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University of Rochester Nobel laureate Harvey Alter
University News
October 5, 2020

Rochester’s Nobel laureates

With the announcement of his receipt of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine, Harvey Alter ’56, ’60M (MD) is now the 13th Nobel laureate with ties to the University.

University of Rochester alumni and faculty have received Nobel Prizes for achievements in physics, medicine or physiology, and economics.

topics: awards, Nobel Prize, Richard Thaler,
Layers of contemporary financial skyscrapers in Central Business District, Hong Kong.

The University of Rochester has recently joined with WeWork to provide work and study areas to  undergraduates throughout China who are remote this semester.

The University is partnering with WeWork to provide work and study areas to  undergraduates throughout China who are remote this semester.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, Center for Education Abroad, China, COVID-19, global engagement,
Pink rod-shaped Enterobacteriaceae bacteria illustration.

Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer’s research into the mechanisms behind bacteria’s responses may lead to more effective antibiotics and less antibiotic resistance.

Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer studies the mechanisms behind bacteria’s responses, including how ‘stressed’ bacteria crystallize DNA.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, featured-post, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
In response to gender-based violence, protesters decry the Indian government.

The University of Rochester’s Susan B. Anthony Center is instrumental in starting an academic journal for best practices and scientific research on combating gender-based violence in South Asia.

The University of Rochester’s Susan B. Anthony Center helped launch an academic journal to combat gender-based violence in South Asia.

topics: Catherine Cerulli, Department of Psychiatry, global engagement, Susan B. Anthony Center,
depressed teen looking at social media on phone

Lack of positive feedback on social media can decrease adolescents’ feelings of self-worth, multi-institutional team of psychologists finds.

University of Rochester, Texas, and Stanford psychologists: lack of positive feedback on social media can increase depression among teens.

topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, research, School of Arts and Sciences,
optics students who researched new optical fiber

The innovative fiber—made of seven capillaries surrounding a hollow core—may be a promising platform for quantum information processing and other applications.

University of Rochster research demonstrates that a new optical fiber may be a promising platform for quantum information processing.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research, William Renninger,
image of heart-shaped lollipops for sexy mindset story

Researchers find that having a “sexy mindset” makes people perceive potential partners as way more attractive.

University of Rochester and other psychology researchers report that people with a “sexy mindset” perceive potential partners as attractive.

topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, research, School of Arts and Sciences,
Dozens of Central American women and children crowded in the frame.

The history of eugenics in the United States leaves today’s migrant women vulnerable, argues University of Rochester history professor Brianna Theobald in a Washington Post “Made by History” op-ed.

The history of eugenics in the US leaves today’s migrant women vulnerable, argues University of Rochester historian Brianna Theobald in a Washington Post op-ed.

topics: Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences,