Features
autism
Partnering with the community to support children with developmental disorders
For Dr. Suzannah Iadarola, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at the University of Rochester, research goes hand in hand with community partnership. Change doesn’t only take place in the lab — it can happen out in communities, interacting directly with families and working with community-based institutions. Recently named the Haggerty-Friedman Professor in Developmental/Behavioral […]
brain
The University’s new Brain Exercise Intiative aims to help those with Alzheimer’s
Junior Atreyee Ghosh, biochemistry and psychology major, first heard about the Brain Exercise Initiative (BEI) through a friend who is the president of the UC Irvine chapter of the organization. Since her freshman year, Ghosh has been volunteering with senior citizens when she travels home to Georgia. After realizing she wanted to continue this work […]
federal policies
SA passes Resolution to Protect the University’s International and Immigrant Populations
The resolution says that all people have the right to “live, learn, and work at the University of Rochester, including our international students, DACA recipients, and undocumented students.” Read More
advocacy
Research at Rochester: the Dye Lab: rooted in respect, grown through collaboration
Dye notes that “the science is kind of the easy part, in a way,” because the multidimensional nature of health renders the social and cultural determinants as the most difficult to encapsulate when designing policies and programs. Read More
majors
An expanding major: A spotlight on Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Senior Michael Hazard, one of the inaugural students of the University's PPE major, attended a national conference for his research in early February. Read More
comedy
UR Pet Rock is growing
Pet Rock is young, scrappy, and hungry. As the club is entering its fourth semester since its launch, they’re looking for new members. Read More
Research Rochester
What lurks behind video games: A look into senior Kendal Jordan’s research
Senior Kendal Jordan has been involved with research on campus since her freshman year, working on several projects almost all centered on the same topic: video games. Read More
orgasm
Bridging the Orgasm Gap with Professor Estrada
For those who aren’t aware, the orgasm gap is the rate of difference between the frequency of women’s orgasms compared to that of men’s orgasms during a sexual encounter, typically associated with heteronormative relationships. Read More
Dance
Sumud Debke connects students through the shared culture of dance
One of the most unforgettable parts of the Dinner for Peace 2024 hosted by the Student Association for the Development of Arab Cultural Awareness (SADACA) was the long-awaited entrance of the newly formed Debke team. They made their first appearance at the event, spreading their rhythmic beats across the stage and into the audience. Since […]
Club
On the need for a Creative Expo
In the fall of 2022, those efforts culminated in the creation of Rochester Producers & Musicians (RPM), a group designed as a space for creatives to network, showcase, and embody the creativity integral to their identity. Read More
