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A mother comforts her daughter on a park bench.

Society & Culture

Why teens defy—and how parents can help

September 8, 2025

New research shows that teens heed warnings more when parents model their values and show understanding.

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Health & Medicine

Tackling head injuries with science

September 6, 2025

From the sidelines to the front lines, Rochester research is redefining how concussions are detected, treated, and prevented.

A close up of hands taking a sample of yeast from moss on a tree.

Science & Technology

Surprising adaptations let yeast beat the heat

August 21, 2025

By probing yeast proteins, researchers show how other organisms may adapt to rising global temperatures.

Chunlei Guo hovering over a simulator to test sunlight absorption of a solar thermoelectric generator device he holds.

Science & Technology

Black metal could give a heavy boost to solar power generation

August 12, 2025

Researchers improved solar power technology by engineering a solar thermoelectric generator 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art devices.

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Science & Technology

New theory may solve quantum ‘jigsaw puzzle’

The theory explains how quantum environments can steer chemical reactions—speeding them up or slowing them down without adding heat or light.

Asian senior women working with laptop computer and using smart speakers while setting in living room at home.

Health & Medicine

Can Amazon Alexa or Google Home help detect Parkinson’s?

A quick, speech-based AI tool offers a new way to screen for a key indicator of the neurodegenerative disease.

Close-up of a blue-gloved finger holding an intraocular lens.

Science & Technology

What are intraocular lenses? And how can they restore sight for patients with cataracts?

New technology is quickly improving the world’s most common form of eye surgery.

Illustration of a close-up of vertical stacks of light blue cubes representing qudits in Hilbert space connected at the bottom to circuitry.

Science & Technology

Researchers discover more efficient way to route information in quantum computers

Using qudits, Rochester scientists have solved a notoriously difficult problem involving Hilbert space, or the quantum matrix.

Two hands hold up a blue poster that says "hands off our healthcare, research, and jobs."

Society & Culture

Study: Widespread disapproval of federal interventions in science, public health

The findings, based on a sweeping national survey, help quantify the public’s verdict on recent federal policies.

computer illustration of a group of connected atoms.

Science & Technology

New method to study catalysts could lead to better batteries

A new algorithm opens the door for using artificial intelligence and machine learning to study the interactions that happen on the surface of materials.