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ocean and beach under stormy sky
Science & Technology
April 20, 2018 | 01:04 pm

Tiny microenvironments hold clues to ocean nitrogen cycle

A new Rochester study shows that nitrogen-feeding organisms exist all over the deep ocean, and not just in large oxygen-depleted “dead zones,” changing the way we think about the delicate nitrogen cycle.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Weber,
a pile of dice sitting a table covered in the A T C G letters of DNA
Science & Technology
April 19, 2018 | 02:42 pm

Scientists discover gene controlling genetic recombination rates

Some species have evolved to display far more genetic crossover than others—and scientists have discovered a gene in fruit flies that is responsible for the evolution of these recombination rates.

topics: Department of Biology, genetics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
gun places on the keyboard of a laptop
Society & Culture
April 6, 2018 | 08:25 am

Scholars call for more research into gun violence

More than a dozen researchers—from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and other major institutions around the country—presented at the two-day symposium, aimed at addressing dearth of research data on gun violence.

topics: Department of Anthropology, events, Kathryn Mariner, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
laptop on a desk with a countdown clock of three minutes on the screen
Campus Life
April 5, 2018 | 09:08 am

Students compete to explain years of research in 3 minutes

The University’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition challenges graduate students and postdocs to summarize their research with just three minutes and one slide.

topics: Department of Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Computer Science, Department of Neuroscience, events, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Melissa Sturge-Apple, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
illustration showing the new clock pulse architecture as a series of separate cylinders
Science & Technology
March 15, 2018 | 04:57 pm

New computing device would let microprocessors go ‘all out’

Researcher Mohammad Kazemi has proposed an entirely new concept for computer architecture to overcome the problems of heat transfer inherent in traditional microprocessors.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
man walking in fron to building with the sign WORLD BANK
Society & Culture
March 14, 2018 | 04:50 pm

Multinationals pull strings at World Bank

In this episode of the Quadcast, University of Rochester professor of political science Randy Stone talks about his findings that indicate undue corporate influence at the World Bank. 

topics: Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, global engagement, Randall Stone, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Earth's magnetic field connects the North Pole with the South Pole in this NASA-created image.
Science & Technology
February 27, 2018 | 03:52 pm

Earth’s magnetic field fluctuations explained by new data

Using new data gathered from sites in southern Africa, researchers have extended their record of Earth’s magnetic field back thousands of years to the first millennium.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Tarduno, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
person sits with scalp cap and many wires capturing brain signals
Science & Technology
February 22, 2018 | 01:36 pm

Brain signal indicates when you understand what you’ve been told

Biomedical engineers have identified a brain signal that indicates whether a person is comprehending what others are saying—and have shown they can track the signal using relatively inexpensive EEG readings taken on a person’s scalp.

topics: brain, Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, languages, research finding,
illustration of two colorful streams of plasma colliding
Science & Technology
February 9, 2018 | 01:00 pm

Elusive ‘turbulent dynamo’ phenomenon observed at OMEGA laser

The universe is filled with magnetic fields, but how it got that way has long been a mystery. To explain the magnetization of the universe, scientists proposed the existence of a “turbulent dynamo.” The phenomenon had never before been measured or observed directly—until recently.

topics: Dustin Froula, featured-post-side, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding,