Lindsey Valich

Lindsey Valich

Lindsey Valich

Senior Communications Specialist

lvalich@ur.rochester.edu

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Gourab Ghoshal sits at his desk in his office with a bookshelf full of books and objects behind him.

From the Magazine

Office hours with Gourab Ghoshal

October 29, 2026

The URochester professor on complex systems, the emergence of life and intelligence, and what distinguishes living systems from machines.

University of Rochester scientists Lee Murray, John Kessler, Vasilii Petrenko, and Thomas Weber pose with equipment used to study methane in the environment.

From the Magazine

The methane hunters

October 29, 2026

How URochester scientists are tracking the elusive greenhouse gas—and why it matters.

Science & Technology

What tiny fossils tell us about Earth’s changing oceans

October 13, 2026

For paleoceanographer Chiara Borrelli, microscopic fossils buried beneath the seafloor are a window into the oceans of the past—and a changing planet.

Close-up of a hand pulling out a blue colored block from a Jenga-like stack of colorful blocks to illustrate the removal of the cGAS protein from cells.

Health & Medicine

Removing an inflammation-linked protein makes aging worse

September 8, 2026

URochester researchers have found that cGAS, a protein known for triggering inflammation, also plays a protective role.

Illustration of photodynamic therapy showing light killing a bacterial cell.

Health & Medicine

How light can fight abdominal infections

August 19, 2026

A light-activated therapy being tested at URochester could give doctors an antibiotic-free way to target stubborn abdominal infections.

A smiling Barry Silverstein next to text that reads "ever wonder" with a thought bubble emerging from it that reads "how will ar/vr change the world?"

Science & Technology

The biggest misconception about vision? That you see reality

Human vision isn’t a direct recording of the world. That’s why virtual and augmented reality still struggle to replicate it.

Bioplastic ocean instrument labeled Nereid enclosed in transparent casing.

Science & Technology

Bacteria-based bioplastics reduce ocean waste

A team of scientists, including biology professor Anne S. Meyer, is developing plastic materials that degrade in oceans.

Aerial view of ocean waves swirling over rocks.

Science & Technology

Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change

Researchers identify how warming oceans may trigger increased methane emissions, adding a key insight for current climate models.

Dora Bora against a white background near text that reads "ever wonder" and then in a thought bubble "how animals think" to illustrate the concept of collective intelligence in animals.

Science & Technology

How animals make group decisions—without a leader

From pigeons to chimpanzees, cognitive biologist Dora Biro shows how individual minds scale into collective intelligence—and what that reveals about us.

Ralf Haefner, Adam Snyder, and Shizhao Liu stand in front of a whiteboard covered in writing.

Science & Technology

Learning makes brain cells work together, not apart

A new study overturns a long-standing theory in neuroscience.

Vera Gorbunova smiles at the camera with her reflection in the cases of her lab.

University News

URochester researchers awarded up to $22M to study a hidden driver of aging

February 24, 2026

The ARPA-H–funded collaboration will test whether reducing DNA-triggered inflammation can help older adults stay healthier for longer.

Illustration of a super-earth shown with cross-sections revealing the deep layer of molten rock known as the basal magma ocean that could produce magnetic fields for super-earths.

Science & Technology

Hidden magma oceans could shield rocky exoplanets from harmful radiation

January 15, 2026

New research suggests that molten rock deep inside so-called super-earths may generate powerful magnetic fields necessary for sustaining life.