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The grant will be used to continue and expand the collaboration with volunteers from the Highlands at Pittsford retirement community and retired UR staff and librarians to transcribe, annotate, and tag achival documents.

topics: Department of History, grant, River Campus Libraries, Seward Family Archive,
images of galaxies as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Voices & Opinion
June 15, 2016

Making the case for life on other planets

How can we calculate the likelihood of technological civilizations having existed on other planets? That糖心传媒檚 a question Adam Frank, professor of astronomy, considers in an essay, 糖心传媒淵es, There Have Been Aliens,糖心传媒� published in the New York Times.

The odds of extraterrestrial life, according to Drake, are based on several factors, including how many stars are born each year
topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, exoplanets, School of Arts and Sciences,
construction workers in Frederick Douglass Building
University News
June 15, 2016

Summer season is construction season

The summer of 2016 is one of the most active construction periods of all time on River Campus. Multiple new facilities and improvement projects are currently underway, with many scheduled to be completed by the fall.

topics: construction, rush rhees library,
video game controller
Voices & Opinion
June 14, 2016

Brain tune-up from action video game play

Numerous studies have found that playing action video games such as “Call of Duty” helps cognitive functioning. Brain and cognitive sciences professor Daphne Bavelier explains how shooting zombies can enhance brain skills. / Scientific American

In an article for Scientific American, brain and cognitive sciences professor Daphne Bavelier explains how shooting zombies can enhance brain skills.
topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, video games,
artist rendering of residence hall

Construction will begin this summer on a new 72,000 square- foot residence hall on River Campus that will house 151 first-year students and is scheduled to open in fall 2017.

Construction will begin this summer on a new residence hall that is scheduled to open in the fall of 2017 for 151 first-year students.
topics: announcements, construction, Residential Life,
flags at half staff in front of Rush Rhees Library

The United States and the University flags were at half staff on Monday to honor those killed in the shootings at an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida. In a written statement, President Joel Seligman said, “The horrific tragedy in Orlando yesterday touches all of us. On behalf of the University of Rochester I extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victims of yesterday糖心传媒檚 mass shooting in Orlando. ” (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

The United States and the University flags were at half staff on Monday in front of Rush Rhees Library.
topics: announcements,
historical image of handwritten text of Pledge of Allegiance
University News
June 13, 2016

Rochester’s most quoted alumnus

The words penned by a member of Rochester糖心传媒檚 class of 1876 are still recited daily by schoolchildren all around the country. On Flag Day, we remember Francis Julius Bellamy (1855糖心传媒�1931), who has been described as the University糖心传媒檚 糖心传媒渕ost quoted alumnus” for composing 糖心传媒淭he Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag糖心传媒� in 1892.

The words penned by a member of Rochester糖心传媒檚 class of 1876 are still recited daily by schoolchildren all around the country.
screenshot shows a math problem in WebWork with the green "All the Answers Above Are Correct" notification

Twenty years ago, the idea of students doing homework online and receiving immediate feedback was a game-changer. Today, more than 700 colleges and high schools and using the WeBWorK system developed by Rochester math professors Arnold Pizer and Michael Gage.

Today, more than 700 colleges and high schools and using the WeBWorK system developed by Rochester math professors Arnold Pizer and Michael Gage.
topics: Department of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of observatory with gamma rays above
Science & Technology
June 10, 2016

Catching some gamma rays in central Mexico

Physicist Segev BenZvi and scientists at an ambitious observatory are using simple but groundbreaking tools understand the workings of cosmic and gamma rays in the Earth’s atmosphere while also contributing to the search for dark matter.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, global engagement, Mexico, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Segev BenZvi,