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UPI (November 19, 2009)
Scientists to study volatile Rwandan lake
The conference is being organized by Associate Professor Anthony Vodacek and the Rwandan Ministry of Education, along with Cindy Ebinger, an expert in East African Rift tectonics at the University of Rochester, and Robert Hecky of the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Los Angeles Times (November 16, 2009)
Softeners in plastics may affect masculinity in young boys, study says
Phthalates, which block the activity of male hormones such as androgens, could be altering masculine brain development, according to Shanna H. Swan, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and lead author of the new report.
13WHAM-TV (November 12, 2009)
Battle of the Brains
The University of Rochester beat out a very impressive list of schools in the world's oldest and most prestigious computer programming competition which took place at RIT.
U.S. News & World Report (November 12, 2009)
Can You Hear Me Now? Yes, Actually
The work by one of the world's foremost groups in age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, marks the first time that scientists have created the mouse equivalent of a person with "golden ears" - people who are able to retain great hearing even as they grow older. The research at the University of Rochester Medical Center was published online recently in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.
WXXI (November 11, 2009)
WRUR Named Rochester's Best
City Newspaper's "Best of Rochester 2009" poll winners are out, and WRUR was named Rochester's Best Radio Station! WXXI and WRUR University of Rochester joined forces in 2006 to strengthen both their services. (Also Reported in: Rochester City Newspaper)
Popular Science (November 10, 2009)
New Breed of Mice Retains Great Hearing (and Sex Lives) in Old Age
A group of leading researchers combined mice whose hearing worsens as they age, with mice that had great sex drives but even worse hearing loss in their old age. The result was a new super breed that is both prolific and has superb hearing. (Also Reported in: Sify News, Science Daily, Syracuse Post Standard, News Track India)
New York Times (November 10, 2009)
Experts: Placebo Power Behind Many Natural Cures
"It has a pejorative implication -- that it's not real, that it has no medicinal value," said Dr. Robert Ader, a psychologist at the University of Rochester in New York who has researched the phenomenon. (Also Reported in: ABC News, CBS News, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, FOX News, BusinessWeek, MSNBC, Newsday, Washington Post)
Science Magazine (November 6, 2009)
Experts Criticize Nanoparticle Study
"I think it's a meaningless study, to be blunt" says Gunter Oberdorster, a nanotoxicologist at the University of Rochester in New York state.
United Press International (November 4, 2009)
Former NBA player Bol helping Sudanese
Former NBA player Manute Bol says despite his serious physical ailments he is heading back to his native Sudan to help the poor. Bol's Monroe County appearances were sponsored by the University of Rochester.
UPI (November 3, 2009)
Scientists: Africa desert could become sea
Rochester researchers, along with colleagues from around the world, say they've confirmed the volcanic activity beneath the rift, discovered in 2005, is nearly identical to that at the bottom of the world's oceans. That means the rift is likely the beginning of a new sea. (Also Reported in: Fox News, MSNBC, AFP via Yahoo!, ABC Science Online, Examiner.com, The Daily Inquirer, Mother Nature Network, Gather.com, Slashdot, Treehugger, MyFox Spokane, Wood TV)