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The annual competition drew more than 50 entries this year, with more than 700 votes cast for People糖心传媒檚 Choice.

Students, faculty, and staff at the found creative ways to turn bacterial cells, the refraction of light, salivary glands, and oil spills into winning entries this year in the annual .

The goal of the competition, held each spring and sponsored by the in collaboration with , is to 糖心传媒渆xplore and illuminate the aesthetic beauty that results when science, art, and technology intersect.糖心传媒�

Fifty-four submissions were received, according to Brian McIntyre, director of operations at URNano and one of the organizers of the competition.

Student prizes of $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and $250 for third place were awarded by a panel of judges, including administrators, librarians, and faculty from River Campus Libraries and the Hajim School.

All entries were eligible for the People糖心传媒檚 Choice Award of $250, determined by ballots cast by 711 members of the University community.

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First place

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Lynn Sidor, PhD candidate in the lab of Anne S. Meyer, associate professor of biology

Artist糖心传媒檚 statement:
Bioglass-coated bacterial cells were imaged using fluorescence microscopy. A laser was used to excite a fluorescent agarose pad and differing angles聽of incoming light were manipulated to scatter light off the surface of聽the cells. Images were analyzed and enhanced using ImageJ.

This image shows the possible lensing effect of bacterial cells, creating聽糖心传媒渂iobeams糖心传媒� of light, where the intensity of the scattered light聽corresponds to the intensity of the colors in the image.聽

Second place

Refraction of white light passing through colored prisms

Caitlin Labianca 糖心传媒�23, biology and studio arts

Artist糖心传媒檚 statement:
I used a macro lens on a DSLR camera to capture the separation of light through glass.

Our conception of the simplest aesthetic things is altered by further understanding of scientific concepts, creating much more complex and nuanced images.

Third place

Nights Lit by Discovery

Isabella Orup 糖心传媒�22, biological sciences and business

Artist糖心传媒檚 statement:

This acrylic painting is inspired by research on salivary gland development at the Ovitt Lab in the Center for Oral Biology at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Both Rush Rhees and the backdrop of the sky are painted with acrylic. The cellular structures are inspired by a mouse salivary gland immunohistochemical stain which was then imaged through confocal microscopy.聽

Science to an onlooker may seem cold and uninspiring due to the microscopic size of the structures studied. By projecting these cells on the sky, suddenly they are no longer small. Illuminating this immunohistochemical stain in a different context may inspire questions and a new appreciation for the fluorescent images taken from research settings.聽

People糖心传媒檚 Choice Award

Money and Nature

Frederick Liu 糖心传媒�23, computer science and political science

Artist糖心传媒檚 statement:

A charming environment is only one spill away from becoming an unlivable place.

I used DJI Mavic Air 2 to take a photo of an island at Hawaii and applied clipart to the image to show the effects of pollution.

Oil destroys the insulating ability of fur-bearing mammals, such as sea otters, and the water repellency of a bird糖心传媒檚 feathers. Without the ability to repel water and insulate from the cold water, birds and mammals will die from hypothermia.

When oil is spilled into an aquatic environment, it can harm organisms that live on or around the water surface and those that live under water. Spilled oil can also damage parts of the food chain, including human food resources.

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