Recent News
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In time of masking mandates, how to evaluate exemptions?
Fri, 24 Jul 2020
Balancing the safety of the general public while accommodating people with legitimate medical challenges is a “new frontier,” says a University health policy expert.
How to view Comet NEOWISE
Fri, 17 Jul 2020
Work by Rochester researchers will help make a space-based infrared telesecope—the kind that detected Comet NEOWISE—even more precise.
New data about asteroid surfaces will help explorers touchdown safely
Fri, 17 Jul 2020
Using sand, marbles, and mathematical modeling, Rochester researchers from across departments worked to improve the accuracy of data collected from the surfaces of asteroids.
Bats offer clues to treating COVID-19
Wed, 08 Jul 2020
Bats carry many viruses, including the one behind COVID-19, without becoming ill. University of Rochester biologists are studying the immune system of bats to find potential ways to "mimic" that system in humans.
Corporate money in politics threatens US democracy—or does it?
Mon, 06 Jul 2020
In a new book, Rochester political scientist David Primo and his coauthor argue that the influence of campaign financing is misunderstood by voters, policymakers, the media, and political analysts.
Faculty recognized as AS&E data science fellows
Thu, 02 Jul 2020
Physicist Gourab Ghoshal and electrical and computer engineer Gonzalo Mateos received alumni-supported fellowships to use data science in exploring their fields.
What will it take to restore the economy after COVID-19?
Fri, 19 Jun 2020
Narayana Kocherlakota, the Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics, says the prospects for economic recovery depend on how effectively we can combat COVID-19.
Is teleportation possible? Yes, in the quantum world
Fri, 19 Jun 2020
Rochester physicists are exploring new ways of creating quantum-mechanical interactions between distant electrons. The research marks an important advance in quantum computing.
Does intelligent life exist on other planets? Technosignatures may hold new clues
Thu, 18 Jun 2020
Adam Frank, professor of physics and astronomy, is searching for "technosignatures," or the physical and chemical traces of advanced civilizations, among the 4,000 or so exoplanets scientists have found so far.
Study: Neurons can shift how they process information about motion
Mon, 15 Jun 2020
New Rochester research indicates some neurons can shift to process information about movement depending on the brain's current frame of reference.
