The Arts Provoking and coping through light verse December 12, 2023 Rochester English instructor ‘explores the lighter side of dark times’ with her latest collection of poems.
Campus & Community Souleymane Diallo ’24 selected as a Schwarzman Scholar December 11, 2023 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.
Science & Technology Rochester research with ‘ghostly’ neutrinos among Physics World’s breakthroughs of the year December 7, 2023 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.
Society & Culture When do teens lie to their parents (and when do they tell the truth)? December 6, 2023 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.
Science & Technology Straining memory leads to new computing possibilities November 30, 2023 “We’ve combined the idea of a memristor and a phase-change device in a way that can go beyond the limitations of either device,” says Stephen Wu, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of physics.
Science & Technology How do living things use meaningful information to survive? November 28, 2023 A team from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has applied the theory of semantic information to a realistic model capturing attributes of living systems—and found the critical point where information matters for survival.
Science & Technology Qubit by qubit: Optimizing silicon for quantum computing November 17, 2023 A team of researchers including John Nichol, an associate professor of physics, has won a grant from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research to address challenges posed by silicon spin qubits.
Science & Technology New tools will help study quantum chemistry aboard the International Space Station November 15, 2023 Rochester Professor Nicholas Bigelow helped develop experiments conducted at NASA’s Cold Atom Lab to probe the fundamental nature of the world around us.
Society & Culture Vicious cycle: Depression as both cause and consequence of stress November 7, 2023 A meta-analysis finds the established stress generation model applies not only to depression but also to other mental health disorders.
University News Faculty earn awards and accolades for research and leadership October 30, 2023 National academies, professional associations, a news publication, and a private foundation have recently recognized University of Rochester faculty members.