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stormtrooper action figure standing on computer keyboard
Voices & Opinion
January 21, 2020 | 03:11 pm

Online trolls keep largely mum for latest Star Wars movie

With a fast-paced plot and more conservative themes, The Rise of Skywalker avoided the online trolling that greeted its predecessor, argues associate professor of political science Bethany Lacina in the Washington Post.

topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, film, School of Arts and Sciences,
a classroom, where a teen sleeps with his head down on his desk
Society & Culture
January 8, 2020 | 01:13 pm

Parents aren’t powerless when it comes to sleep-deprived teenagers

Teenagers in the US don’t get enough shut eye, and the consequences of this epidemic of sleep deprivation are extensive. But researchers at the University of Rochester have found that a simple solution yields solid results: setting a bedtime and sticking to it.

topics: Department of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology, featured-post, Jack Peltz, Medical Center, research finding, Ronald Rogge, School of Arts and Sciences,
child sitting on a sofa, looking away, mother in the foreground, with her hands angrily on her hips
Society & Culture
November 18, 2019 | 04:17 pm

When do alcohol-dependent mothers parent harshly?

New Rochester research makes considerable progress towards understanding what triggers mothers with substance use disorders to treat their children harshly, and how parents and medical care providers can predict parenting difficulties.

topics: Department of Psychology, Melissa Sturge-Apple, parenting, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Screen capture of New York Times' "Democracy Doesn't Come in a Box" video.
Voices & Opinion
November 12, 2019 | 01:24 pm

The US is fighting an unwinnable war in Afghanistan

In a New York Times video op-ed, Lyle Jeremy Rubin, a history PhD candidate at the University of Rochester, and four other American veterans argue that the nation’s longest war is not winnable.

topics: Department of History, Lyle Jeremy Rubin, School of Arts and Sciences,
person with their fingers crossed behind their back.
Society & Culture
November 1, 2019 | 11:55 am

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.

topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
a couple holding hands loosely while walking along a waterfront.
Society & Culture
October 29, 2019 | 03:09 pm

Do open relationships work?

Past studies have attempted to gauge the success of nonmonogamous relationships. Now a Rochester team has studied the distinctions and nuances within various types of nonmonogamous relationships and found that solid communication is key.

topics: Department of Psychology, relationships, research finding, Ronald Rogge, School of Arts and Sciences,
cut out dolls represent a family with two parents and two children, on a desk with a judge's gavel
Voices & Opinion
October 28, 2019 | 12:00 pm

Separating children from their families must be last resort

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,
historical image of a Native American mother holding a child in a papoose
Society & Culture
October 23, 2019 | 12:43 pm

Native Americans, government authorities, and reproductive politics

In her book, historian Brianna Theobald traces the long history of efforts by federal and local authorities to manage the reproductive lives of Native families, and the widespread activism that arose as a result.

topics: Brianna Theobald, Department of History, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders on stage during the democratic debate.
Voices & Opinion
September 16, 2019 | 12:46 pm

Why Biden’s record players won’t solve poverty

“Biden was voicing a deeply flawed theory that arose during the 1960s and that blamed parents, especially mothers, for the struggles of poor children and children of color,” writes associate professor of history Mical Raz in a Washington Post op-ed.

topics: child development, Department of History, Michal Raz, School of Arts and Sciences, Strong Memorial Hospital,