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Black and white photo of the four members of Freedom Singers, four gospel musicians from Georgia, singing and clapping.

Is gospel music losing its Black roots?

November 15, 2022

Musicologist Cory Hunter identifies a notable contemporary shift in the century-old musical form.

Black-and-white photo of a solider pinned to a gate in front of a sea of ceramic poppies to symbolize World War I memorialization.

Society & Culture

How the Great War altered memory and memorialization

October 31, 2022

English professor Bette London explores the evolution and continued resonance of remembrance rituals in post-World War I Britain in a new book.

jagged laser lines on a small chip.

Science & Technology

A laser that could ‘reshape the landscape of integrated photonics’

October 21, 2022

Rochester researchers see applications in LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), atomic physics, and augmented and virtual reality.

researchers stand in a line on a boat holding a large hose.

Science & Technology

Ancient ocean methane not an immediate climate change threat

October 18, 2022

New research shows reservoirs of ocean methane in mid-latitude regions will not be released to the atmosphere under warming conditions.

Satellite view of Vredefort crater with the dome and epicenter of impact labeled.

Science & Technology

Asteroid that formed Vredefort crater bigger than previously thought

September 22, 2022

Researchers have provided a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth’s largest crater two billion years ago.

Illustration shows two views of the Earth, one focused on Antarctica and one focused on the Arctic, show ocean currents with gold lines.

Science & Technology

Rochester researchers go ‘outside the box’ to delineate major ocean currents

September 15, 2022

For the first time, University researchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers.

$Three different groups of old-fashioned desks—magenta, yellow, and blue—with letters a, b, and c in brackets over each of the three groups to illustrate grouping theory.$

Society & Culture

What is the best way to group students?

September 6, 2022

Rochester researchers have developed a new approach that uses math to determine the best ways to group individuals to maximize learning.

an illustration of a cross-section of the Earth, showing the inner and outer cores.

Science & Technology

How did Earth avoid a Mars-like fate? Ancient rocks hold clues

New paleomagnetic research suggests Earth’s solid inner core formed 550 million years ago and restored our planet’s magnetic field.

Pensive adolescent girl with two teens in the background to illustrate synergistic mindsets.

Society & Culture

Helping teens channel stress, grow in resilience

Psychologists have developed a tool to help teens turn everyday stressors that could lead to anxiety and depression into a positive force instead.

Fruit fly against black background and surface with its reflection underneath.

Science & Technology

‘Supergene’ wreaks havoc in a genome

Rochester biologists have for the first time used population genomics to study a selfish ‘supergene’ known as Segregation Distorter (SD) that skews genetic inheritance.