{"id":23632,"date":"2024-10-07T08:48:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T12:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/communications\/?page_id=23632"},"modified":"2024-10-07T09:22:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:22:54","slug":"spotlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/communications\/media\/spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Read expert insights from leading University of Rochester faculty and researchers on a wide variety of topics and current events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<style>\n    #spotlight-visual a.bg-expertfile-600 {\n        background-color: #ffc326 !important;\n        color: #FFF !important;\n    }<\/p>\n<p>    #spotlight-visual .hover\\:bg-expertfile-700:hover {\n        background-color: #ffc326 !important;\n        opacity: 0.7;\n    }\n    .spotlight-item .exfl-flex-1 p:not(:first-of-type) {\n    display: none;\n}<\/p>\n<p>.exfl-plg #profile-intro p:not([class]) {\n    display: block;\n    margin-top:20px;\n}\n.exfl-plg br {\n    display: none;\n}\n.expertfile-plugin-directory a {\n  line-height: inherit !important;\n  box-shadow: none !important;\n}\n.t-content .exfl-plg p {\n  margin-bottom: auto !important;\n}\n.exfl-plg .anchor, .t-content .exfl-plg a:not(.button){\n  box-shadow:none;\n}\n.exfl-plg #alpha-filter-wrap-lg, .exfl-plg #alpha-filter-wrap-sm{\n  display: none !important;\n}\n.t-content .exfl-plg form {\n    margin: 0px !important;\n}\n.exfl-plg #topic-filter-wrap-lg{\n  padding-top:0px !important;\n}\n.t-content .exfl-plg label{\n    all: unset;\n}\n.t-content .exfl-plg li~li{\n  margin-top: auto;\n}\n.exfl-plg #profile-intro span.exfl-relative{\n  display:none !important;\n}\n.t-content .exfl-plg{\n  all: unset;\n}\n.exfl-plg p:empty{\n  display:none !important; \n}\n.exfl-plg .spotlight-pagination{\n  display:none !important;\n}\n.exfl-plg #profile-content #media{\n  display: none !important;\n}\n.exfl-plg #profile-content h2[content~=Media]{\n    display: none;\n}\n.t-content .exfl-plg img.exfl-ml-2.exfl-h-8{\n  width:auto;\n}<\/style>\n<div class=\"exfl-plg\">\n<div id=\"spotlight-visual\">\n<section class=\"clear\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"exfl-max-w-lg exfl-mx-auto exfl-grid exfl-gap-5 sm:exfl-grid-cols-3 sm:exfl-max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"spotlight-item exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-rounded-lg exfl-shadow-lg exfl-overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-h-32 exfl-w-full exfl-object-cover  exfl-my-0\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/spotlightv2_images\/c71301a4-d1bb-4e75-8523-05d1e69b48a7_l.jpg\" alt=\"spotlight image\" \/>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1 exfl-bg-white exfl-p-4 exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-justify-between\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"exfl-block\" href=\"https:\/\/expertfile.com\/spotlight\/11538\/energy-shocks-consumer-pullback-and-the-long-road-back\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-text-lg exfl-font-semibold exfl-text-gray-900 exfl-line-clamp-2  exfl-my-0\">Energy Shocks, Consumer Pullback, and the Long Road Back<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-mt-3 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-500  exfl-line-clamp-4 exfl-text-left\">\n                                                          As Americans scale back spending on luxuries and some necessities \u2014 from dining out and live entertainment to home and auto maintenance \u2014 the ripple effects are being felt across the broader economy.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Burnside, clinical professor of finance at the Simon Business School, says the trend reflects more than just belt-tightening and signals deeper structural pressures tied to energy markets.<br \/>\n\u201cHigher energy prices push inflation up and growth down, putting monetary policymakers in a bind,\u201d Burnside says, explaining the current situation as being beyond a typical price spike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just a price shock, it\u2019s a capacity shock,\u201d he says. \u201cYou can\u2019t just flip a switch back to normal because a lot of energy infrastructure has been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>That distinction matters. Because energy costs are embedded in nearly every good and service, rising prices squeeze consumers beyond the gas pump. The result is reduced discretionary spending at venues like sporting and live music events, restaurants, and leisure destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Burnside says a rapid rebound in discretionary spending is possible but unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf, by some miracle, energy prices quickly return to prewar levels, you would see a sharp run-up in discretionary stocks,\u201d he says. \u201cBut that\u2019s precisely because expectations are so low.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, markets are signaling that a swift return to pre-crisis conditions isn\u2019t on its way, Burnside says. Until energy supply stabilizes, the pressure on both consumers and the businesses that rely on it is likely to persist.<\/p>\n<p>Burnside regularly fields inquiries from journalists looking for his insight on personal money matters and investing. Contact him by clicking on his profile.