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Four tubes, each a different color, containing hydrogels frozen in liquid nitrogen and obtained via 3d bioprinting.
Science & Technology
February 5, 2024 | 11:13 am

Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants

Rochester undergraduates developed a 3D-printing system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, awards, Department of Biology, global engagement, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability, undergraduate research,
Illustration depicting five conveyer belts, each carrying different type of cartoon alien and going through an "O2" representing the atmospheric oxygen bottleneck. The aliens going through the largest "0" emerge with fire.
Science & Technology
January 2, 2024 | 02:44 pm

Is oxygen the cosmic key to alien technology?

Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank explores the links between atmospheric oxygen and detecting extraterrestrial technology on distant planets.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Mixed media illustration showing full chemical complexity of quantum decoherence.
Science & Technology
December 18, 2023 | 02:22 pm

New strategy reveals ‘full chemical complexity’ of quantum decoherence

The findings can be used to design molecules with custom quantum coherence properties, laying the chemical foundation for emerging quantum technologies.

topics: Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ignacio Franco, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Animated gift showing two wifi signals converging into a heart to illustrate the concept of a relationship app called Agape.
Society & Culture
December 14, 2023 | 08:22 am

Can an app improve your romantic relationship?

Couples report healthier, stronger relationships after one month of using a relationship app codeveloped by a Rochester psychologist.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, research finding, Ronald Rogge, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of a book with a red tail of Satan hanging out of the book like a bookmark to represent the light verse of Melissa Balmain's latest collection.
The Arts
December 12, 2023 | 08:42 am

Provoking and coping through light verse

Rochester English instructor ‘explores the lighter side of dark times’ with her latest collection of poems.

topics: Department of English, featured-post-side, literature, School of Arts and Sciences,
Souleymane Diallo poses in front of backdrop of cherry tree blossoms.
Campus Life
December 11, 2023 | 02:28 pm

Souleymane Diallo ’24 selected as a Schwarzman Scholar

The international relations major from Guinea, West Africa, is among 150 students from around the world to take part in the prestigious program in China.

topics: Class of 2024, Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences, Schwarzman Scholars,
Stylized image of particle accelerator at Fermilab that produces beam of neutrinos to measure protons.
Science & Technology
December 7, 2023 | 03:40 pm

Rochester research with ‘ghostly’ neutrinos among Physics World’s breakthroughs of the year

Led by researchers from the University of Rochester, scientists from the international collaboration MINERvA have, for the first time, used a beam of hard-to-detect neutrinos to investigate the structure of protons.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Kevin McFarland, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
photo of a young person holding their hands over their mouth like the have a secret they don't want to tell.
Society & Culture
December 6, 2023 | 11:35 am

When do teens lie to their parents (and when do they tell the truth)?

Rochester psychologist Judith Smetana has made it her life’s work to understand how teenagers tick. In her latest study, she finds patterns in the timing of lies and the way secrets are disclosed.

topics: Department of Psychology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,