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Young woman in dark building walkway.
Society & Culture
June 12, 2019 | 08:54 am

Trying to stem the tide of rising teen suicide rates

Researchers and clinicians, among them experts at the University of Rochester and the Medical Center, have been working hand in hand to address the increase of children and adolescents experiencing a suicide crisis.

topics: featured-post-side, suicide,
Spencer Klubben shows off Corning Incorporated's versalume product during the LSI conference.
Science & Technology
June 11, 2019 | 11:02 am

University co-presents 2019 Light and Sound Interactive Conference

The LSI Conference’s 2019 lineup features guest speakers from Facebook, Microsoft, the Department of Defense, and demonstrations from companies including Bose, Harman, and Amazon.

topics: audio engineering, featured-post-side, Light and Sound Interactive, optics, Simon Business School, virtual reality,
Artist’s rendering of 2D materials undergoing phase change using a transistor-scale platform.
Science & Technology
June 10, 2019 | 01:21 pm

Researchers ‘stretch’ the ability of 2D materials to change technology

Moore’s Law predicts that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit will double every two years. As technology nears the limits of Moore’s Law, Rochester researchers have combined 2D materials with oxide materials in a new way, with new possibilities for computing power.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Stephen Wu, URnano,
Close-up of open refrigerator interior.
Science & Technology
June 3, 2019 | 03:03 pm

Researchers develop superconducting quantum refrigerator

Physicist Andrew Jordan and his fellow researchers harnessed superconductivity to conceive of a quantum refrigerator that could cool atoms to nearly absolute zero temperatures.

topics: Andrew Jordan, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
a row of small, normal potatoes with one huge potato to illustrate the concept of genetically modified food
Science & Technology
May 24, 2019 | 09:25 am

Genetically modified food: Would you eat it if you understood the science behind it?

The short answer is “yes,” according a new study from researchers in Rochester, Amsterdam and Wales, who set out to discover whether more information about genetically modified foods could change consumers’ attitudes.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, genetics, Jonathon McPhetres, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
artist illustration shows cylinder converting to blocks of ice.
Science & Technology
May 15, 2019 | 02:35 pm

‘Exotic’ form of ice both solid and liquid

Using lasers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, researchers have created a superionic water ice, identifying and recording the ice’s atomic structure for the first time and changing our understanding of ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, research finding, Ryan Rygg,
portrait of the late congresswoman Louise Slaughter
Society & Culture
May 14, 2019 | 12:11 pm

University to receive Louise Slaughter Congressional collection

The family of Louise and Bob Slaughter is donating the late congresswoman’s official papers to the University of Rochester. River Campus Libraries will house, archive, and make available the Louise M. Slaughter Congressional Collection in the coming years.

topics: announcements, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, featured-post-side, New York congressional delegation, River Campus Libraries,
aerial view of a surfer, lost in the surface of the ocean.
Science & Technology
April 25, 2019 | 03:02 pm

New view of how ocean ‘pumps’ impact climate change

A new Rochester study has found that factors such as wind, currents, and even small fish play a larger role in transferring carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere to the deep oceans than previously thought.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Weber,
a sign reads CLASSROOM outside a door, symbolizing the tensions between open freedom of speech in higher education and the safety and inclusivity often embodied in trigger warnings in classroom material.
Society & Culture
April 25, 2019 | 12:50 pm

Free speech and trigger warnings

On college campuses, where safe spaces and free inquiry often coexist, do trigger warnings protect students or hinder free speech? This episode of the University’s Quadcast podcast takes on the growing debate.

topics: David Primo, Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, Matt Burns, QuadCast, School of Arts and Sciences,