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Science & Technology
March 16, 2022 | 12:29 pm

Connecting the dots between aging, Alzheimer’s, and ‘junk DNA’

Biologists Vera Gorbunova and Andrei Seluanov join colleagues at Brown and NYU in the quest to find potential targets of treatments and therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.

topics: Andrei Seluanov, Department of Biology, National Institutes of Health, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,
Science & Technology
March 14, 2022 | 11:19 am

Tracing the evolution of galaxy clusters

Petros Tzeferacos, an associate professor of physics and astronomy and a senior scientist at LLE, and colleagues from Chicago and Oxford have replicated in a laboratory setting conditions that exist within galaxy clusters.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Flash Center for Computational Science, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Petros Tzeferacos, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
March 9, 2022 | 04:44 pm

How to end the war in Ukraine

Rochester political scientist Hein Goemans, an expert on war termination, applies possible scenarios to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

topics: Department of Political Science, Hein Goemans, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
Science & Technology
March 7, 2022 | 02:21 pm

WATCH: Vinegar eels ‘do the wave’

This never-before-seen style of collective motion isn’t the only finding that surprised Rochester researchers about the organisms.

topics: Alice Quillen, Anton Peshkov, Department of Physics and Astronomy, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
March 3, 2022 | 09:41 am

Fact-checking Putin’s claims that Ukraine and Russia are ‘one people’

Rochester historian Matthew Lenoe explains how Ukraine’s history is intertwined with Russia’s—but also with that of many other nations, empires, ethnicities, and religions.

topics: Department of History, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, featured-post, Matthew Lenoe, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
Society & Culture
February 25, 2022 | 03:01 pm

Why does Russia want Ukraine?

Political scientist Hein Goemans, Rochester’s expert on international conflicts, explains why Ukraine’s fate might be tied to Putin’s survival.

topics: Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
Science & Technology
February 25, 2022 | 02:54 pm

Judith Pipher remembered as a trailblazer in the field of infrared astronomy

The professor emerita, known as the ‘mother of infrared astronomy,’ had a profound impact on research into astronomical phenomena and the origins of the universe and was a pioneer for women in science.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, faculty, Judith Pipher, obituaries, School of Arts and Sciences,
In Photos
February 23, 2022 | 10:54 am

Costume-ready for ‘fabulously fun’ glam rock theater

A behind-the-scenes photo gallery shows the International Theatre Program gearing up for its production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

topics: Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences, Take Five Scholars Program,