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illustration of Earth with a cutout section showing the core surrounded by blue magnetic fields.
Science & Technology
January 29, 2019

Earth’s inner core is much younger than we thought

Rochester researchers have gathered the first field data that show the Earth’s inner core is only about 565 million years old—relatively young compared to the age of our 4.5-billion-year-old planet.

Researchers have gathered the first field data that show the inner core is 565 million years old—young compared to our 4.5-billion-year-old planet.
topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Tarduno, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
three students -- son, mother, and father -- sitting around a table. The son is using a laptop and is in a wheelchair. Father reads a book while mother and son talk and laugh
Campus & Community
January 29, 2019

One family, two generations, three degrees

A car accident during his first winter break had left Giuliano Agostinho de Castro ’20 paralyzed from the chest down. Now he’s back on campus, and his parents are his classmates.

A car accident during his first winter break had left him paralyzed from the chest down. Now he's back on campus, and his parents are his classmates.
topics: Department of Economics, Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences, Warner School of Education,
map of Australia with pins in it

What makes for a good celebration of national origins? Professor of philosophy Randall Current recently discussed the issue on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as the controversy over Australia Day grows.

What makes for a good celebration of national origins? Professor of philosophy Randall Curren recently discussed the growing controversy over Australia Day.
topics: Department of Philosophy, global engagement, Randall Curren, School of Arts and Sciences,
pen-and-ink illustration in the margin of a handwritten letter shows a woman looking sadly out a window
Society & Culture
January 28, 2019

‘Drifting open eyed into insanity’

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation has acquired a remarkable collection of 52 personal letters from author and early feminist reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who minces no words when it comes to motherhood, marriage, and depression.

In a newly acquired collection of letters from the early feminist reformer, she minces no words when it comes to work, motherhood, marriage, and depression.
topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, women's rights,
illustration of fluid moving through an artery

New Rochester research may help explain the connection between high blood pressure and Alzheimer’s disease, and it’s all to do with how the brain pumps away waste.

New Rochester research may help explain the connection between high blood pressure and Alzheimer's, and it's all to do with how the brain pumps away waste.
topics: Alzheimer’s disease, Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Maiken Nedergaard, Materials Science Program, research finding,
diversity award on a table

Myra Henry, the senior director of administrative services, and the Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia have been chosen as recipients of the 2018 Presidential Diversity Awards.

Myra Henry and the Commission on Women and Gender Equity in Academia have been chosen as recipients of the 2018 Presidential Diversity Awards.
topics: awards, diversity, diversity-inclusion, Presidential Diversity Awards,
side by side portraits of Maia Raynor and Anirudh Sharma
Science & Technology
January 25, 2019

Local teens recognized for Laser Lab research

Two high school seniors have been designated as Scholars in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search for research they carried out last summer at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

topics: awards, community, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
Yellow number five against a blue background.
Campus & Community
January 24, 2019

Students selected for Take Five, e5 programs

The Take 5 and e5 programs, unique to Rochester, allow students to apply for a tuition-free fifth year of study. This year, 40 students will be taking part.

The Take 5 and e5 programs, unique to Rochester, allow students to apply for a tuition-free fifth year of study. This year, 40 students will be taking part.
topics: Take Five Scholars Program,
a test showing four close-ups of four sets of eyes, each one labeled with four choices of emotion. The first is labelled: joking, insisting, amused, or relaxed. The second is labeled: irritated, thoughtful, encouraging, or sympathetic. The third is labeled:jealous, insisting, amused, or relaxed. The fourth is labeled: sarcastic, stern, suspicious, dispirited.

A new Rochester study has shown that a widely accepted test for assessing a patient’s ability to understand the mental state of another is biased against the less educated and against racial and ethnic minorities.

Research shows that the widely accepted test is biased against the less educated and against racial and ethnic minorities.
topics: Department of Psychology, diversity, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
detail from painting of Susan B. Anthony
University News
January 23, 2019

Meet the Susan B. Anthony Legacy Award winners

Seven undergraduate students and two Medical Center professors will be honored at the Susan B. Anthony Legacy Awards, a 62-year tradition that celebrates exceptional women at the University of Rochester.

Seven students and two professors will be honored at the Susan B. Anthony Legacy Awards, a 62-year University tradition that celebrates exceptional women.
topics: awards, events, Susan B. Anthony Center,