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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, 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,
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September 22, 2020

Eight appointed to named professorships

Eight University faculty members were appointed to named professorships this fall.

Eight University of Rochester faculty members were appointed to named professorships this fall.
student and professor writing on opposite sides of clear pane

Students and faculty members adapt to new—and safety-conscious—ways of interacting as teachers, scholars, and researchers.

University of Rochdster students and faculty members adopt safety-conscious ways of interacting as teachers, scholars, and researchers.
topics: Chris Muir, Department of Art and Art History, Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Department of English, Department of Environmental Medicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Joan Saab, Katrina Korfmacher, Program of Dance and Movement,