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Sensory processing—in a virtual Kodak Hall
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
A multidisciplinary team from Arts, Sciences & Engineering and River Campus Libraries builds a virtual reality replica of Kodak Hall to be used in studies of how the brain processes light and sound.
Continue ReadingPerformance under pressure at NASA’s Lunabotics competition
Fri, 17 Jun 2022
Rochester undergraduate students banded together to overcome multiple crises while fielding their robot on a simulated lunar surface at Kennedy Space Center.
Continue ReadingPlay a Bach duet with an AI counterpoint
Wed, 08 Jun 2022
BachDuet, developed by University of Rochester researchers, allows users to improvise duets with an artificial intelligence partner.
Continue ReadingQuest for elusive monolayers just got a lot simpler
Fri, 27 May 2022
Compared to long, tedious hours of scanning by undergraduates, a breakthrough technology can detect monolayers with 99.9 percent accuracy—in far less time and at a fraction of the cost.
Continue ReadingHow can we be sure machine learning is accurate?
Mon, 02 May 2022
Rochester researchers have developed a new “counterfactual” method to verify predictions of drug safety.
Continue ReadingSenior engineering students show their work
Mon, 02 May 2022
The University of Rochester’s Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences hosted its annual Senior Design Day for teams of graduating students to showcase their capstone projects.
Continue ReadingFinding art in the tools of science
Thu, 28 Apr 2022
This year’s Art of Science competition, which explores “the aesthetic beauty that results when science, art, and technology intersect,” drew more than 50 entries and more than 700 votes cast for People’s Choice.
Continue ReadingGandhi Institute focuses on youth initiatives to curb violence
Fri, 15 Apr 2022
The University affiliate, offering programs, workshops, and outreach to teach de-escalation practices, enters its fourth decade.
Continue ReadingRochester ‘a crucible of innovation’ says NSF director during campus visit
Tue, 12 Apr 2022
National Science Foundation director Sethuraman Panchanathan, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Joseph Morelle, tours University facilities including the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
Continue ReadingRochester’s Grand Challenges Scholars frame their research in a broad context
Fri, 01 Apr 2022
Now in its fifth year, the program adds entrepreneurship, global experience, interdisciplinary study, and service to students ”solution-oriented” tool kit.
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