Society & Culture

On the contrary, a historical state-level analysis links party competition to increased public investment and greater social well-being.

Right-wing candidates in Brazil rely successfully on “descriptive representation” to win elections, according to Rochester political scientists.

Rochester psychologists find that college students who reinterpret their stress response as performance-enhancing are less anxious and generally healthier.

Rochester scholars in the humanities and social sciences will study human migration as part of a “temporary research center” supported by a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar grant.

River Campus psychologists and the Mt. Hope Family Center are awarded a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant to study the pandemic’s long-term effects on family cohesion and child well-being.

As the Toyko Games begin, we remember an alumnus who rose from post-World War II chaos in Europe to the world’s sports stage.

Rochester economist Narayana Kocherlakota says a return to 1970s levels of inflation is unlikely—but offers a cautionary note.

Rochester political scientist Scott Tyson says the growing belief in conspiracist narratives has led to the increased radicalization of average Americans.

Rochester psychologists say successful intervention efforts need to include partners of mothers-to-be.

As one of the oldest survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, Olivia Hooker ’62 (PhD) helped break decades of silence about the atrocity.

Each Memorial Day, we remember and honor the University of Rochester students, faculty, staff, and alumni who died while serving in the armed forces.

Information gleaned from thousands of Twitter users lets the researchers gauge public opinion toward #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.