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The Take Five Scholars Program, unique to the University, will provide an additional year of academic study, tuition-free, to the 35 student selected in the most recent round of admissions.

topics: announcements, scholarships, Take Five Scholars Program,
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Science & Technology
March 10, 2017

Machine learning advances human-computer interaction

Machine learning provides computers with the ability to learn from labeled examples and observations of data. Researchers at Rochester are developing computer programs incorporating machine learning to teach robots and software to understand natural language and body language, make predictions from social media, and model human cognition.

topics: big-data-2017, data science, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ehsan Hoque, Jiebo Luo, research finding, social media,

According to the 2017 QS World University Rankings released on March 8, eleven U.S. universities ranked in the top 25, with the University of Rochester No. 8 among them.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Department of English, Eastman School of Music, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Program of Dance and Movement, rankings,

Can a computer learn to read an ancient musical score? Or teach a person to become a better public speaker? Visiting undergraduates–many from under-represented groups in the STEM fields–will work on summer projects investigating these questions and more.

topics: announcements, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Science Foundation,

Poet James Longenbach and novelist Joanna Scott, both members of the English department, have received fellowships from the Bogliasco Foundation this spring, for notable achievement in the arts and humanities.

topics: awards, Department of English, fellowships, James Longenbach,
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Campus & Community
March 9, 2017

Students reflect as actors, and as millennials

Cast members糖心传媒攚ho are the same age as the characters in the play That Poor Girl and How He Killed Her糖心传媒攔eflect on the performance with the eyes of actors, but also as millennials.

topics: Department of English, humanities, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,

Officials from the University糖心传媒檚 International Services Office (ISO) continue to strongly recommend that students, scholars, and employees from the affected countries who plan to travel internationally speak with an ISO staff member before leaving the U.S.

topics: Joel Seligman,
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A team of University engineering students was among six finalists at the Hult Prize regionals. The team’s startup company, Meliora Homes, will build homes for refugees from recycled plastics.

topics: awards, entrepreneurship, Hult Prize, Simon Business School,