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Three different groups of old-fashioned desks—magenta, yellow, and blue—with letters a, b, and c in brackets over each of the three groups to illustrate grouping theory.
Society & Culture
September 6, 2022 | 09:03 am

What is the best way to group students?

Rochester researchers have developed a new approach that uses math to determine the best ways to group individuals to maximize learning.

topics: Department of Neurology, featured-post, Medical Center, research finding,
graphic shows red chains breaking over the words out of stock to represent supply chain issues.
Society & Culture
June 27, 2022 | 02:20 pm

Expect another year of supply chain issues

Rochester economist George Alessandria explains what is causing the shortages—and why government intervention would be counterproductive.

topics: Department of Economics, featured-post, School of Arts and Sciences,
Person in a crowd wears a mask, hat, and sunglasses while holding a sign with Putin's face covered in red handprints.
Society & Culture
April 19, 2022 | 05:05 pm

Russia and Ukraine: Putin ‘has his back up against the wall’

Randall Stone, an expert on Eastern and Central Europe, discusses the direction of the war in Ukraine, including the likelihood of Russia’s using biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.

topics: Department of Political Science, featured-post, Randall Stone, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
protesters holding signs, viewed through a Ukrainian flag.
Society & Culture
March 3, 2022 | 09:41 am

Fact-checking Putin’s claims that Ukraine and Russia are ‘one people’

Rochester historian Matthew Lenoe explains how Ukraine’s history is intertwined with Russia’s—but also with that of many other nations, empires, ethnicities, and religions.

topics: Department of History, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, featured-post, Matthew Lenoe, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
Close-up of 3D-printed, scaled model of a gerbil cochlea.
Science & Technology
February 22, 2022 | 02:56 pm

Will hearing aids ever be as effective as corrective eyewear?

Despite recent advances in hearing aid technology, users frequently complain that the devices tend to amplify all the sounds around them. Rochester researcher Jong-Noon Nam believes a key part of the answer to this problem lies inside the cochlea of the inner ear.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, research finding, research funding,
Photo-illustration of four versions of Earth to show evolution of planetary intelligence.
Science & Technology
February 16, 2022 | 12:07 pm

Can a planet have a mind of its own?

Adam Frank, the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor of Physics and Astronomy, asks, if a planet with life has a life of its own, can it also have a mind of its own?

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
protester carrying a sign that says STOP THE STEAL and a Trump-Pence flag.
Society & Culture
December 22, 2021 | 08:38 am

One year on, Republicans still don’t consider Biden the rightful winner

In their latest survey, Rochester political scientists in the Bright Line Watch watchdog group find divisions along partisan lines have notably deepened, and voters’ confidence in next year’s midterm elections has already been affected.

topics: Bright Line Watch, Department of Political Science, featured-post, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,