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UR Tech: Bridging the Uncanny Valley
You’ve probably heard of the Uncanny Valley effect. You may have seen it personally in animated films such as “The Polar Express” or “Mars Needs Moms,” which repulsed viewers around the world with unnatural marionettes posing as human beings. You may have found examples in an embarrassingly huge range of videogames, where a generation of […]
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Foreign Focus: Berlin, Germany
Berlin is a beautiful city, filled with a vibrant culture, a rich history, and pristine academia. UR Class of 2013 alumni Rachel Bierasinski was lucky enough to spend the spring of her junior year enhancing her learning experience with cultural exposure and a head first immersion into mechanical engineering overseas through the Institute for the […]
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Pollsters reach out to wider audiences
“What can I help you with?” These are the words that flash across the screen as Siri, Apple’s digital personal assistant is activated. Emerging technologies seem to be changing the way that this phrase is expressed; as these digital personal assistants become smarter and more capable, they increasingly will be asking us what we can […]
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Mens Rowing Team: Life on the water
While most college students are asleep in their beds at five in the morning, the crew team is getting up and heading to practice. This isn’t just a once-in-a-while thing either. The team has morning practices from six until eight, Monday through Saturday, nine months out of the year. Even so, this didn’t deter the […]
Sex and the CT
Ask Jodi: Beat the flu, masturbate instead
I read an article the other day suggesting ejaculation as a treatment for nasal congestion in adult men. Other than being a hilarious quirk of the human body, this seems like useful information should the hypothesis be proven true. The idea behind this is that, after ejaculation, the body’s sympathetic nervous system kicks in to […]
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Laverne Cox breaks down barriers for transgender discussion
Just a year after Time magazine named Laverne Cox the fourth most influential character on television, the brilliantly talented star of Netflix’s television series “Orange is the New Black” sat down with the magazine to discuss the Transgender Movement. “We live in an uncertain world and we want to believe that what a man is […]
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UR Tech: Artificial Intelligence, smarter than you think
It’s a standard Terminator rip-off. A swarm of tiny glittering spiders, explained early in the film by a naive scientist as a means of deconstructing sewer clogs, have gone rogue. Like a swarm of ants, the tiny robots move in eerie concert to achieve tasks impossible for the individual: opening doors, flooding through vents, and […]
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National Society of Collegiate Scholars offers scholarship and leadership opportunities
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is a non-profit academic honor society that recruits academically high-achieving university students. It is designed to help develop leadership skills by encouraging participation in community service activities. It boasts to be “not your average honors organization.” Founded in 1994 at George Washington University, NSCS has now reached over […]
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Foreign Focus: Dublin, Ireland
Nestled in the northwest corner of Europe, Ireland is known for its beauty, rich history, and breathtaking landscapes. Millions of tourists flock to the island each year to experience its unique and vibrant culture. A popular destination is Dublin, Ireland’s capital. Know as the “City of Living Culture,” Dublin is home to over one thousand […]
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Food Truck Rodeo brings culinary variety to Rochester community
The Food Truck Rodeo, a series of events lasting from April to October at the Rochester Public Market, brings all of the food trucks in the city together for one cuisine extravaganza. It features over 25 vendors weekly, including Le Petit Poutine, Cheesed & Confused, The Sammich Guy, Effortlessly Healthy, Bento Box, Lettuce B. Frank, […]
