The Goldilocks Effect: Babies Learn from Experiences That Are Not Too Simple, Not Too Complex, but 'Just Right'

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Long before babies understand the story of Goldilocks, they have more than mastered the fairy tale heroine\'s method of decision-making. Infants ignore information that is too simple or too complex, focusing instead on situations that are \"just right,\" according to a

Campaign Contributions Influence Public Policy, Finds Study of 50 State Legislatures

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Although campaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting influence, for decades political scientists have failed to establish a direct connection between money and legislative outcomes.

Institute of Optics Director Xi-Cheng Zhang Wins National Honor

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Zhang Recognized for His Work in Spectroscopy

Xi-Cheng Zhang, director of the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, has been named the winner of the Optical Society's 2012 William F. Meggers Award, which recognizes outstanding work in spectros

Commencement Speaker Ruth Simmons Urges Graduates to Value Human Dignity for All, Not the Privileged Few

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Commencement speaker and Brown University president Ruth J. Simmons receives an honorary degree from President Joel Seligman, left, and grand marshal Jesse T. Moore.

Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons kno

Randall Curren Awarded Fellowship to Institute for Advanced Study

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Randall Curren, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Rochester, has been selected as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., for 2012-13.

Curren, whose research is in the philosophy and ethics of education, was the only p

University of Rochester Requests Password Changes Because of Vendor's Database Incident

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

A computer server at the University of Maine, which held some identifying information for customers of the University of Rochester\'s computer store, was breached by hackers on April 27. The affected database contained the name, address, email address, and network ID and password for about 2,100

Joseph H. Eberly to be Honored by the Optical Society

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Joseph H. Eberly, the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and professor of optics at the University of Rochester, has been named the winner of the Optical Society's 2012 Distinguished Service Award.

Eberly is being honored for outstanding service as founding editor of the groundbrea

University of Rochester Professor to Receive Grand Challenges Explorations Grant

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Grant Will Be Used for Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development

University of Rochester biologist John Jaenike has been named a recipient of a grant from Grand Challenge

2012 Best Translated Book Award Winners Announced

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

The winning titles and translators of this year\'s Best Translated Book Award were announced Friday, May 4, at New York\'s McNally Jackson Books as part of the PEN World Voices Festival. In poetry, Kiwao Nomura\'s Spectacle & Pigsty, translated from the Japanese by Kyoko Yoshida and Forres

University of Rochester Announces New Undergraduate Major in Digital Media Studies

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

The University of Rochester will offer a new major in digital media studies in fall 2012 that will focus on the analysis and production of digital media, or new media, from two perspectives simultaneously: science and technology, and art and humanities. It is the latest major in Rochester\'s lo

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