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a plate of pancakes and maple syrup making a funny face with fruit..

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Rochester students develop award-winning devices to ‘save syrup’

November 16, 2022

A team of Rochester undergraduates was recognized in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition for developing solutions to problems in the maple syrup industry.

several single white feathers with orange and yellow tips laid in a row.

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Birds of a feather flock together?

November 15, 2022

Maria Castaño, a third-year PhD student in biology, studies populations of birds to understand the processes that lead to the creation of new species.

jagged laser lines on a small chip.

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A laser that could ‘reshape the landscape of integrated photonics’

October 21, 2022

Rochester researchers see applications in LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), atomic physics, and augmented and virtual reality.

researchers stand in a line on a boat holding a large hose.

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Ancient ocean methane not an immediate climate change threat

October 18, 2022

New research shows reservoirs of ocean methane in mid-latitude regions will not be released to the atmosphere under warming conditions.

Muidat Cetin stands in front of Wegmans Hall

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Seed funding reflects how data science, AR/VR transform research at Rochester

October 17, 2022

The University’s Goergen Institute for Data Science supports collaborative projects across all disciplines.

Bioplastic ocean instrument labeled Nereid enclosed in transparent casing.

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Bioplastics made of bacteria can reduce plastic waste in oceans

October 6, 2022

A team of scientists, including biology professor Anne S. Meyer, is developing plastic materials that degrade in oceans.

Close-up of microscopic skin tissue shown as purple and pink swirls.

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Novel imaging system could mean near-instant biopsy results

September 27, 2022

The new imaging system developed by Michael Giacomelli, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and of optics, uses two-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPFM).

Close-up of a member of the species of Northern paper wasps.

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Paper wasp parasites turn hosts into long-lived ‘zombies’

September 23, 2022

University of Rochester undergraduate students and their biology professor study what paper wasps—and the parasites that manipulate them—can tell us about evolution, aging, and group living.

Satellite view of Vredefort crater with the dome and epicenter of impact labeled.

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Asteroid that formed Vredefort crater bigger than previously thought

September 22, 2022

Researchers have provided a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth’s largest crater two billion years ago.

side by side images showing pillars surrounded by dust and stars

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How do magnetic fields affect star formation and high-energy-density lab experiments?

September 19, 2022

Rochester researchers hope to explain how the fields occur in plasma instabilities

Illustration shows two views of the Earth, one focused on Antarctica and one focused on the Arctic, show ocean currents with gold lines.

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Rochester researchers go ‘outside the box’ to delineate major ocean currents

September 15, 2022

For the first time, University researchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers.

Graphic of the five people who helped invent bladeless LASIK eye surgery. The graphic says "Congratulations to 2022 Golden Goose awardees Deter Du, Tibor Juhasz, Ron Kurtz, Donna Strickland, and Gerard Albert Louis Mourou. Work funded by the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation."

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Developers of bladeless LASIK earn AAAS Golden Goose Award

September 15, 2022

Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou’s discovery of chirped pulse amplification at the University of Rochester helped make bladeless LASIK possible.