Recent News
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The script doctor is in
Sylvia Owusu-Ansah ’00 shapes medical storytelling on HBO Max’s The Pitt.
In Mexico, Afro-Caribbean roots run deeper than expected
A new book reframes long-held assumptions about the denial of Black identity in the Mexican port city of Veracruz.
Learning makes brain cells work together, not apart
A new study overturns a long-standing theory in neuroscience.
Is AI the next Mozart—or just a mashup machine?
Music is a deeply human art form. What happens when AI enters the orchestra pit or the recording studio?
URochester researchers awarded up to $22M to study a hidden driver of aging
The ARPA-H–funded collaboration will test whether reducing DNA-triggered inflammation can help older adults stay healthier for longer.
Edward Deci, pioneering psychologist who transformed thinking around human motivation, remembered
Deci cofounded the influential self-determination theory with fellow URochester psychology professor Richard Ryan.
The secret to happiness? Feeling loved
Two psychologists—one a happiness researcher and the other a relationship expert—say love isn’t found. It’s created, one mindset at a time.