Society & Culture
3 ways to reduce child sexual abuse rates
March 3, 2025
A new study finds that local, community-wide education efforts can drastically lower incidence of sexual abuse of children.
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From Rochester with love
February 11, 2025
Valentine鈥檚 Day is on the horizon鈥攁nd love is in the air. Enjoy a selection of hearty research, endearing stories, and moving moments from across the University of Rochester.
Society & Culture
The truth may hurt. But for couples, it鈥檚 worth it.
January 30, 2025
In a new study of more than 200 couples, a team of Rochester psychologists reveals the truth about honesty in answering tough relationship questions.
Society & Culture
What can Back to the Future teach us about US nuclear regulations?
January 22, 2025
Rebecca Frank's undergraduate internship taps into well-known '80s and '90s movies to boost civic engagement on social media.
The Arts
Two Open Letter books nominated by National Book Critics Circle
December 21, 2024
Rochester鈥檚 literary translation press edited and published two of the longlisted books for the organization鈥檚 2024 Barrios Book in Translation Prize.
Science & Technology
Sculpting the brain (without chisel or scalpel)
December 9, 2024
Scientists have developed a novel approach to human learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns.
Society & Culture
Historic Bermuda reshapes our understanding of colonial America
November 21, 2024
Smithsonian Magazine highlights the role of a Rochester historian and archaeologist in unearthing Bermuda鈥檚 colonial origins.
Society & Culture
Why the powerful are more likely to cheat
November 18, 2024
Psychologists have found a correlation between a person鈥檚 self-perception of power and their (un)willingness to remain faithful.
Society & Culture
Research-backed ways to bridge America鈥檚 political divide
October 31, 2024
Researchers successfully tested 25 different approaches to reducing partisan animosity and support for undemocratic practices or political violence. Two proved most effective.
Society & Culture
When someone flirts with your spouse, does that make your partner more attractive?
October 15, 2024
The simplified formula of 鈥渕ore attention equals more desire鈥� doesn鈥檛 seem to apply to established relationships.
The Arts
The Vegetarian by Han Kang: A Nobel Prize, a Rochester press, and a translation controversy
October 11, 2024
The latest Nobel Prize in Literature laureate has unexpected ties to the University鈥檚 literary translation press.
Society & Culture
On thinning ice
September 11, 2024
A pair of Rochester historians are chronicling the history of the world鈥檚 glacial regions鈥攁nd human responses to their rapid disappearance.