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Faculty in data science, mechanical engineering, and history to receive Goergen Awards
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
Established in 1997, the award recognizes distinction in undergraduate teaching among faculty in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.
Continue ReadingNew grant will unlock workings of the brain’s waste removal system
Tue, 16 Aug 2022
Rochester scientists discovered the glymphatic system. Now, the National Institutes of Health is bringing together several teams of researchers to better understand its mechanics.
Continue ReadingWhy this Rochester math professor champions year-round undergraduate research
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
Alex Iosevich, a professor of mathematics and director of the Tripods REU and STEM for ALL programs at the Goergen Institute for Data Science, seeks to make undergraduate research "a fundamental part of the curriculum.”
Continue ReadingTo drill down on anti-Asian hate crimes, Rochester researchers harness social media
Wed, 19 May 2021
Information gleaned from thousands of Twitter users lets the researchers gauge public opinion toward #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.
Continue ReadingCuriosity and a hunch lead a Medical Center physician to data science
Thu, 06 May 2021
With a master’s degree in data science, geriatric oncologist Erika Ramsdale brings a new dimension to research at her clinic.
Continue ReadingRochester to advance research in biological imaging through new grant
Mon, 22 Feb 2021
A multidisciplinary collaboration will create a new light-sheet microscope on campus, allowing 3D imaging of complex cellular structures.
Continue ReadingFaculty recognized as AS&E data science fellows
Thu, 02 Jul 2020
Physicist Gourab Ghoshal and electrical and computer engineer Gonzalo Mateos received alumni-supported fellowships to use data science in exploring their fields.
Continue ReadingSocial distancing has stabilized, but failed to reverse, the spread of COVID-19
Mon, 11 May 2020
According to a new study by data scientists, social distancing measures like closing schools and restaurants sharply decreased the doubling rate of confirmed cases, but COVID-19 is still spreading.
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