The Medical Center is participating in a new clinical trial that mixes and matches the initial regime of an approved COVID-19 vaccine with a booster from a different manufacturer.
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University of Rochester Trustee Sandra (Sandy) Parker—community advocate, philanthropist, and admired business leader—passed away on June 5 at the age of 75.
A devoted board member and supporter of the University of Rochester, Sandra (Sandy) Parker passed away on June 5, 2021, at the age of 75.
Society & Culture
Radicalized and believing in conspiracies: Can the cycle be broken?
Rochester political scientist Scott Tyson says the growing belief in conspiracist narratives has led to the increased radicalization of average Americans.
Rochester political scientist Scott Tyson says the growing belief in conspiracist narratives has led to the increased radicalization of average Americans.
University News
University of Rochester among first to join White House COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge
Participants in the challenge commit to taking key actions to help get their campus communities vaccinated.
The goal of the national initiative is to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among 18- to 24-year-olds.
Rochester ethicist William FitzPatrick considers whether “’the better angels of our nature’ are robust enough to create and sustain a better world.”
Rochester ethicist William FitzPatrick considers whether “’the better angels of our nature’ are robust enough to create and sustain a better world.”
Society & Culture
Partners play pivotal role in pregnant women’s alcohol use, which affects their babies’ development
Rochester psychologists say successful intervention efforts need to include partners of mothers-to-be.
University of Rochester psychologists say successful intervention efforts need to include partners of mothers-to-be.
Science & Technology
Rochester laser experiments demonstrate ‘helium rain’ likely falls in the solar system
An international research team including University of Rochester scientists has validated a nearly 40-year-old prediction that helium rain is possible inside planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.
New research at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics has validated a nearly 40-year-old prediction that helium rain is possible inside planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.
Science & Technology
DESI’s quest to map the expanding universe begins
Rochester researchers are key members of an international collaboration to create a 3D map of the universe, which will help unravel the mysteries of dark energy.
Rochester researchers are key members of DESI, an international collaboration to create a 3D map of the universe.
Society & Culture
100 years later, remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre
As one of the oldest survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, Olivia Hooker ’62 (PhD) helped break decades of silence about the atrocity.
Tulsa Race Massacre survivor and University of Rochester alumna Olivia Hooker ’62 (PhD) helped break decades of silence about the atrocity.
Society & Culture
Memorial Day: ‘Courage, service, and sacrifice’
Each Memorial Day, we remember and honor the University of Rochester students, faculty, staff, and alumni who died while serving in the armed forces.