New research has identified the neurons that respond to singing, but not to other types of music. The findings provide insights into how the brain processes different sounds.

The Laboratory for Laser Energetics will provide a state-of-the art laser for the Matter in Extreme Conditions station at the National Accelerator Laboratory operated by Stanford University.

Linnea Wegge (left), Maya Hewitt, and Ian Gillis (right) from the Class of 2023 participate in a curling demonstration during this year’s Winterfest Weekend on the River Campus. The weekend—an annual wintertime tradition for undergraduate students—featured gear giveaways, ice-carving demonstrations, sledding down Danforth Hill, plus plenty of s’mores and hot chocolate. Check out more photos from the weekend on the University’s Instagram account.

Simon Business School professor Yufeng Huant looks at the pros and cons of using a platform-specific algorithm to set prices.

Lauded for contributing to Rochester’s creative economy, the nonprofit literary translation press will publish five works of literature with the funding.

Eastman School alumni earned nods in categories ranging from Best Contemporary Instrumental Album to Best Opera Performance for the 64th Grammy Awards.

Written in the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis, Forever is the University of Rochester English professor’s sixth book of poetry.

Winter in Sokcho is the first title from the University’s literary translation press to be awarded the prize.

The unique university-school partnership, managed through the Warner School of Education, will continue to build on the successes that have transformed the school’s culture and its students’ educational outcomes.

Rochester researcher Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez and his colleagues used virtual reality to better understand how anxiety effects the brain in a ‘real-world-like’ environment.