English major from The Gambia helps preserve ancient African fables
Fatoumatta Jobe is transcribing in Wolof—and then translating into English—centuries-old stories passed down orally.
Sam Becker ’25 reaches a sled hockey milestone
The optics major, a bone cancer survivor, is a member of the Buffalo Sabres and the US Men’s Development sled hockey teams.
Todd Union earns historic designation
The Georgian Revival Building, constructed in 1930, was a student center and the birthplace of the University of Rochester’s Gay Liberation Front.
How will AI chatbots like ChatGPT affect higher education?
University administrators and faculty weigh in on the pros and cons of the newest online learning tool.
Small, involuntary eye movements help us see a stable world
“Fixational” eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.
Changing the narrative about Blackness on the stage
By partnering with Black actors and artists, the International Theatre Program’s recent productions help give new dimension to marginalized characters.
Reducing the temptation to cheat in relationships
Adopting your partner’s perspective may reduce your temptation to cheat, according to research by Gurit Birnbaum at Reichman University in Israel and Rochester’s Harry Reis.
The ethics of dark tourism
Julia Granato crisscrossed Europe to study human bone collection and display sites. Now she’s pondering what it means to display and visit human remains.
Viscosity presents a sticky plasma problem for fusion, high-energy-density experiments
University of Rochester scientists set out to explain how—and how much—in order to improve future experiments.
Why is a 16th-century tradition attracting activists on the Christian right?
Scholar Anna Rosensweig explains how early modern resistance theory is inspiring far-right individuals to defy local, state, and federal laws.