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-items-center exfl-space-x-2\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-flex-shrink-0 exfl--space-x-1\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-max-w-none exfl-h-10 exfl-w-10 exfl-rounded-full exfl-ring-2 exfl-ring-white\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/ea628561-1058-419c-966f-183ab5cf937a_m.JPG\" alt=\"Daniel Burnside\">\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-space-x-1 exfl-text-gray-500\">\n<p class=\"exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        <svg class=\"exfl-h-5 exfl-w-5 exfl-inline exfl-relative -z-exfl-2\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"exfl-transform exfl-transition-transform exfl-duration-500 exfl-ease-in-out\">\n                                                            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M8 7V3m8 4V3m-9 8h10M5 21h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2z\"><\/path>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                        April 14, 2026                                                    <\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-text-sm\">\n                                                        &middot;\n                                                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-mt-0 exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        2 min\n                                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"spotlight-item exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-rounded-lg exfl-shadow-lg exfl-overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-h-32 exfl-w-full exfl-object-cover  exfl-my-0\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/spotlightv2_images\/7127c7fc-8e2f-4d6d-9447-592f1b0a5174_l.jpg\" alt=\"spotlight image\" \/>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1 exfl-bg-white exfl-p-4 exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-justify-between\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"exfl-block\" href=\"https:\/\/expertfile.com\/spotlight\/11498\/fewer-parents-are-reading-to-their-kidsand-why-it-matters\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-text-lg exfl-font-semibold exfl-text-gray-900 exfl-line-clamp-2  exfl-my-0\">Fewer Parents are Reading to Their Kids\u2014and Why It Matters<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-mt-3 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-500  exfl-line-clamp-4 exfl-text-left\">\n                                                         A dramatic decline in reading for pleasure in the United States has fewer American parents reading aloud to their children \u2014 and experts warn the consequences can be dire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt builds connections,\u201d Carol Anne St. George, an expert in early literacy at the University of Rochester\u2019s Warner School of Education and Human Development, recently told The74 for an article citing a 41-percent decline in parents reading to children daily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople talk about text to text, text to world,\u201d St. George said, \u201cand those are the kinds of things that help children cognitively think and classify their world around them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many young parents grew up in an education system focused on reading as a means to testing and building skills rather than enjoyment. As a result, St. George worries, they often view reading to their young as an obligation rather than a joy and a time to bond.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say an increased reliance on screens and digital content and time pressures and competing demands on families have also fueled the decline.<\/p>\n<p>St. George notes that children benefit greatly from being read to regularly. The advantages of early literacy include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tHaving a more robust vocabulary and stronger communications skills.<br \/>\n\u2022\tBeing better prepared to learn in school.<br \/>\n\u2022\tHaving a closer relationship with their parents.<br \/>\n\u2022\tHigher academic achievement and better health outcomes later in life.<\/p>\n<p>What Parents Can Do St. George advises parents to:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tLet children choose books they enjoy.<br \/>\n\u2022\tMake reading part of a daily routine and that bedtime is ideal.<br \/>\n\u2022\tFocus on fun and connection.<br \/>\n\u2022\tModel good reading behavior because children mimic what they see.<\/p>\n<p>St. George is available for media interviews and can be reached by contacting Theresa Danylak, the director of communications at the Warner School, at tdanylak@warner.rochester.edu.                                                     