Tagged - Research
Federal Government
Impacts of Government Shutdown on UR
Highly funded universities such as UR can use their own resources to manage a shorter shutdown, but as the shutdown continues, the University will have to prioritize about what to fund. Read More
birth defects
Fighting congenital viral infection in the Munger Lab
The lab aims to not only better our understanding of these dangerous viruses but also produce independent scientists who are able to conduct research on their own. 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
birds
Research at Rochester: Windows of opportunity? SMASH the CRASH and bird collision prevention
A new study at UR is helping to keep birds on campus safe from window collisions. Read More
adolescents
Interpreting speech prosody in neurodivergence
As we go about our everyday lives, we unconsciously pick up cues when talking to people — through this process, we can determine a speaker’s emotion relatively confidently from just their tone or pitch, especially if they are someone close to us. Read More
Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program
Panel clears the air on cannabis topics
So, what’s going on with weed? The Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program (AOD) hosted a cannabis Q&A panel on Friday to help clear the air. The panel covered a large variety of topics, including the idea of changing cannabis from a Schedule 1 drug, serving sizes, whether cannabis is a gateway drug, the history […]
Research
Research at Rochester: Bajaj tackles political campaigning and engagement
Sophomore Gautam Bajaj has always been interested in making a difference in people’s lives. In middle school, Bajaj was a member of Model UN, keen on understanding the relationships between societies and within the international world. Read More
beer
Posters and Pints unites beer and science
Hundreds of postdocs, graduate students, and faculty gathered Tuesday for Posters and Pints, an evening of science communication and beer tasting. Read More
Community
Sustainability seminar discusses new research in wetland restoration
Despite the complications with an increase in development and industrialization, Tyler says there is worthwhile intervention in actively restoring wetlands. Read More
Research
O’Brien laboratory leads the way on iron absorption studies
Dr. Kimberly O’Brien and her colleague Dr. Zhenglong Gu are leading the FeGenes study to determine how hereditary hemochromatosis, or iron overload, varies by population group. Read More