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Society & Culture
November 1, 2019

How much do we lie when sex is on the brain?

A new study shows the extent to which people will change their own opinions to conform to a stranger’s, or lie about their number of past sexual partners, when the sexual systems of the brain have been activated.

Research shows the extent to which people will change their own opinions or lie about past sexual partners when sexual systems of the brain are activated.
topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
a sign reads FOR SALE REDUCED PRICE outside of what looks like a new home.

The Great Recession officially lasted through June 2009, with unemployment levels peaking in October of that year. And while unemployment is now the lowest it’s been in the last 50 years, Rochester experts say the recession is still very much with us.

The Great Recession officially lasted through June 2009, and while unemployment is now the lowest it’s been in 50 years, Rochester experts say the recession is still very much with us.
topics: David Primo, Department of Economics, Department of Political Science, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,

Autumn’s Harvest Farm is one of the University’s newest local food suppliers, providing sustainable pork, beef, and eggs to campus dining centers. The growth of local and responsible food purchasing has led to recent awards for University Dining Services.

Autumn’s Harvest Farm is one of the University’s newest local food suppliers, providing sustainable pork, beef, and eggs to campus dining centers.
topics: awards, Campus Dining Services and Auxiliary Operations, community, staff, sustainability,
Donna Strickland sitting and talking with Mike Campbell
Science & Technology
October 31, 2019

‘Lasers are everywhere’

In a video for WIRED University alumna and Nobel Prize recipient Donna Strickland ’89 (PhD) explains the inner-workings of lasers to five different people: a child, a teenager, a college student, a graduate student, and, finally, to an expert: Mike Campbell, director of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

In a video for WIRED University alumna and Nobel Prize recipient Donna Strickland explains the inner-workings of lasers to five different people.
topics: alumni, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell, Nobel Prize,
Adam Frank speaking at a symposium.

The University of Rochester astrophysicist recently received the American Physical Society’s 2020 Joseph A. Burton Forum Award and his latest book Light of the Stars was awarded the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science.

topics: Adam Frank, awards, Department of Physics and Astronomy, faculty, planets, School of Arts and Sciences,
Harrison Frank.

The link between data science and communications may not always seem so clear cut, but Harrison Frank ’19 is bringing his expertise in pattern recognition and strategic problem-solving to the University’s communications efforts as the new data scientist and design researcher.

Harrison Frank ’19 is bringing his expertise in pattern recognition to the University’s communications efforts as the new data scientist and design researcher.
topics: alumni, data science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, University Communications,
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Society & Culture
October 29, 2019

Do open relationships work?

University of Rochester research finds that mutual consent, communication, and comfort are associated with healthier relationships.

University of Rochester research finds that mutual consent, communication, and comfort are associated with healthier relationships, including open relationships.
topics: Department of Psychology, relationships, research finding, Ronald Rogge, School of Arts and Sciences,
professor Steve Roessner stands in front of a large sound board in a recording studio.
Campus & Community
October 29, 2019

The art and science of sound

The University’s $3 million investment in a new state-of-the-art recording studio, control room, mixing rooms, and sound design lab is a major milestone for Rochester’s now six-year-old audio and music engineering program.

A $3 million investment in a new state-of-the-art studio, control room, and sound design lab is a major milestone for Rochester’s audio and music engineering program.
topics: Audio and Music Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, quality education,
cut out dolls represent a family with two parents and two children, on a desk with a judge's gavel

In an essay published in the American Journal of Public Health, associate professor of history and practicing hospitalist Mical Raz writes that apart from extreme cases of imminent physical harm, “suboptimal families are better for children than removal.”

topics: Department of History, Mical Raz, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,