University of Rochester
hideThe University of Rochester (UR) is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees through six schools and various interdisciplinary programs. The university is home to several noted schools and programs, including the number one ranked Eastman School of Music and The Institute of Optics, the oldest optics program in the U.S. The university enrolls approximately 4,600 undergraduates and 3,900 graduate students. The University of Rochester competes in the NCAA's Division III for athletics. UR with its affiliated Strong Health System is the largest employer in the Greater Rochester area.
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News tagged with university of rochester
Rapidly evolving gene contributes to origin of species
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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A gene that helped one species split into two species shows evidence of adapting much faster than other genes in the genome, raising questions about what is driving its rapid evolution.
The Death of Entanglement: Life Without Half-Life
Feb 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Quantum entanglement, a type of correlation peculiar to quantum objects, has been found to disregard completely the "half-life" rule that is obeyed by all natural processes, such a radioactive decay.
Ancient turtle migrated from Asia to America over a tropical Arctic
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 01, 2009 |
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In Arctic Canada, a team of geologists from the University of Rochester has discovered a surprise fossil: a tropical, freshwater, Asian turtle. The find strongly suggests that animals migrated from Asia to ...
Players love the game not the gore
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 16, 2009 |
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The next time a loved one brandishes a virtual shotgun in their favorite video game, take heart. That look of glee, says a new study, likely stems from the healthy pleasure of mastering a challenge rather ...
Our unconscious brain makes the best decisions possible
Dec 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that the human brain—once thought to be a seriously flawed decision maker—is actually hard-wired to allow us to make the best decisions possible with the information we ...
Nanowires may lead to better fuel cells
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells.
Drug improves mobility for some MS patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 27, 2009 |
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The experimental drug fampridine (4-aminopyridine) improves walking ability in some individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). That is the conclusion of a multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial, the results of which were published ...
'Dark cells' of living retina imaged for the first time
Feb 26, 2009 |
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A layer of "dark cells" in the retina that is responsible for maintaining the health of the light-sensing cells in our eyes has been imaged in a living retina for the first time.
First laboratory experiment to accurately model stellar jets explains mysterious 'knots'
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Some of the most breathtaking objects in the cosmos are the jets of matter streaming out of stars, but astrophysicists have long been at a loss to explain how these jets achieve their varied shapes. Now, laboratory research ...
A worm-and-mouse tale: B cells deserve more respect
Feb 26, 2009 |
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By studying how mice fight off infection by intestinal worms - a condition that affects more than 1 billion people worldwide - scientists have discovered that the immune system is more versatile than has long been thought. ...
Busy Bs: Lymphocyte uses multiple mechanisms to shape immune response
Feb 26, 2009 |
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New research expands our understanding of how a type of immune cell called a B lymphocyte enables the immune system to mount a successful defense against an intestinal parasite. The study, published by Cell Press online in ...
Researchers block immune cell rush behind deadly sepsis
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Researchers have found a way to block the ability of white blood cells to sprint toward the sites of infection when such speed worsens the damage done by sepsis, the often fatal, whole-body bacterial infection, according ...
Children with hypertension have trouble with thinking, memory
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Children with high blood pressure are not as good at complicated, goal-directed tasks, have more working memory problems and are not as adept at planning as their peers without hypertension, according to recent research. ...
Study: Growth in research comes at a steep price
Jan 12, 2009 |
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A study released this month confirms and quantifies what many medical school deans and financial administrators have long understood: Basic science research can be an expensive luxury. The study, which was conducted by the ...
Updated formula measures kidney function more accurately
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Measuring kidney function in children can be expensive, time-consuming for clinicians, and tedious for children, who may be exposed to radioactivity and subjected to a large number of blood draws. A new calculation eliminates ...
