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Dante Cicchetti
Featured
November 15, 2012 | 04:15 pm

$1M Awarded to Mt. Hope Family Center Founder

Cicchetti is widely recognized for his research with high-risk and disenfranchised populations, including children from families struggling with abuse and depression.

topics: awards, Dante Cicchetti, Jacobs Foundation, Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize, Mt. Hope Family Center,
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Featured
November 12, 2012 | 04:34 pm

Diagnostic Devices to Feature Super-Thin Filters

DNA analysis and pathogen testing relies on filtration. These new membrane filters will be about 1,000 times thinner than the sponge-like filters used now, lending themselves to yet smaller, portable instrumentation for use in the field.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Integrated Nanotechnologies, James McGrath, Materials Science Program, National Science Foundation, Rochester Institute of Technology, SIMPore, URnano,
Featured
November 8, 2012 | 09:26 pm

‘Holy Grail’ of Hydrogen Fuel

Work by a group of graduate students and chemistry professors is advancing what is sometimes considered the “holy grail” of energy science: lowering the cost while increasing the output of sunlight-powered hydrogen-production systems. The solution: nanocrystals and nickel catalysts.

topics: Department of Chemistry, energy, nanotechnology, Patrick Holland, research finding, Richard Eisenberg, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability, Todd Krauss,
blind mole rat
Featured
November 7, 2012 | 04:55 pm

How Do Blind Mole Rats Ward Off Cancer?

Blind mole rats and naked mole rats—both subterranean rodents with long life spans—are the only mammals never known to develop cancer. Rochester biologists have now determined that the mechanism for fighting off cancer differs between the two.

topics: cancer, Department of Biology, naked mole rat, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, tumor, Vera Gorbunova,
field hockey team in the huddle
Campus Life
November 5, 2012 | 05:22 pm

Field Hockey Earns First NCAA Bid

Rochester received its first-ever berth into the NCAA Division III field hockey playoffs and will host a first round game on Wednesday. The Yellowjackets will face Rowan University of the New Jersey State Athletic Conference.

topics: announcements, athletics, field hockey,
Featured
November 1, 2012 | 07:57 pm

‘To Do the Things We Love’ – 40 Years of Title IX

Rochester celebrates the 40th anniversary of Title IX and the pioneering alumnae whohave seen remarkable changes when it comes to the equitable distribution of athletic resources at universities since the early 1970s.

topics: anniversary, announcements, athletics, Jane Possee,
pills scattered over political cartoons
Featured
October 22, 2012 | 04:49 pm

Health Care History Through Humor

Theodore Brown, a historian of medicine, public health, and health policy at the University of Rochester, provides the historical context for each cartoon and authored introductory chapters on early health care reform efforts.

topics: health care, history, Ted Brown,
graphic of man in referee outfit, picking up statue
Featured
October 16, 2012 | 03:44 pm

Brain’s Desire for Clarity Shapes Language

Many changes to language are simply the brain’s way of ensuring that communication is as precise and concise as possible.

topics: cognitive function, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, language, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, T. Florian Jaeger,