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When socially responsible investing backfires
December 10, 2025
A new study finds that investors may unintentionally give polluting companies a reason to delay going green.
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Why top firms paradoxically fire good workers
November 18, 2025
Elite firms’ notorious ‘revolving door’ culture isn’t arbitrary but rather a way to signal talent and boost profits, a new study finds.
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The most effective online fact-checkers? Your peers
November 17, 2025
Research shows being called out by peers, not algorithms or experts, makes online authors think twice about spreading misinformation.
Science & Technology
Atomic insights could boost chemical manufacturing efficiency
November 13, 2025
URochester researchers develop algorithms that reveal how propane becomes propylene for everyday products.
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Metasurfaces show promise in boosting AR image clarity and brightness
November 11, 2025
New design could make augmented reality glasses more power-efficient and practical for everyday wear.
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Bowhead whales’ secret to long life may lie in a protein
October 29, 2025
URochester scientists link the whales’ longevity to CIRBP, a DNA-repair protein that could one day help humans live longer.
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Wild chimpanzees show human-like cognitive decline with age
October 28, 2025
Research into changing tool use by chimps in the wild suggests evolutionary origins of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
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Brain-on-a-chip technology reveals how sepsis and neurodegenerative diseases damage the brain
October 7, 2025
The cutting-edge tool demonstrates how the blood-brain barrier breaks down and how healthy brains keep it strong.
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When Washington tried to starve industries of loans—and failed
September 26, 2025
Federal regulators pressured banks to withdraw from controversial industries. A new study finds companies simply borrowed elsewhere.
Science & Technology
Physicists reach a new milestone in understanding the universe’s fundamental forces
September 16, 2025
Rochester researchers involved with CERN make groundbreaking measurements of the electroweak mixing angle, strengthening an understanding of particle physics.