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Science & Technology
November 18, 2021 | 01:38 pm

New imaging technology could buy time for pancreatic cancer patients

Tumor shrinkage is one sign of cancer treatment’s efficacy—but Rochester scientists are exploring elasticity and permeability as well.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care, Marvin Doyley, Medical Center, research funding,
Science & Technology
November 15, 2021 | 10:06 am

Software uses selfies to detect early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Rochester computer scientist Ehsan Hoque and his colleagues have harnessed machine learning to accurately identify signs of the neurological disease by analyzing facial muscles.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care, Medical Center, neuroscience, Parkinson's disease, Ray Dorsey, research finding,
Science & Technology
November 12, 2021 | 11:19 am

Tiny chip provides a big boost in precision optics

Researchers at the Institute of Optics for first time distill novel interferometry into a photonic device.

topics: featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jaime Cardenas, research finding,
Science & Technology
November 8, 2021 | 11:04 am

Can electric cars help strengthen electrical grids?

Chemical engineering doctoral candidate Heta Gandhi and her advisor, assistant professor Andrew White, have developed a new computer model showing ways to sell surplus energy from electric vehicles to local grids.

topics: Andrew White, Center for Integrated Research Computing, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
Science & Technology
October 28, 2021 | 02:43 pm

Rochester researchers set ‘ultrabroadband’ record with entangled photons

Engineers have taken advantage of the quantum entanglement phenomenon to generate unprecedented bandwidth and brightness on chip-sized nanophotonic devices.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, nanotechnology, photonics, Qiang Lin, quantum science,
Science & Technology
October 22, 2021 | 01:56 pm

A big leap forward in using iron catalysts for pharmaceuticals

Researchers at Rochester and Maryland describe a novel cross-coupling reaction that could lead to a cheaper way to develop chemical compounds for pharmaceuticals.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Chemistry, featured-post-side, Michael Neidig, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
October 14, 2021 | 02:23 pm

Curtis Award spotlights PhD teaching assistants’ ‘amazing’ efforts during the pandemic

The annual award honors the contributions of graduate students in classrooms and laboratories across the University. This year’s recipients come from different disciplines, but share many things in common.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of English, Department of History, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, graduate students, School of Arts and Sciences,
For graduate students
October 13, 2021 | 10:00 am

Three minutes, two slides, one prize for brain cleansing explained clearly

Postdoctoral research associate Aditya Raghunandan wins the University’s 2021 Steadman Prize, which encourages young researchers to to explain their research in ways a general audience can understand.

topics: graduate students, Steadman Family Postdoctoral Award in Interdisciplinary Research,
Society & Culture
September 29, 2021 | 12:15 pm

Digital history project will create virtual visits to an African slave fort

Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, “Black Past Lives Matter: Digital Kormantin” builds on history professor Michael Jarvis’s work as part of the Ghana summer field school.

topics: Department of History, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, virtual reality,
Science & Technology
September 20, 2021 | 12:12 pm

Meet one of Popular Science magazine’s ‘Brilliant 10’

Rochester biomedical engineer Michael Giacomelli is pursuing a quicker way to detect skin cancer.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Giacomelli, Wilmot Cancer Institute,
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