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Undergrad Research Highlighted During April Expo
Univ. Communications – 53 University of Rochester students recently presented their research at the 2012 Undergraduate Research Exposition on April 20th. The Expo included a speaker’s symposium, poster...
View ArticleEngineering Students Display Real-World Solutions for the Community
Univ. Communications – Imagine charging your cell phone just by walking. Or a specially-designed bicycle that allows amputees and people recovering from strokes to steer and change gears. Those...
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Tinkerer, Scholar, Hacker, Innovator
Rochester Review – For more than a week in May, Andrew Tomich ’14, Jared Suresky ’12, and other members of the Midnight Ramblers will hole up in makeshift recording booths in the basement of Spurrier...
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UR Astronomy Club: Hands-On Observing
Univ. Communications – Living in a city like Rochester, N.Y., can put a damper on most nighttime astronomical observing because of light pollution and the seemingly always present cloud cover. However,...
View ArticleU.S. Patent Office Publishes Patent Proposal of UR Junior
By Dan Wang Univ. Communications John B. Hinkel III wants to improve the mobility of quadriplegics. So he designed a device that he considers a significant improvement over anything else in the...
View ArticleResearch Internship Introduced Rochester Junior to German Culture
By Jordan Duncan ’14 Intern, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Maria Zapata ’14, a chemical engineering major at the University of Rochester, fell in love with Germany when she...
View ArticleComputer Science And … Halloween?
By Dan Wang Univ. Communications This October, students in a computer science class were given an unlikely task: to construct a spear out of only naturally occurring materials that would be vigorous...
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Oceanography: A new addition to Earth and Environmental Sciences
By Alayna Callanan ’14 Univ. Communications Many students at the University of Rochester may enroll in introductory chemistry courses with no clue how the material can relate to anything they care...
View ArticleRochester Joins Nine Other Universities to Explore For-Credit Online Education
By Melissa Greco Lopes Univ. Communications The University of Rochester has partnered with nine peer institutions to establish a consortium to explore a new, for-credit, online course program called...
View ArticleThe Elusive Geomechanics Major
By Dan Wang ’14 Univ. Communications Out of the more than 4,500 full-time undergrads at the University of Rochester, exactly three are pursuing a major in geomechanics. Just who are these brave few?...
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Computer Science Undergrads Embark on Weekend of “Extreme Programming”
By Blake Silberberg ’13 Univ. Communications Over the weekend of March 15th, “Hacklemore”, a team of 10 undergraduate Computer Science students from the University of Rochester traveled to Université...
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Sagefest 6 Pits Superhero Scientists Against Art Avengers
Spelling bees. Volleyball games. Raft races. Costume contests. No, it’s not an elementary school field day, it’s Sagefest 6. And in 2013, these activities were designed to continue the long-standing,...
View ArticleRochester Students Compete in Engineering Competition
By Leonor Sierra Press Officer for Engineering and Science, Univ. Communications Two groups of Rochester students were among the 30 design teams from 18 institutions that showed off creations at the...
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German Scholarship Offers Lessons Beyond Academics
By Alayna Callanan ’14 University Communications Nine undergraduate students, Kristin Abramo ’15, Kevin Allan ’14, Alexandra Born ’15, Sarah Koniski ’14, Louis Papa ’14, Robert Rietmeijer ’15, Jamie...
View ArticleOptics Students Win $10K at Pre-Seed Workshop
For the past 10 years, High Tech Rochester’s annual Pre-Seed Workshop has provided inventors, entrepreneurs, and technology professionals with resources for quickly assessing their specific market...
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Hack to the Future: Rochester’s First 24-hour Hackathon
It’s a race against the clock as the hackathon participants complete as much coding and rapid prototyping as possible in 24 hours. (Photo by Jack Valinsky ’15) By Sofia Tokar University Communications...
View ArticleSTEM Initiative Grows to Promote Science Education
By Rei Ramos ‘15 University Communications A new student organization is hoping to sow the seeds of science throughout the Rochester community. Dubbed the STEM Initiative, the group focuses on...
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What Clubs Are You In? Campus Clubs Galore
With over 250 different student organizations to choose from, it’s no wonder that UR undergrads are always so busy! The many opportunities offered by the various clubs and sports provide the campus...
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