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illustration of two stars, one emitting gamma rays
Science & Technology
November 14, 2018 | 02:24 pm

Researchers detect high-energy radiation from ‘weird’ star system

Rochester researchers are part of an international collaboration of scientists that has, for the first time, detected extremely high-energy gamma rays from one of the most powerful star systems in the Milky Way.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Segev BenZvi,
Graphic depiction of aggressive dialogue
Society & Culture
October 29, 2018 | 12:22 pm

Can Twitter ‘sockpuppets’ actually get you fired?

A Twitter spat ended up causing a science fiction writer to lose his job. Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina used data science to show how the incident was in part fueled by bots and “sockpuppets.”

topics: Bethany Lacina, data science, Department of Political Science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences,
teenage girl writes the word HELP in chalk in the sidewalk near her feet
Society & Culture
October 18, 2018 | 10:19 am

Suicide risk in abused teen girls linked to mother-daughter conflict

Among adolescents who suffered abuse or neglect as children, not all entertain suicidal thoughts. So what can we learn about those who do? A Mt. Hope Family Center study shows a strong correlation between poor mother-daughter relationships and increased suicide risk in teenage girls.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Mt. Hope Family Center, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, suicide,
photo of a Star Wars figure/toy of Rose Tico character, standing on the keyboard of a laptop, with a sad expression on her face and a stream of tweets on the laptop screen
Society & Culture
September 27, 2018 | 03:17 pm

Fan hate takes aim at Star Wars diversity

In an analysis of thousands of tweets from Star Wars fans, associate professor of political science Bethany Lacina found that offensive language doubled and hate speech jumped by 60 percent when those tweets were directed at actress Kelly Marie Tran or her character Rose Tico, the first nonwhite female lead character in the franchise.

topics: Bethany Lacina, data science, Department of Political Science, diversity, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
September 20, 2018 | 03:24 pm

Telling ‘Sekuru’s Stories’ through music, digital scholarship

Rochester ethnomusicologist Jennifer Kyker has embarked on a research project focused on the musical life of one of her earliest mbira teachers, renowned performer of the Zimbabwean mbira, Sekuru Tute Chigamba.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Digital Scholarship Lab, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, global engagement, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
portrait of people in lab exploring wave particle duality
Science & Technology
September 6, 2018 | 11:57 am

Wave particle duality of light: Resolving quantum ‘weirdness’

For 90 years physicists have known that incompatibly opposite properties are inherent in all elementary particles. Now Rochester researchers say they’ve resolved this weird and inescapable wave-particle duality.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Nick Vamivakas, quantum science, research finding, URnano,
illustration of a cellphone with links about to islands in the South Pacific to illustrate the spread of cellphone coverage there
Society & Culture
August 31, 2018 | 10:41 am

In remote regions of the South Pacific, cell phones have transformed daily life

In a new book, The Moral Economy of Mobile Phones, Rochester anthropologist Robert Foster describes the sometimes surprising developments when governments open up the telecommunications sector to competition.

topics: Department of Anthropology, global engagement, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
recipe box with one recipe card sticking out
Science & Technology
August 16, 2018 | 12:37 pm

Researchers target protein that protects bacteria’s DNA ‘recipes’

In a new study, Rochester biologists describe some of the unique characteristics of the protein that makes bacterial like E. coli so resilient. Their research may lead to more targeted antibiotics and other drug therapies.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
cheese sauce dripping off a piece of brocolli to illustrate lipid droplets
Science & Technology
August 14, 2018 | 12:02 pm

Lipid droplets play crucial roles beyond fat storage

You may not know it, but whenever you eat cheese, ice cream, or yogurt, you are also ingesting microscopic lipid droplets. Long thought of merely as formless blobs of fat, lipids are now proving crucial for understanding how embryos survive and how obesity affects the body.

topics: Department of Biology, featured-post-side, Michael Welte, research finding,