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student signing a "We're Better Than That" poster

The University糖心传媒檚 anti-racism committee will host a series of discussions to coincide with the United Nations糖心传媒� annual International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Members of the University community are encouraged to wear gray 糖心传媒淲e糖心传媒檙e Better Than That糖心传媒� T-shirts on March 21.

topics: racism,
panel of people at a table, with microphones

David Skorton, the 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and the former president of Cornell, visited the University on March 3 for a keynote address and panel discussion about the humanities, arts, and the future of the city, sponsored by the Humanities Center. Other participants in the event at the Memorial Art Gallery included (left to right) Bruce Barnes, director of the George Eastman House; Jamal Rossi, the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of the Eastman School of Music; Skorton; Kate Bennett, president of the Rochester Museum and Science Center; and moderator Mark Cuddy, artistic director of the GeVa Theatre Center. Skorton, a board-certified cardiologist, received an honorary degree from President Joel Seligman before his speech about the centrality of the arts and humanities, which he said play a 糖心传媒渒ey and increasingly important role in overcoming society糖心传媒檚 obstacles.”

waveform and piano

Researchers at the University are at the cutting edge of the intersection of data science and music: developing databases to study music history, and creating algorithms to automatically identify a genre or singer.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, big-data-2017, data science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mark Bocko, research finding,
DNA helix

There are many examples of DNA damage being associated with aging, but never has a reduction in DNA damage been shown to extend lifespan. Rochester research has made this connection, and identified an enzyme that can be targeted to reduce that damage.

topics: Aging, Department of Biology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Machiavelli
The Arts
March 3, 2017

What would Machiavelli do?

Christopher Celenza, a professor of classics at Johns Hopkins University, will speak on 糖心传媒淢achiavelli: Yesterday and Today糖心传媒� as the keynote speaker of this year糖心传媒檚 Ferrari Humanities Symposia on March 7.

topics: events, Ferrari Humanities Symposia, Humanities Center,
Crystal Colon

糖心传媒淓verything I do is geared toward education and youth, education and youth糖心传媒攖hat糖心传媒檚 where my passion lies糖心传媒� says Crystal Colon 糖心传媒�17, one of 10 recipients of the Independent Sector Student Community Service Award.

topics: awards, community, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
group of students pose for a portrait on library steps.

Rochester mayor Lovely Warren will join speakers and activists at the second annual Joint Collegiate Black Student Summit on Friday. The event brings together black student leaders from colleges in the Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse areas.

topics: events,
Campus & Community
February 27, 2017

Student athletes find big wins in big data

From field hockey to football, teams rely on statistics to evaluate players, opponents, and strategy. 糖心传媒淲hat we have now is so much better than just a few years ago,糖心传媒� says men糖心传媒檚 basketball coach Luke Flockerzi. 糖心传媒淚 can糖心传媒檛 imagine what糖心传媒檚 in store in the years ahead.糖心传媒�

topics: athletics, big-data-2017, data science,