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Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger, and Brad Pitt pose holding Oscar trophies.

In an analysis for the Washington Post, Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina finds that, in whiter media markets, people seek out personal information about actors of color less.

Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina finds that, in whiter media markets, people seek out personal information about actors of color less.

topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
a young girl looks at an eye glass chart in the distance.
Science & Technology
February 10, 2020

Small eye movements are critical for 20/20 vision

When a patient fails an eye test, it’s not just structural defects in the eye that are to blame. New Rochester research show that small eye movements humans aren’t even aware of making play a large role in humans’ ability to see letters, numbers, and objects from a distance.

Rochester study shows small eye movements humans aren’t even aware of making play a larger role than expected in humans’ ability to see from a distance.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Michele Rucci, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
light shining on a square of etched metal in a lab setting.
Science & Technology
February 4, 2020

Lasers etch a ‘perfect’ solar energy absorber

The University of Rochester research lab that recently used lasers to create unsinkable metal structures has now demonstrated how the same technology could be used to create highly efficient solar power generators.

The same technology Rochester researchers used to create unsinkable metal structures can also be used to create highly efficient solar power generators.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
mother and child walking through a field during sunset.

A Rochester study is the first to describe caregiver strategies for self-care and the obstacles and barriers parents face in raising children struggling with developmental, cognitive, and behavioral problems associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

A Rochester study is the first to describe caregiver strategies for self-care and the obstacles and barriers parents face.

topics: child development, Christie Petrenko, Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Mt. Hope Family Center, research finding, Warner School of Education,
group of students speaking with children, all standing in a circle

Rochester is among 119 colleges and universities to receive the elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement.

Rochester is among 119 colleges and universities to receive the elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement.

topics: community engagement, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
spitzer space telescope

As NASA retires its Spitzer Space Telescope, the Rochester scientists who were involved in its development, look back on the project.

As NASA retires its Spitzer Space Telescope, the Rochester scientists who were involved in its development, look back on the project.

topics: Dan Watson, Department of Physics and Astronomy, exoplanets, featured-post, planets, School of Arts and Sciences,

At the committee’s first meeting of 2020, Rochester professor Narayana Kocherlakota expects the Federal Open Market Committee to hold the course on interest rates, as issues from trade wars to impeachment loom.

At their first meeting of 2020, Rochester professor Narayana Kocherlakota expects the Federal Open Market Committee to hold the course on interest rates.

topics: Department of Economics, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
Simon Narang
Science & Technology
January 27, 2020

Local teen honored for Laser Lab research

Simon Narang, a senior from Pittsford Sutherland High School, was recently named a Scholar in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, for a research project he carried out at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

topics: announcements, community, K-12 education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
Lake Ontario and a blue sky with sporadic clouds.

Rochester is the sixth higher education institution in the nation to join this coalition of investment firms, pension funds, and institutional investors pushing corporations to take action on climate change.

The move positions the University of Rochester as a leader among the nation's private research universities on sustainable investing.

University News
January 24, 2020

Two honored with Presidential Diversity Awards

Kit Miller, director of the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, and Caroline Nestro ’18W (PhD), a senior associate in the Department of Psychiatry, are the recipients of the 2020 Presidential Diversity Award. 

topics: announcements, awards, diversity, featured-post-side, Presidential Diversity Awards,