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For election 2020, woman wearing mask deposits her vote at a drop box.

The latest Bright Line Watch surveys find experts concerned about multiple risks to the legitimacy of the election, while many Americans believe in the prevalence of voter fraud.

Bright Line Watch finds experts concerned about several 2020 election risks, while the US public believes in the prevalence of voter fraud.
topics: Bright Line Watch, Department of Political Science, elections, Gretchen Helmke, School of Arts and Sciences,
LaserNetUs funding expands access to four-beam OMEGA laser.

The Department of Energy funding, distributed to the Laser Lab and other LaserNetUS institutions, will provide beamtime for researchers across the globe to conduct laser experiments using network facilities.

Funding to LaserNetUS insitutions such as the Laboratory for Laser Energetics will let researchers conduct experiments using network facilities.
topics: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell, research funding,
Voter peers from behind ballot curtain with an American flag in foreground.

In a new book, two scholars argue that making voting more convenient does not combat low voter turnout but instead jeopardizes the integrity of the ballot.

Making voting more convenient doesn't combat low voter turnout but instead jeopardizes the integrity of the ballot, two scholars argue in a new book.
topics: Department of Political Science, elections, School of Arts and Sciences,
row of upright books.

English professor Bette London introduces students to Nobel-winning authors and the controversies surrounding the prize.

Rochester English professor Bette London introduces students to Nobel-winning authors and the controversies surrounding the prize.
topics: Bette London, Department of English, literature, School of Arts and Sciences,
Health care worker stands in front of a capitol building.

The CDC’s vulnerability to political interference is rooted in its role working in health risk assessment, write University of Rochester health policy historian Mical Raz and her coauthor in a Washington Post op-ed.

The CDC’s vulnerability to political interference is rooted in its role working in risk assessment, opines University of Rochester health policy historian Mical Raz.
topics: Department of History, Mical Raz, School of Arts and Sciences,
graphic of falling red trend line with an coronavirus image in the foreground

A Rochester economist says the conflict between health priorities and economic policies can create spiraling crises in emerging market nations.

A University of Rochester economist says the conflict between health priorities and economic policies can create spiraling crises.
topics: COVID-19, Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Norma Holland.

Former Rochester reporter and TV anchor will support the vision for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment at the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Former Rochester TV anchor Norma Holland named director of public relations in the University of Rochester's Office of Equity and Inclusion.
topics: Office of Equity and Inclusion, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
stress engineered optical glass
Science & Technology
October 22, 2020

Finally, a way to see molecules ‘wobble’

Breakthrough by international optics team reveals how proteins behave in 3D, enabling new insights into cell behavior and disease progression

University of Rochester optics faculty teams with French optical scientists to develop a way to visualize how proteins behave in 3D.
topics: COVID-19, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research, Thomas Brown,
three professors

Tanya Bakhmetyeva, Rudi Fasan, and Scott Seidman are this year’s recipients of the Goergen Awards, an annual recognition for faculty members in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

University of Rochester faculty members are earn recognition for their teaching excellence among undergraduates.
topics: Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Rudi Fasan, School of Arts and Sciences, tanya bakhmetyeva, teaching,