simulate reactions in a real-life, sprawling chemical plant.

topics: Andrew White, April Luehmann, augmented reality, Brendan Mort, Center for Integrated Computing, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, interdisciplinary, virtual reality, Warner School of Education,
Science & Technology
February 13, 2018 | 01:13 pm

Virtual reality app offers personalized psychotherapy

A multidisciplinary team of University doctors, engineers, and musicians is working together to create an immersive, customized experience that brings cognitive-behavioral therapy to a patient’s smartphone.

topics: augmented reality, data science, Department of Psychiatry, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, interdisciplinary, Jiebo Luo, Matthew Brown, mental health, Michael Hasselberg, mobile app, virtual reality,
Science & Technology
February 6, 2018 | 04:04 pm

Building the right mobile app for caregivers of children with FASD

A researcher and a computer engineer team up to build a mobile app that is already starting to help parents and caregivers facing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

topics: Christie Petrenko, Cristiano Tapparello, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, interdisciplinary, Mt. Hope Family Center, research funding,