Lindsey Valich

Lindsey Valich

Lindsey Valich

Senior Communications Specialist

lvalich@ur.rochester.edu

RECENT POSTS

Student in a lab coat and safety gear pipes bacteria that will eventually form bioglass microlenses.

Science & Technology

Can sea sponge biology transform imaging technology?

December 13, 2024

Researchers draw inspiration from nature to create tiny, powerful microlenses for advanced image sensors.

Group of five students who work on synthetic biology projects in white lab coats sitting around a table filled with beakers and others scientific equipment.

Science & Technology

Undergraduate students use bacteria to create clean energy

December 3, 2024

The student-led team used synthetic biology to harness clean energy from bacteria while simultaneously capturing and storing carbon dioxide, taking home a gold medal in the process.

GIF showing sound waves entering the outline of a person's head. The word "hello" then appears in the area of the person's mind with different speech prosody represented with front and punctation that changes from an exclamation point to a question mark to a period.

Science & Technology

Why teens with autism struggle with speech intonation

September 16, 2024

A new study reveals that difficulties in adapting to changes in speech patterns may affect how adolescents with autism understand tone and meaning.

Professor Paradine and graduate student Rodina smiling and facing camera, standing against whiteboard showing chemical formulas.

Science & Technology

New ligand-guided technique enhances drug development

Researchers led by Shauna Paradine use chemical “helpers“ called ligands to guide reactions with extreme precision.

From the Magazine

Doctors, patients, algorithms, and avatars

Clinicians, computer scientists, and ethicists are working across the University to incorporate reliable and ethical AI into medical diagnosis and treatment.

Illustration of a cross-section of the ocean featuring Ediacaran fauna, including Dickinsonia, under water while an aurora shines in the sky.

Science & Technology

Did a magnetic field collapse trigger the emergence of animals?

Evidence suggests a weak magnetic field millions of years ago may have fueled the proliferation of life.

Close up of a woman's eyes and mid-face looking off camera to illustrate why eye blinking is important in humans.

Science & Technology

Why do we blink so much?

Researchers find that blinking plays a pivotal role in processing visual information—adding to a growing body of evidence revising our conventional views of vision.

Side view of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, used to detect dark energy and map the expanding universe, atop a large telescope.

Science & Technology

DESI first-year data delivers unprecedented measurements of expanding universe

Scientists have analyzed the first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of dark energy.

The sun seen in space with plasma oscillations occurring on the surface.

Science & Technology

Plasma oscillations propel breakthroughs in fusion energy

Rochester researchers have discovered a new class of plasma oscillations, paving the way for improved particle accelerators and commercial fusion energy.

Falling rocks warning sign in front of rocks and boulders of various sizes along a mountainside to illustrate the idea of granular systems.

Science & Technology

Reshaping our understanding of granular systems

February 9, 2024

Rochester researchers are uncovering the unexpected role of grain shape in the mixing of granular systems such as pharmaceuticals, cereal, and landslides.

Four tubes, each a different color, containing hydrogels frozen in liquid nitrogen and obtained via 3d bioprinting.

Science & Technology

Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants

February 5, 2024

Rochester undergraduates developed a 3D-printing system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.

Illustration depicting five conveyer belts, each carrying different type of cartoon alien and going through an "O2" representing the atmospheric oxygen bottleneck. The aliens going through the largest "0" emerge with fire.

Science & Technology

Is oxygen the cosmic key to alien technology?

January 2, 2024

Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank explores the links between atmospheric oxygen and detecting extraterrestrial technology on distant planets.