Society & Culture Taking the temperature of American democracy July 10, 2024 An interview with political scientist James Druckman, an expert on American democracy and polarization.
Health & Medicine Awards and honors recognize faculty accomplishments June 27, 2024 University of Rochester faculty members receive national honors from professional and scholarly organizations.
Science & Technology In the hunt for a second Earth, look to small planets June 17, 2024 The recommendation is based on new research from Rochester scientists about the role of streaming instability in forming moons and planets.
Society & Culture Does it matter how much Democrats and Republicans hate each other? Yes, it does. June 13, 2024 New research suggests partisan hostility can erode democratic institutions and functioning.
Science & Technology Rochester physicists find ‘spooky action at a distance’ at CERN June 11, 2024 The researchers have confirmed that quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles.
Campus & Community Students, alumni receive national merit-based awards for study, research, and teaching May 14, 2024 Undergraduates and alumni will travel the world as teachers, students, and researchers after receiving merit-based national awards during the 2023–24 academic year.
Science & Technology New surface acoustic wave techniques could lead to surfing a quantum internet May 13, 2024 Researchers have developed new methods to couple light to sound waves that glide on surfaces.
Health & Medicine Rochester and Albany launch new Center of Excellence in RNA research May 10, 2024 The joint venture between the University of Rochester and University at Albany will drive economic development through research and training.
Society & Culture NATO at 75—powerful and necessary, or costly and obsolete? May 8, 2024 Created as a counterweight to the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, the military alliance may be more important now than ever. Political scientist Randall Stones explains why.
The Arts Musical documentary with Rochester roots gets a Pulitzer Prize nod May 8, 2024 Paper Pianos, a live-performance musical documentary written and co-created by the International Theatre Program’s Nigel Maister, tells the story of an Afghan musician and refugee Milad Yousufi.