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Computer app interprets emotions
Researchers in the University of Rochester’s Department of Computer Science and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) recently developed new technology that can gauge a user’s mood by observing them through a webcam and assessing the tone of their social media output. In a recent paper titled “Tackling Mental […]
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UR partnership with East High moves forward
In one of the last steps to finalize the University of Rochester’s partnership with East High School, the Rochester City School (RCSD) Board approved the budget for the money needed to implement UR’s plans for East High on Thursday, Jan. 29. The University will serve as East High’s Educational Partnership Organization (EPO), meaning that UR […]
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Armed man climbs inside dumpster at Eastman
1. On Jan. 25 at 7:41pm, a Public Safety officer working at Eastman School observed a male climbing into a dumpster at the back of Miller Center. After a couple of minutes, officers approached the male who was still in the dumpster. Officers attempted to identify the male but he did not have ID. When […]
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Mock Trial sweeps Cornell Invitational
The UR Mock Trial Team took first place at the 11th annual Big Red Invitational Classic at Cornell University last weekend. The Yellowjackets competed against 30 teams from 17 different universities, managing to come out on top after beating Cornell in a tiebreaker. “I was very happy with our performance,” team captain and KEY scholar […]
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Students in court on drug charges
Two UR students arrested last semester on drug charges made a court appearance Tuesday morning before Rochester City Court judge Honorable Melchor Castro. Sophomore Justin Delgado, charged with three counts of the criminal sale of marijuana, is scheduled to appear next before a grand jury in the Monroe County court system. Sophomore Megan Chapman, charged […]
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Flask explodes in chemistry class
A flask exploded during an experiment in professor Benajmin Hafensteiner’s Chemistry 132 class on Jan. 23 around 10:45am, leaving Hafensteiner with minor cuts on his arm and little finger and sophomore Dixon Butera with a small cut near his eye. It caused no other damage. Hafensteiner explained, “I was running an experiment where we add […]
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UR hosts annual MLK Address
“Never has this event been more timely,” UR President Joel Seligman said in his opening remarks at the 14th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Address. The address, delivered by author and historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad, was titled “The Conventional Legacy of An Unconventional Man: King’s Leadership in the Age of Ferguson.” It focused on […]
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UR scientists develop hydrophobic metal
Two UR researchers have developed an entirely new method for waterproofing metal surfaces. Professor of Optics Chunlei Guo and senior scientist Anatoliy Vorobyev used high-powered, short-pulse laser treatments to create micro- and nanostructures that effectively repel water from the treated surfaces. This method involves using a laser with only a few millijoules of energy, distributed […]
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Alumni film Super Bowl advertisement for Doritos
UR alumni Dave Horowitz ‘95 and Nick Sivakumaran ‘95 have a one-in-ten chance of seeing their Doritos Crash commercial air during Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1. Online voting for the contest ended Jan. 28 and in addition to the commercial airing for millions to see, the winner will receive $1 million as well as […]
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In Plutzik series, poet Katherine Larson unites poetry and science
Poet and biologist Katherine Larson read from her book “Radial Symmetry,” a collection of poems, in the University’s Plutzik Reading Series on Tuesday evening. The Plutzik Reading Series welcomes luminary literary and poetic writers to read their work to the public, free of charge. Larson’s first book, “Radial Symmetry,” was selected by distinguished poet Louis […]