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-items-center exfl-space-x-2\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-flex-shrink-0 exfl--space-x-1\">\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-space-x-1 exfl-text-gray-500\">\n<p class=\"exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        <svg class=\"exfl-h-5 exfl-w-5 exfl-inline exfl-relative -z-exfl-2\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"exfl-transform exfl-transition-transform exfl-duration-500 exfl-ease-in-out\">\n                                                            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M8 7V3m8 4V3m-9 8h10M5 21h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2z\"><\/path>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                        March 31, 2026                                                    <\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-text-sm\">\n                                                        &middot;\n                                                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-mt-0 exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        2 min\n                                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"spotlight-item exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-rounded-lg exfl-shadow-lg exfl-overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-h-32 exfl-w-full exfl-object-cover  exfl-my-0\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/spotlightv2_images\/d80fc44b-db8e-48f4-9039-9e51c9cd1599_f.jpg\" alt=\"spotlight image\" \/>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1 exfl-bg-white exfl-p-4 exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-justify-between\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"exfl-block\" href=\"https:\/\/expertfile.com\/spotlight\/11499\/target-cant-seem-to-escape-the-crosshairs\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-text-lg exfl-font-semibold exfl-text-gray-900 exfl-line-clamp-2  exfl-my-0\">Target Can\u2019t Seem to Escape the Crosshairs<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-mt-3 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-500  exfl-line-clamp-4 exfl-text-left\">\n                                                          The on-again-off-again nationwide boycott of Target has the retailer\u2019s new chief executive, Michael Fiddelke, officer facing relentless pressure from activists on both sides of the issue.<\/p>\n<p>David Primo, a professor of political science and business administration at the University of Rochester, says Fiddelke can\u2019t seem to move Target from the crosshairs despite slashing prices on thousands of products and investing in stores, workers, and technology.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cTarget remains a battleground for activists on the left and the right, and its new CEO hasn\u2019t yet figured out how to extricate the company from this role,\u201d Primo recently told USA Today. \u201cFiddelke already faces a huge challenge in turning around a company with significant operational issues. This certainly doesn\u2019t help matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Target has reported 13 straight quarters of sluggish sales. Company officials have admitted that shopper anger has contributed.<\/p>\n<p>Activists in Minneapolis, where Target is based, organized a nationwide boycott last year over the company\u2019s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.\u00a0From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy about-face was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black Americans who had propped up the retail giant\u2019s bottom line. <\/p>\n<p>Primo studies corporate political strategies, among other areas, and regularly shares his insights with business journalists and political reporters. His essays have appeared in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and he\u2019s been interviewed by many radio and television outlets, including Bloomberg and National Public Radio.<\/p>\n<p>Contact him by clicking on his profile.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-items-center exfl-space-x-2\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-flex-shrink-0 exfl--space-x-1\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-max-w-none exfl-h-10 exfl-w-10 exfl-rounded-full exfl-ring-2 exfl-ring-white\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/4ffd3ed82e27abbfa4d34e929a36b8b41554816623_m.jpg\" alt=\"David Primo\">\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-space-x-1 exfl-text-gray-500\">\n<p class=\"exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        <svg class=\"exfl-h-5 exfl-w-5 exfl-inline exfl-relative -z-exfl-2\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"exfl-transform exfl-transition-transform exfl-duration-500 exfl-ease-in-out\">\n                                                            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M8 7V3m8 4V3m-9 8h10M5 21h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2z\"><\/path>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                        March 26, 2026                                                    <\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-text-sm\">\n                                                        &middot;\n                                                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-mt-0 exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        1 min\n                                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"spotlight-item exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-rounded-lg exfl-shadow-lg exfl-overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-h-32 exfl-w-full exfl-object-cover  exfl-my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1656608138197-2aea23cc3564?crop=entropy&#038;cs=tinysrgb&#038;fit=max&#038;fm=jpg&#038;ixid=M3w2MDg0Njl8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHxVRk98ZW58MHwwfHx8MTc3MjA0MzExMXww&#038;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&#038;q=80&#038;w=1080\" alt=\"spotlight image\" \/>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1 exfl-bg-white exfl-p-4 exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-justify-between\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"exfl-block\" href=\"https:\/\/expertfile.com\/spotlight\/11420\/the-truth-behind-federal-disclosure-of-alien-life\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-text-lg exfl-font-semibold exfl-text-gray-900 exfl-line-clamp-2  exfl-my-0\">The truth behind federal disclosure of alien life<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-mt-3 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-500  exfl-line-clamp-4 exfl-text-left\">\n                                                          With the recent presidential comments on potential alien life, UFO enthusiasts have new hope that finally we\u2019re going to get federal \u201cdisclosure\u201d of UFOs, aliens and the great government conspiracy surrounding both. But, as a scientist who studies the search for life in the Universe, the question I have is much simpler: What would disclosure really need to disclose? What is required for actual, factual proof that aliens exist and they\u2019ve been visiting Earth? <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve already had three years of Congressional hearings on UFOs that have produced zero proof of anything. What we need now is simple: hard physical evidence. That is what disclosure needs to deliver. Not stories about alien spaceships being held by the government, but the actual spaceships themselves. Not stories about alien bodies but the actual icky, gooey bodies with their icky gooey tentacles. If disclosure provides physical evidence that independent laboratories and independent scientists all over the world can verify, then it will live up to its hype. That would make \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d truly history-making.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-items-center exfl-space-x-2\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-flex-shrink-0 exfl--space-x-1\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-max-w-none exfl-h-10 exfl-w-10 exfl-rounded-full exfl-ring-2 exfl-ring-white\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/4fe974c322e3cd3b40e12be3ac36cc6a1692719026_m.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Frank\">\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-space-x-1 exfl-text-gray-500\">\n<p class=\"exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        <svg class=\"exfl-h-5 exfl-w-5 exfl-inline exfl-relative -z-exfl-2\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"exfl-transform exfl-transition-transform exfl-duration-500 exfl-ease-in-out\">\n                                                            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M8 7V3m8 4V3m-9 8h10M5 21h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2z\"><\/path>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                        February 25, 2026                                                    <\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-text-sm\">\n                                                        &middot;\n                                                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-mt-0 exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        1 min\n                                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"spotlight-item exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-rounded-lg exfl-shadow-lg exfl-overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-h-32 exfl-w-full exfl-object-cover  exfl-my-0\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/spotlightv2_images\/c3c76b99-081d-4f11-9d33-1205ced65695_f.jpg\" alt=\"spotlight image\" \/>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1 exfl-bg-white exfl-p-4 exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-justify-between\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"exfl-block\" href=\"https:\/\/expertfile.com\/spotlight\/11392\/parents-stop-trying-to-be-your-teens-bff\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-text-lg exfl-font-semibold exfl-text-gray-900 exfl-line-clamp-2  exfl-my-0\">Parents \u2014 Stop Trying to Be Your Teen&#039;s BFF<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-mt-3 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-500  exfl-line-clamp-4 exfl-text-left\">\n                                                         As teenagers push for independence, many parents respond by trying to become their friends and confidants.<\/p>\n<p>University of Rochester psychologist Judi Smetana says blurring the line between warmth and authority can backfire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great if kids want to disclose to you,\u201d Smetana explains. \u201cBut it would be weird for parents to talk about their private lives with their kids. When parents start revealing things about themselves, it\u2019s slippery. Your child should not be your confidant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smetana, an expert in adolescent development and parent-teen relationships, emphasizes that closeness and trust are essential \u2014 but they are not the same as \u201cfriendship.\u201d Teenagers need structure, limits, and clear boundaries as they test autonomy. When parents overshare they risk shifting roles in ways that reduce parental influence.