Collins, Betti receive new appointments at LLE
Two members of the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) have received new appointments. In these new roles, Gilbert “Rip” Collins and Riccardo...
Mattel CEO to deliver College Commencement Address
Margaret (Margo) H. Georgiadis, CEO of Mattel Inc. and recognized thought leader on technology, innovation and leadership, will deliver the...
Giving virtual reality a ‘visceral’ sound
Most work to date on VR/AR technologies has focused on the 3-D visuals, says Zhiyao Duan, an assistant professor of...
Training brains with virtual reality
At the University of Rochester, we’re crossing two disciplines to collaborate on VR/AR innovations that will revolutionize how we learn, discover, heal,...
Volunteer Spotlight: Kayleigh Stampfler ’08
Kayleigh Rae Stampfler ’08 reflects back at her time at the University as one that made so much possible. From her...
Giving Back: What Motivates Us?
For many years, psychologists believed that outside factors such as pressure, obligation, or rewards played a central role in personal...
Compound can revamp energy storage for large grids
University of Rochester researchers, working with colleagues at the University at Buffalo, believe they have found a promising compound that...
Chemists untangle quantum dot mystery
In a paper in Nature Communications, Todd Krauss, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of...
Computing and connecting
It may sound odd that Euakarn (Som) Liengtiraphan ’17 uses words like “magic” and “empowerment” in describing computer science, but...
A robotic hand with brains
Gripping a pencil is not the same as picking up a baseball, especially for robots, which lack the versatility and...