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Science & Technology
August 12, 2016 | 12:53 pm

This is your brain on sentences

What does the meaning of a word look like? Researchers have, for the first time, decoded and predicted the brain activity patterns of word meanings within sentences, and successfully predicted what the brain patterns would be for new sentences.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, featured-post, Rajeev Raizada, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
August 1, 2016 | 11:01 am

19th-century cyclist captures views of Rochester

Bike culture in Victorian Rochester has been beautifully captured in the May Bragdon Diaries Project, an online resource curated and hosted by River Campus Libraries.

topics: events, featured-post, photography, River Campus Libraries,
Society & Culture
July 20, 2016 | 03:37 pm

Come on baby, (re)light my fire

New research indicates that there are ways that couples can sustain—or relight—their passion. The study suggests that when men and women perceive their partners as responsive, they feel special and think of their partner as a valuable mate, which in turn boosts sexual desirability.

topics: Department of Psychology, Gurit Birnbaum, Harry Reis, Natural Sciences, relationships, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
June 30, 2016 | 11:38 am

Frederick Douglass delivered ‘best Fourth of July speech in American history’ in Rochester

“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” Frederick Douglass delivered his rousing oration on July 5th at Rochester’s Corinthian Hall. An original printing of the speech has been digitized by Rare Books and Special Collections and can be read online.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Frederick Douglass,
Society & Culture
June 16, 2016 | 11:34 am

Seward family papers project earns National Archives grant

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, Friends of the University Libraries, grant, River Campus Libraries, Seward Family Archive,
Voices & Opinion
June 14, 2016 | 01:15 pm

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

topics: Daphne Bavelier, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, video games,
Society & Culture
May 24, 2016 | 03:00 pm

Can’t resist temptation? That may not be a bad thing

A new study finds that what might have been described as “maladapted” behavior or a lack of self control may actually be beneficial and thoughtful behavior for children who have been raised in resource-poor environments.

topics: child development, Department of Psychology, featured-post, Melissa Sturge-Apple, Mt. Hope Family Center, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
May 23, 2016 | 12:27 pm

Laura Ackerman Smoller wins La Corónica International Book Award

The professor of history was honored by the largest gathering of medievalist scholars in North America for her book The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby: The Cult of Vincent Ferrer in Medieval and Early Modern Europe.

topics: awards, book authors, Department of History, Laura Ackerman Smoller,
University News
April 15, 2016 | 11:33 am

Anthropologist René Millon remembered as pioneer

René Millon, a professor emeritus of anthropology at Rochester whose life’s work was dedicated to mapping and excavating a historic pre-Columbian site in Mexico is being remembered as a pioneer who influenced the study of ancient cultures and societies. He died in February at age 94.

topics: Department of Anthropology, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,