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Awards and honors recognize faculty accomplishments
Thu, 27 Jun 2024
University of Rochester faculty members receive national honors from professional and scholarly organizations.
Continue ReadingIn the hunt for a second Earth, look to small planets
Mon, 17 Jun 2024
The recommendation is based on new research from Rochester scientists about the role of streaming instability in forming moons and planets.
Continue ReadingDoes it matter how much Democrats and Republicans hate each other? Yes, it does.
Thu, 13 Jun 2024
New research suggests partisan hostility can erode democratic institutions and functioning.
Continue ReadingRochester physicists find ‘spooky action at a distance’ at CERN
Tue, 11 Jun 2024
The researchers have confirmed that quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles.
Continue ReadingStudents, alumni receive national merit-based awards for study, research, and teaching
Tue, 14 May 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.
Continue ReadingNew surface acoustic wave techniques could lead to surfing a quantum internet
Mon, 13 May 2024
Researchers have developed new methods to couple light to sound waves that glide on surfaces.
Continue ReadingRochester and Albany launch new Center of Excellence in RNA research
Fri, 10 May 2024
The joint venture between the University of Rochester and University at Albany will drive economic development through research and training.
Continue ReadingNATO at 75—powerful and necessary, or costly and obsolete?
Thu, 09 May 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.
Continue ReadingMusical documentary with Rochester roots gets a Pulitzer Prize nod
Wed, 08 May 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.
Continue ReadingDid a magnetic field collapse trigger the emergence of animals?
Thu, 02 May 2024
Evidence suggests a weak magnetic field millions of years ago may have fueled the proliferation of life.
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