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baboon in cage
Science & Technology
May 3, 2013 | 08:42 pm

Making Sense of Monkey Math

The study tracked eight olive baboons, ages 4 to 14, in 54 separate trials of guess-which-cup-has-the-most-treats.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
sitting girl, holding her head
Science & Technology
April 8, 2013 | 03:16 pm

Some Stress Can Be Your Friend

Rethink the way we view our shaky hands, pounding heart, and sweaty palms can help people perform better both mentally and physically.

topics: Department of Psychology, mental health, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
graph
Science & Technology
March 3, 2013 | 07:40 pm

Exploiting Subtleties in the Uncertainty Principle

Researchers at the University of Rochester and the University of Ottawa have applied a recently developed technique to directly measure for the first time the polarization states of light.

topics: photonics, quantum science, research finding, Robert Boyd,
Science & Technology
February 28, 2013 | 04:16 pm

Superbugs May Have a Soft Spot

Researchers have identified a weakness in at least one antibiotic-resistant superbug that scientists may be able to medically exploit.

topics: drug treatments, Gloria Culver, research finding,
brain scans
Featured
January 3, 2013 | 03:16 pm

Your Brain on Big Bird

Using brain scans of children and adults watching Sesame Street, cognitive scientists are learning how children’s brains change as they develop intellectual abilities like reading and math.

topics: brain, child development, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding,
MATLAB graph showing waveform and mood chart
Featured
December 4, 2012 | 01:43 pm

Smartphones: the New Mood Ring?

If you think having your phone identify the nearest bus stop is cool, wait until it identifies your mood. Rochester engineers are developing a new computer program that gauges human feelings through speech, with substantially greater accuracy than existing approaches.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, mobile app, research finding, Wendi Heinzelman,
meteorite
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November 15, 2012 | 08:36 pm

“Space Gems” Share a Dramatic Origin Story

These meteorites, or pallasites, were likely formed when a smaller asteroid crashed into a planet-like body about 30 times smaller than earth.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Tarduno, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Featured
November 8, 2012 | 09:26 pm

‘Holy Grail’ of Hydrogen Fuel

Work by a group of graduate students and chemistry professors is advancing what is sometimes considered the “holy grail” of energy science: lowering the cost while increasing the output of sunlight-powered hydrogen-production systems. The solution: nanocrystals and nickel catalysts.

topics: Department of Chemistry, energy, nanotechnology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability, Todd Krauss,
blind mole rat
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November 7, 2012 | 04:55 pm

How Do Blind Mole Rats Ward Off Cancer?

Blind mole rats and naked mole rats—both subterranean rodents with long life spans—are the only mammals never known to develop cancer. Rochester biologists have now determined that the mechanism for fighting off cancer differs between the two.

topics: cancer, Department of Biology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, tumor, Vera Gorbunova,
green and red blobs
Science & Technology
October 18, 2012 | 04:14 pm

Rethinking Toxic Proteins on the Cellular Level

Histones are proteins needed to assemble DNA molecules into chromosomes. New research at the University of Rochester is causing a fundamental shift in the concept of histone balance and the mechanism behind it.

topics: Department of Biology, genetics, Michael Welte, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,