Sandra Knispel

Sandra Knispel

Sandra Knispel

Communications Specialist

sknispel@ur.rochester.edu

RECENT POSTS

Close-up of a young girl holding a blue stuffed bear to illustrate child sexual abuse prevention.

Society & Culture

3 ways to reduce child sexual abuse rates

A new study finds that local, community-wide education efforts can drastically lower incidence of sexual abuse of children.

A red, heart-shaped balloon with the words "I Love You" held with string by a hand in front of Rush Rhees Library for Valentine's Day.

Society & Culture

From Rochester with love

February 11, 2025

Valentine’s Day is on the horizon—and love is in the air. Enjoy a selection of hearty research, endearing stories, and moving moments from across the University of Rochester.

graphic of a large empty speech bubble with a woman sitting on one side of it and a man on the other.

Society & Culture

The truth may hurt. But for couples, it’s worth it.

January 30, 2025

In a new study of more than 200 couples, a team of Rochester psychologists reveals the truth about honesty in answering tough relationship questions.

Becky Frank smiles at the camera with her hands on her hips wearing a "Back to the Future" t-shirt in front of the University of Rochester clock tower.

Society & Culture

What can Back to the Future teach us about US nuclear regulations?

January 22, 2025

Rebecca Frank's undergraduate internship taps into well-known '80s and '90s movies to boost civic engagement on social media.

Diptych of the book cover art for "Melvill" by Rodrigo Fresán and "Muzzle for Witches" by Dubravka Ugresic, both translated and published by Open Letter Press and longlisted by the National Book Critics Circle translation prize.

Two Open Letter books nominated by National Book Critics Circle

December 21, 2024

Rochester’s literary translation press edited and published two of the longlisted books for the organization’s 2024 Barrios Book in Translation Prize.

Hands sculpting a clay brain to illustrate neural sculpting of brain activity patterns.

Science & Technology

Sculpting the brain (without chisel or scalpel)

December 9, 2024

Scientists have developed a novel approach to human learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns.

Wide angle shot of Remote Bermuda island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Society & Culture

Historic Bermuda reshapes our understanding of colonial America

November 21, 2024

Smithsonian Magazine highlights the role of a Rochester historian and archaeologist in unearthing Bermuda’s colonial origins.

Still from the TV show Mad Men with Don Drapper sitting on a couch with his around around wife Betty to illustrate the idea of power dynamics and infidelity.

Society & Culture

Why the powerful are more likely to cheat

November 18, 2024

Psychologists have found a correlation between a person’s self-perception of power and their (un)willingness to remain faithful.

protester at a rally holds up a sign that reads I'm your neighbor BOT the enemy within.

Society & Culture

Research-backed ways to bridge America’s political divide

October 31, 2024

Researchers successfully tested 25 different approaches to reducing partisan animosity and support for undemocratic practices or political violence. Two proved most effective.

Happy young couple flirting in a restaurant with drinks.

Society & Culture

When someone flirts with your spouse, does that make your partner more attractive?

October 15, 2024

The simplified formula of “more attention equals more desire” doesn’t seem to apply to established relationships.

The Vegetarian by Han Kang: A Nobel Prize, a Rochester press, and a translation controversy

October 11, 2024

The latest Nobel Prize in Literature laureate has unexpected ties to the University’s literary translation press.

looping video of glacier ice melting and dripping.

Society & Culture

On thinning ice

September 11, 2024

A pair of Rochester historians are chronicling the history of the world’s glacial regions—and human responses to their rapid disappearance.