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December 1, 2021 | 09:40 am

Rochester students’ award-winning device instantly detects sepsis via sweat

Rochester undergraduates have developed a fast, noninvasive, affordable, and eco-friendly way to diagnose the life-threatening medical complication.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, awards, Department of Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care, quality education, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Science & Technology
November 23, 2021 | 08:57 am

Joseph Eberly honored as a ‘true visionary’ in optics

Joseph Eberly, the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and a professor of optics, is recognized for pioneering contributions to quantum optics theory.

topics: awards, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Joseph Eberly, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
November 22, 2021 | 10:33 am

Rochester mathematician wins prestigious Veblen Prize

Fayerweather Professor of Mathematic Doug Ravenel wins the prize from the American Mathematical Society for solving a geometry problem that has puzzled mathematicians for 50 years.

topics: awards, Department of Mathematics, Doug Ravenel, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
November 19, 2021 | 02:26 pm

Open Letter novel wins National Book Award

Winter in Sokcho is the first title from the University’s literary translation press to be awarded the prize.

topics: awards, humanities, literary translation, literature, Open Letter, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
November 15, 2021 | 07:30 pm

Kudzai Mbinda ’22 named Rhodes Scholar-Elect

The chemical engineering major from Harare, Zimbabwe, is Rochester’s second recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship in two years.

topics: awards, Department of Chemical Engineering, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Rhodes Scholarship,
Featured
October 26, 2021 | 10:14 am

Jason Middleton: Looking at film with a critical eye

The associate professor of English and visual and cultural studies lived all over the globe growing up, and developed a love of film at an early age.

topics: awards, Department of English, Film and Media Studies Program, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Jason Middleton, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
October 26, 2021 | 10:08 am

Elaine Sia: Teaching the ‘how’ as well as the ‘what’ in science

The biology professor has taught nearly 4,000 undergraduates since joining the University in 2000, including students in the 100-level Genetics, the first demanding course in that major.

topics: awards, Department of Biology, Elaine Sia, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
October 26, 2021 | 09:58 am

Will Bridges: Innovation and student involvement as teaching tools

A fourth-generation teacher with a passion for post-World War II Japanese literature, the associate professor is always searching for innovative ways to reach his students.

topics: awards, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences, Will Bridges,
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,