Drinks with the chief on a memorable weekend
Naomi Rutagarama ’18 reports on a visit to Kumasi, the seat of power of the Ashanti kingdom, where an important ceremony takes place every sixth Sunday.
Turning everyday objects into digital data
Mechanical engineering student Alan Xu ’18 is introduced to the power of photogrammetry — along with the power of nature — during his summer research trip to Ghana.
Old slave castles an ‘asylum’ for nature
Jiacheng Sun on the incorporation of plant structures into old slave structures in Ghana, and their preservation as a result.
Scott Carney ‘absolutely honored’ to direct Institute of Optics
The Rochester alumnus will build on the institute’s outstanding reputation as nation’s oldest school of optics, as he takes up his new position on July 1.
Wasp venom holds clues on how genes get new jobs
University researchers studying the venom of parasitic wasps believe a relatively understudied mechanism for creating new gene functions may be widespread in other species as well.
Our journey to Elmina
Gilda DeDona on the transition from tourist to researcher in her first weeks at a summer field school in Ghana.
It pays to have an awesome bus driver
Samantha Turley, a dual-degree student and the Eastman School of Music and in the College, sings the praises of Ghanaian bus drivers.
Ignacio Franco wins junior faculty award
Ignacio Franco, assistant professor of chemistry and physics, has been selected as a winner of the OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award for fall 2017 by the American Chemical Society.
Is it possible to have any more fun?
Tali Flatté ’19 on her first days participating in a summer field school in Ghana, from the University of Ghana campus to the forts, castles, and lighthouses on the coast.
Light emitting quantum dots could ease synthesis of novel compounds
Most chemists have studied quantum dots for their basic properties. But new research by Rochester scientists points to potential applications in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and agro-chemicals.