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In medieval and Renaissance Europe and in the Arab world, it was widely believed that “when Saturn and Jupiter are found in the same area of the zodiac—in other words when they are in conjunction—there are profound effects on Earth,” says historian Laura Ackerman Smoller.
In the distant past, it was widely believed in Europe and the Arab world that the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction had profound impacts on Earth.
Toss out your usual list of New Year’s resolutions and do things that make the world a better place, says a Rochester expert on motivation and well-being.
Toss out your usual list of New Year’s resolutions and do things that make the world a better place, says a University of Rochester expert on motivation.
Those worst off will likely have to borrow money and then decide which obligations to pay right away and which to delay, says a Rochester economist.
Those worst off will likely have to borrow money and then decide which obligations to pay right away and which to delay, says a Rochester economist.
Kendi, a best-selling author, professor, antiracist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy in America, will give a virtual speech as the event celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Kendi, a historian of race and discriminatory policy in America, will give a virtual speech as the event celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Researchers and volunteers in Rochester have been involved in the testing of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine since May. The vaccine study can trace its roots back to decades of research conducted at Rochester.
Researchers and volunteers in Rochester have been involved in the testing of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine since May.
RNA research at the University of Rochester provides an important foundation for developing antiviral drugs, vaccines, and other therapeutics to disrupt the global spread of coronavirus.
RNA research at the University of Rochester provides a foundation for developing antiviral drugs, vaccines, and other therapeutics to disrupt coronavirus.
A shift starting in the late 1960s has targeted poor families with unnecessary investigations and child removals at the expense of services, argues Rochester health policy historian and physician Mical Raz.
The grant supports collaboration between US and French institutions at a time when international education and study abroad have been severely impacted by COVID-19.
The grant supports collaboration between US and French institutions at a time when international education and study abroad have been impacted by COVID-19.
An adjunct instructor in the University of Rochester’s English department, Melissa Balmain is the Humor Writer of the Month this December.
Melissa Balmain, an adjunct instructor in the University of Rochester’s English department, is the Humor Writer of the Month this December.
Our interactions on social media could encourage new ways of thinking and different perspectives, if creativity was considered part of the network’s algorithms, say Rochester researchers.
Social networks could boost our creativity, if the algorithms steer us to people with ideas and interests different from our own, say Rochester researchers.