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feet on a floor covered in arrows going off in lots of directions
Society & Culture
June 5, 2018 | 02:25 pm

Uncertainty in a date dampens interest in a mate

A new study by psychologists in Rochester and Israel shows those who feel greater certainty that a prospective romantic partner shares their interest will put more effort into seeing that person again.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Harry Reis, relationships, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of the head statues on Easter Island
Science & Technology
June 4, 2018 | 11:27 am

Alien apocalypse: Can any civilization make it through climate change?

Does the universe contain planets with truly sustainable civilizations? Or does every civilization that may have arisen in the cosmos last only a few centuries before it falls to the climate change it triggers? Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank and his collaborators have developed a mathematical model to illustrate how a technologically advanced population and its planet might develop together, putting climate change in a cosmic context.

topics: Adam Frank, climate change, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, planets, research finding,
six people making six different facial expressions: rolling their eyes, smiling while showing their teeth, smiling without showing their teeth, not smiling at all.
Science & Technology
May 22, 2018 | 11:17 am

Using data science to tell which of these people is lying

University researchers are using data science to analyze more than 1 million facial expressions to more accurately detect deception based on a smile.

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
four students holding awards
Campus Life
May 3, 2018 | 04:06 pm

‘Groundbreaking and transformative’ work at Undergraduate Research Expo

“It’s students crossing boundaries between disciplines, asking questions, and coming up with innovative and exciting answers to the challenges that face us in the contemporary world.”

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
women stanbds behind a row of voting booths
Society & Culture
May 2, 2018 | 02:56 pm

US democratic performance declines on most measures

Both the general public and political science experts rate the performance of US democratic institutions significantly lower than half a year ago, according to the fifth and latest survey from Bright Line Watch.

topics: Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, Gretchen Helmke, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Aaron Bauer in his lab holding glasses and surrounded by lenses
Science & Technology
May 2, 2018 | 12:30 pm

New method eliminates guesswork when lenses go freeform

Lenses and mirrors with freeform rather than symmetric can lead to optical devices that are more effective than ever before. A new design method would eliminate the expensive trail-and-error needed to work with freeform optics.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, research finding,
18th century painting showing a slave sale
Society & Culture
April 26, 2018 | 02:22 pm

Tracing the slave stories of colonial Mexico

Painstakingly searching through three colonial archives in Puebla, Mexico, assistant professor of history Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva reaches beyond traditional master-slave narratives in his latest study of afro-indigenous interactions in Mexico’s urban centers.

topics: Department of History, featured-post, Mexico, Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
ocean and beach under stormy sky
Science & Technology
April 20, 2018 | 01:04 pm

Tiny microenvironments hold clues to ocean nitrogen cycle

A new Rochester study shows that nitrogen-feeding organisms exist all over the deep ocean, and not just in large oxygen-depleted “dead zones,” changing the way we think about the delicate nitrogen cycle.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Weber,
a pile of dice sitting a table covered in the A T C G letters of DNA
Science & Technology
April 19, 2018 | 02:42 pm

Scientists discover gene controlling genetic recombination rates

Some species have evolved to display far more genetic crossover than others—and scientists have discovered a gene in fruit flies that is responsible for the evolution of these recombination rates.

topics: Department of Biology, genetics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
gun places on the keyboard of a laptop
Society & Culture
April 6, 2018 | 08:25 am

Scholars call for more research into gun violence

More than a dozen researchers—from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and other major institutions around the country—presented at the two-day symposium, aimed at addressing dearth of research data on gun violence.

topics: Department of Anthropology, events, Kathryn Mariner, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,