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close-up of a hand holding a briefcase and a face mask during the coronavirus recession
Society & Culture
January 21, 2021 | 11:30 am

How the coronavirus recession will end

In a study documenting the evolution of the labor market from mid-March through November 2020, Rochester economics professor Lisa Kahn says controlling COVID is essential to restoring the economy.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Destin Froula
Science & Technology
January 14, 2021 | 04:08 pm

Laser Lab scientist honored for fusion and plasma research

Dustin Froula received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of the most respected awards given by the US Department of Energy, for his research.

topics: awards, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dustin Froula, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Arts and Sciences,
portrait of Emil Homerin
University News
January 11, 2021 | 02:02 pm

Emil Homerin: An American religion scholar remembered

A leading scholar of Sufi poetry and mysticism, Emil Homerin is remembered by his students and colleagues for his enthusiasm and generosity

topics: Department of Religion and Classics, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,
Image of planet against black.
Voices & Opinion
January 4, 2021 | 04:06 pm

A new era in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

If trends continue, “the search for intelligence in the universe may finally escape the giggle-factor,” writes University of Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank in a Washington Post op-ed.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences,
Saturn and Jupiter in alignment
Society & Culture
December 18, 2020 | 02:41 pm

The Jupiter and Saturn conjunction, through medieval and Renaissance eyes

In medieval and Renaissance Europe and in the Arab world, it was widely believed that “when Saturn and Jupiter are found in the same area of the zodiac—in other words when they are in conjunction—there are profound effects on Earth,” says historian Laura Ackerman Smoller.  

topics: Department of History, Laura Ackerman Smoller, School of Arts and Sciences,
typewriter text that reads this year I will
Society & Culture
December 18, 2020 | 01:26 pm

How to be happier in the new year

Toss out your usual list of New Year’s resolutions and do things that make the world a better place, says a Rochester expert on motivation and well-being.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of coronavirus protein binding to receptor on human cell.
Science & Technology
December 14, 2020 | 02:30 pm

COVID-19 vaccine: What’s RNA research got to do with it?

RNA research at the University of Rochester provides an important foundation for developing antiviral drugs, vaccines, and other therapeutics to disrupt the global spread of coronavirus.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Dragony Fu, featured-post, Lynne Maquat, Medical Center, School of Arts and Sciences,
Black child in pink dress looks out a brightly lit window.
Society & Culture
December 11, 2020 | 01:21 pm

American child welfare system has lost its way, says Rochester historian

A shift starting in the late 1960s has targeted poor families with unnecessary investigations and child removals at the expense of services, argues Rochester health policy historian and physician Mical Raz.

topics: book authors, children, Department of History, featured-post-side, Mical Raz, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,