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean parent-child relationships remain rigid forever. The dynamics naturally evolve as children mature into early adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet the child take the lead,\u201d Smetana says. \u201cThere may show a willingness to become more like friends when parents don\u2019t have the same authority. But there will still be some boundaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her research underscores that healthy parent-teen relationships balance openness with guidance. Trust grows not from collapsing boundaries, but from maintaining them with consistency and care.<\/p>\n<p>For reporters covering parenting and adolescent behavior, Smetana is available to discuss:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tHealthy boundaries in parent-teen relationships<br \/>\n\u2022\tOversharing and role confusion in families<br \/>\n\u2022\tAdolescent autonomy and authority<br \/>\n\u2022\tHow parent-child dynamics shift in early adulthood<\/p>\n<p>Click her profile to connect with her.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-items-center exfl-space-x-2\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-flex-shrink-0 exfl--space-x-1\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-max-w-none exfl-h-10 exfl-w-10 exfl-rounded-full exfl-ring-2 exfl-ring-white\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/239c436173a23dd94ab1984103202d8f1537884748_m.jpg\" alt=\"Judith Smetana\">\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-space-x-1 exfl-text-gray-500\">\n<p class=\"exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        <svg class=\"exfl-h-5 exfl-w-5 exfl-inline exfl-relative -z-exfl-2\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"exfl-transform exfl-transition-transform exfl-duration-500 exfl-ease-in-out\">\n                                                            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M8 7V3m8 4V3m-9 8h10M5 21h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2z\"><\/path>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                        February 13, 2026                                                    <\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-text-sm\">\n                                                        &middot;\n                                                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-mt-0 exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        1 min\n                                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"spotlight-item exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-rounded-lg exfl-shadow-lg exfl-overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-h-32 exfl-w-full exfl-object-cover  exfl-my-0\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/spotlightv2_images\/e4ccf058-d920-47ba-a07f-7733e9d86223_f.jpg\" alt=\"spotlight image\" \/>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1 exfl-bg-white exfl-p-4 exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-justify-between\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"exfl-block\" href=\"https:\/\/expertfile.com\/spotlight\/11385\/the-secret-to-happiness-feeling-loved\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-text-lg exfl-font-semibold exfl-text-gray-900 exfl-line-clamp-2  exfl-my-0\">The Secret to Happiness? Feeling Loved.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-mt-3 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-500  exfl-line-clamp-4 exfl-text-left\">\n                                                          After more than 50 years studying close relationships, University of Rochester psychologist Harry Reis has reached a deceptively simple conclusion: Happy people feel loved.<\/p>\n<p>That conclusion became the jumping-off point for a new book Reis co-wrote, \u201cHow to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters Most\u201d (Harper 2026), which blends decades of research on happiness and human connection.<\/p>\n<p>In it, Reis and his co-author, Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, outline five research-backed mindsets that strengthen connection: sharing authentically, listening to people, practicing radical curiosity, approaching others with an open heart, and recognizing human complexity.<\/p>\n<p>The book was recently featured in The New York Times, which noted that the authors contend giving and receiving love function together like a seesaw: You lift a person up with the weight of your curiosity and attentiveness \u2014 and they do the same in turn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other side is very important also,\u201d Reis told The Times. \u201cTo be sharing what\u2019s important to you, to be sharing what you\u2019re concerned about, so it can really become a two-way street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reis, who leads groundbreaking research on close relationships, is available to discuss:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tThe science of feeling loved vs. being loved<br \/>\n\u2022\tHow digital distraction undermines connection<br \/>\n\u2022\tAI companionship and its psychological limits<br \/>\n\u2022\tPractical ways to build stronger, more resilient relationships<br \/>\n\u2022\tThe link between love, happiness, and health<\/p>\n<p>Journalists writing about love and relationships can contact Reis by clicking on his profile. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-items-center exfl-space-x-2\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-flex-shrink-0 exfl--space-x-1\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-max-w-none exfl-h-10 exfl-w-10 exfl-rounded-full exfl-ring-2 exfl-ring-white\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/c9188fcd9fac0ea3c870c4eab17882091537373440_m.