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Philip V. McHarris, author of "Beyond Policing," standing and looking off-camera and framed by part of the Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge in the background.

Society & Culture

Imagining a world without police

October 24, 2024

A new book by Philip V. McHarris envisions a future where safety is not synonymous with policing, but rather prevention.

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Science & Technology

How artificial intelligence is powering the fusion revolution

October 16, 2024

At the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester scientists harness AI to bring fusion research into sharper focus.

Close up of a degu (small Chilean rodent) seen in shadow and perched on a branch.

Science & Technology

Comparing gene sequences across species to understand aging and dementia

October 16, 2024

A new grant partners longevity researchers and Alzheimer’s experts at Rochester to study the gene mechanisms that contribute to long and healthy lifespans.

Happy young couple flirting in a restaurant with drinks.

Society & Culture

When someone flirts with your spouse, does that make your partner more attractive?

October 15, 2024

The simplified formula of “more attention equals more desire” doesn’t seem to apply to established relationships.

The Vegetarian by Han Kang: A Nobel Prize, a Rochester press, and a translation controversy

October 11, 2024

The latest Nobel Prize in Literature laureate has unexpected ties to the University’s literary translation press.

Woman with a string of lit lights around her head and arms raised during the nighttime to illustrate the concept of bioluminescent optogenetics.

Science & Technology

Turning brain cells on using the power of light

October 3, 2024

Rochester researchers have refined the noninvasive method of bioluminescent optogenetics to activate parts of the brain.

GIF showing sound waves entering the outline of a person's head. The word "hello" then appears in the area of the person's mind with different speech prosody represented with front and punctation that changes from an exclamation point to a question mark to a period.

Science & Technology

Why teens with autism struggle with speech intonation

September 16, 2024

A new study reveals that difficulties in adapting to changes in speech patterns may affect how adolescents with autism understand tone and meaning.

An illustration of several colorful, hexagon shaped icons representing different academic fields like space engineering, music, math, AI, and genetics.

Campus & Community

Back-to-school meets future-ready: New academic programs at Rochester

September 13, 2024

The range of recently launched degree programs reflects what students, the workforce, and the world need and want to become ever better.

looping video of glacier ice melting and dripping.

Society & Culture

On thinning ice

September 11, 2024

A pair of Rochester historians are chronicling the history of the world’s glacial regions—and human responses to their rapid disappearance.

student facing Rush Rhees Library wears a backpack with a Rocky Yellowjacket mascot sticking out of it.

Campus & Community

7 URochester classes that’ll make you want to go back to college ASAP

August 30, 2024

From film scoring to entomological exploring, the University of Rochester offers courses sure to inspire FOMO—or, the fear of missing out.