Brain’s Desire for Clarity Shapes Language
Many changes to language are simply the brain’s way of ensuring that communication is as precise and concise as possible.
Protected: The Marshmallow Study Revisited
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Physics Chair Applauds ‘Beautiful Experiments’ by Nobel Prize winners
The Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded today for work in the field of quantum optics, an area of physics that was pioneered in large part at the University of Rochester.
How Much Gulf Spill Oil Was Consumed by Bacteria?
Researchers from the University of Rochester and Texas A&M University have found that naturally occurring bacteria that exist in the Gulf of Mexico consumed and removed at least 200,000 tons of oil and natural gas after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill.
Digital Media Studies Emphasizes Multidisciplinary Approach
Two new majors this fall offer students a state-of-the-art opportunity to explore the evolving fields of digital technology, through multidisciplinary research and learning.