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Reis\">\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-space-x-1 exfl-text-gray-500\">\n<p class=\"exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        <svg class=\"exfl-h-5 exfl-w-5 exfl-inline exfl-relative -z-exfl-2\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"exfl-transform exfl-transition-transform exfl-duration-500 exfl-ease-in-out\">\n                                                            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M8 7V3m8 4V3m-9 8h10M5 21h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2z\"><\/path>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                        February 11, 2026                                                    <\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-text-sm\">\n                                                        &middot;\n                                                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-mt-0 exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        1 min\n                                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"spotlight-item exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-rounded-lg exfl-shadow-lg exfl-overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-h-32 exfl-w-full exfl-object-cover  exfl-my-0\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/spotlightv2_images\/6b4ced55-5df0-4edf-94f7-59081badfccd_f.jpg\" alt=\"spotlight image\" \/>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1 exfl-bg-white exfl-p-4 exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-justify-between\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"exfl-block\" href=\"https:\/\/expertfile.com\/spotlight\/11348\/research-matters-unsinkable-metal-is-here\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-text-lg exfl-font-semibold exfl-text-gray-900 exfl-line-clamp-2  exfl-my-0\">Research Matters: &#039;Unsinkable&#039; Metal Is Here<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-mt-3 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-500  exfl-line-clamp-4 exfl-text-left\">\n                                                         What if boats, buoys, and other items designed to float could never be sunk \u2014 even when they\u2019re cracked, punctured, or tossed by an angry sea?<\/p>\n<p>If you think unsinkable metal sounds like science fiction. Think again.<\/p>\n<p>A team of researchers at the University of Rochester led by professor Chunlei Guo has devised a way to make ordinary metal tubes stay afloat no matter how much damage they sustain.  The team chemically etches tiny pits into the tubes that trap air, keeping the tubes from getting waterlogged or sinking. Even when these superhydrophobic tubes are submerged, dented, or punctured, the trapped air keeps them buoyant and, in a very literal sense, unsinkable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tested them in some really rough environments for weeks at a time and found no degradation to their buoyancy,\u201d says Guo, a professor of physics and optics and a senior scientist at the University of Rochester\u2019s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. \u201cYou can poke big holes in them, and we showed that even if you severely damage the tubes with as many holes as you can punch, they still float.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Guo and his team could usher in a new generation of marine tech, from resilient floating platforms and wave-powered generators to ships and offshore structures that can withstand damage that would sink traditional steel.<\/p>\n<p>Their research highlights the University of Rochester\u2019s knack for translating physics into practical wonder.<\/p>\n<p>For reporters covering materials science, sustainable engineering, ocean tech, or innovative design, Guo is the ideal expert to explain why \u201cunsinkable metal\u201d might be closer to everyday use than you think.<\/p>\n<p>To connect with Guo, contact Luke Auburn, director of communications for the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, at luke.auburn@rochester.edu.                                                     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-items-center exfl-space-x-2\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-flex-shrink-0 exfl--space-x-1\">\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-space-x-1 exfl-text-gray-500\">\n<p class=\"exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        <svg class=\"exfl-h-5 exfl-w-5 exfl-inline exfl-relative -z-exfl-2\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"exfl-transform exfl-transition-transform exfl-duration-500 exfl-ease-in-out\">\n                                                            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M8 7V3m8 4V3m-9 8h10M5 21h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2z\"><\/path>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                        January 30, 2026                                                    <\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-text-sm\">\n                                                        &middot;\n                                                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-mt-0 exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        2 min\n                                