Cancer patients fare much worse after cardiac arrest
Patients with advanced cancer who suffer cardiac arrest in a hospital have a survival rate of less than 10 percent—half the rate of patients without cancer, according to a nationwide study led by the Medical Center.
Student follows liquid metal flow to build a better battery
Meghan Patrick ’18 has spent her summer studying the use of liquid metal batteries on a scale large enough to power entire cities in conjunction with solar and wind power. Patrick is helping the lab figure out where to place ultrasound probes that can capture detailed measurements of how fluids flow in those batteries and how that affects their performance.
Summer in Malawi brings student researchers closer to community
For the past 15 years, the University’s Malawi Immersion Seminar has offered students a research experience in the remote village of Gowa, carrying out individual projects, and living and working among the community members.
Physics students keep their cool in summer labs
From near-Earth objects to quantum computing, physics students come to Rochester to get an early start on their research careers this summer, working on federally funded and University sponsored projects.
It’s one community for Kearns summer researchers
In their labs, the 61 Kearns Center summer researchers work among one another, and in their dorms they live among one another, forming tight friendships that will be vital as they move on to graduate school and professional careers.
Summertime is prime time for undergraduate research
What’s true for many faculty members is also true for college students. There’s no better time than summer—away from coursework and distractions of the school year—to take a deep dive into research.
Eye test could help diagnose autism
A test that measures the inability of the brain to adjust the size of eye movements could allow for earlier detection of autism spectrum disorders.
Philosopher Randall Curren considers why sustainability matters
In his new book Living Well Now and in the Future: Why Sustainability Matters Curren argues that the core of sustainability is the “long-term preservation of opportunities to live well.”
Hidden herpes virus may play key role in MS, other brain disorders
A new study may help explain the differences in severity in symptoms that many people with multiple sclerosis experience.
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders lag in emotional understanding
Even in children with an average IQ, researchers found that emotional understanding lags by two to five years behind typically developing peers.