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"spotlight-item exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-rounded-lg exfl-shadow-lg exfl-overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-h-32 exfl-w-full exfl-object-cover  exfl-my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/spotlightv2_images\/1d5e3719-1c58-462b-a80c-96107fd4e57f_f.jpg\" alt=\"spotlight image\" \/>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1 exfl-bg-white exfl-p-4 exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-justify-between\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"exfl-block\" href=\"https:\/\/expertfile.com\/spotlight\/11336\/how-higher-ed-should-tackle-ai\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-text-lg exfl-font-semibold exfl-text-gray-900 exfl-line-clamp-2  exfl-my-0\">How Higher Ed Should Tackle AI<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-mt-3 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-500  exfl-line-clamp-4 exfl-text-left\">\n                                                          Higher learning in the age of artificial intelligence isn\u2019t about policing AI, but rather reinventing education around the new technology, says Chris Kanan, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Rochester and an expert in artificial intelligence and deep learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cost of misusing AI is not students cheating, it\u2019s knowledge loss,\u201d says Kanan. \u201cMy core worry is that students can deprive themselves of knowledge while still producing \u2018acceptable work.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanan, who writes about and studies artificial intelligence, is helping to shape one of the most urgent debates in academia today: how universities should respond to the disruptive force of AI.<\/p>\n<p>In his latest essay on the topic, Kanan laments that many universities consider AI \u201ca writing problem,\u201d noting that student writing is where faculty first felt the force of artificial intelligence. But, he argues, treating student use of AI as something to be detected or banned misunderstands the technological shift at hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTreating AI as \u2018writing-tech\u2019 is like treating electricity as \u2018better candles,\u2019\u201d he writes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deeper issue is not prose quality or plagiarism detection,\u201d he continues. \u201cThe deeper issue is that AI has become a general-purpose interface to knowledge work: coding, data analysis, tutoring, research synthesis, design, simulation, persuasion, workflow automation, and (increasingly) agent-like delegation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That, he says, forces a change in pedagogy.<\/p>\n<p>What Higher Ed Needs to Do  His essay points to universities that are \u201cdoing AI right,\u201d including hiring distinguished artificial intelligence experts in key administrative leadership roles and making AI competency a graduation requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Kanan outlines structural changes he believes need to take place in institutions of higher learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rework assessment so it measures understanding in an AI-rich environment. \u2022 Teach verification habits. \u2022 Build explicit norms for attribution, privacy, and appropriate use. \u2022 Create top-down leadership so AI strategy is coherent and not fractured among departments. \u2022 Deliver AI literacy across the entire curriculum. \u2022 Offer deep AI degrees for students who will build the systems everyone else will use. For journalists covering AI\u2019s impact on education, technology, workforce development, or institutional change, Kanan offers a research-based, forward-looking perspective grounded in both technical expertise and a deep commitment to the mission of learning.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with him by clicking on his profile. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-items-center exfl-space-x-2\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-flex-shrink-0 exfl--space-x-1\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-max-w-none exfl-h-10 exfl-w-10 exfl-rounded-full exfl-ring-2 exfl-ring-white\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/bae3e0d5ec740cd23e679344a6a719c61693245168_m.png\" alt=\"Christopher Kanan\">\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-space-x-1 exfl-text-gray-500\">\n<p class=\"exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        <svg class=\"exfl-h-5 exfl-w-5 exfl-inline exfl-relative -z-exfl-2\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"exfl-transform exfl-transition-transform exfl-duration-500 exfl-ease-in-out\">\n                                                            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M8 7V3m8 4V3m-9 8h10M5 21h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2z\"><\/path>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                        January 27, 2026                                                    <\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-text-sm\">\n                                                        &middot;\n                                                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-my-0 exfl-mt-0 exfl-text-sm exfl-text-gray-500\">\n                                                        2 min\n                                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"spotlight-item exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-rounded-lg exfl-shadow-lg exfl-overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-h-32 exfl-w-full exfl-object-cover  exfl-my-0\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/spotlightv2_images\/056d02fe-4a4e-4e82-bad4-73d5ef2d2073_l.jpg\" alt=\"spotlight image\" \/>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1 exfl-bg-white exfl-p-4 exfl-flex exfl-flex-col exfl-justify-between\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex-1\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"exfl-block\" href=\"https:\/\/expertfile.com\/spotlight\/11295\/venezuela-why-regime-change-is-harder-than-removing-a-leader\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-text-lg exfl-font-semibold exfl-text-gray-900 exfl-line-clamp-2  exfl-my-0\">Venezuela: Why Regime Change Is Harder Than Removing A Leader<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"exfl-mt-3 exfl-text-base exfl-text-gray-500  exfl-line-clamp-4 exfl-text-left\">\n                                                          With global attention on Venezuela following the U.S. removal of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, one of the central questions is whether taking out a leader actually changes the political system that put him in power.<\/p>\n<p>Two University of Rochester political scientists \u2014 Hein Goemans and Gretchen Helmke \u2014 study different sides of this issue, and can shed light on why authoritarian regimes often survive even when leaders fall and what the U.S. intervention means for Venezuela and the world order.<\/p>\n<p>Goemans specializes in how wars begin and end, regime survival, and why so-called \u201cdecapitation strategies\u201d \u2014 removing a leader without dismantling the broader power structure \u2014 so often fail to produce stable outcomes. His research draws on cases ranging from Iraq and Afghanistan to authoritarian regimes in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with WXXI Public Media, Goemans warned that removing Maduro does not resolve the underlying system of military and economic control that sustained his rule. Without changes to those institutions, he said, power is likely to remain concentrated among the same elite networks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem isn\u2019t just the leader,\u201d Goemans explained. \u201cIt\u2019s the structure that rewards loyalty and punishes defection. If that remains intact, the politics don\u2019t fundamentally change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Helmke, a leading scholar of democracy and authoritarianism in Latin America, emphasizes that legitimacy, not just force, determines whether democratic transitions take hold.<\/p>\n<p>Her research helps explain why democratic breakthroughs so often stall after moments of dramatic change, and why outside interventions can unintentionally weaken domestic opposition movements by shifting power toward regime insiders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the institutions and elites remain in place, uncertainty \u2014 not democratic transition \u2014 often becomes the dominant political reality,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>For journalists covering the fast-moving situation, Goemans and Helmke are available to discuss why removing leaders rarely brings the political transformation policymakers expect and what history suggests comes next. They can address:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Why regime-change operations so often backfire, even when dictators are deeply unpopular<br \/>\n\u2022 What sidelining democratic opposition means for legitimacy<br \/>\n\u2022 Whether U.S. claims that Maduro is illegitimate hold up under international and U.S. law<br \/>\n\u2022 How prosecuting a foreign leader in U.S. courts could reshape norms of sovereignty<br \/>\n\u2022 The risks the U.S. intervention poses to the rules-based international order and NATO<br \/>\n\u2022 How interventions affect international norms, including sovereignty and the rule of law, and why short-term tactical successes can create long-term strategic risks.<br \/>\n\u2022 Why treating global politics as a series of \u201cone-off\u201d power plays misunderstands how states actually enforce norms over time<br \/>\n\u2022 How competing factions inside the U.S. administration may be driving incoherent foreign policy<\/p>\n<p>Geomans also brings rare insight into the internal dynamics of U.S. policymaking, having taught and observed Stephen Miller, one of President Donald Trump\u2019s closest aides who is helping shape the administration\u2019s worldview. (Goemans taught Miller at Duke University in 2003.)<\/p>\n<p>Click on the profiles for Goemans and Helmke to connect with them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"exfl-mt-6 exfl-flex exfl-items-center\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-items-center exfl-space-x-2\">\n<div class=\"exfl-flex exfl-flex-shrink-0 exfl--space-x-1\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-max-w-none exfl-h-10 exfl-w-10 exfl-rounded-full exfl-ring-2 exfl-ring-white\" src=\"\/\/media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com\/images_avatars\/3243b2cbcb42fa2e176b392f81eb32391666634623_m.jpg\" alt=\"Hein Goemans\"><br \/>\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exfl-max-w-none exfl-h-10 exfl-w-10 exfl-rounded-full exfl-ring-2 exfl-ring-white\" 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