Does it matter how much Democrats and Republicans hate each other? Yes, it does.
New research suggests partisan hostility can erode democratic institutions and functioning.
Rochester physicists find āspooky action at a distanceā at CERN
The researchers have confirmed that quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles.
Musical documentary with Rochester roots gets a Pulitzer Prize nod
Paper Pianos, a live-performance musical documentary written and co-created by the International Theatre Programās Nigel Maister, tells the story of an Afghan musician and refugee Milad Yousufi.
7 rare books to celebrate the solar eclipse
Although you canāt technically check out these volumesāranging from a medieval anthology to a mid-20th century how-to guideātheyāre still worth āchecking out.ā
3 old-school tips for viewing the solar eclipse
We dug into the campus newspaper archives to trace the evolution of eclipse knowledgeāand etiquetteāover the last century.
Eclipse helped Rochester alumnus see solar corona in new light
Observations made by William Harkness during the 1869 total eclipse led to a pivotal discovery about the sunās corona.
Morris Eaves, English professor who breathed new life into William Blake scholarship, remembered
The scholar made the British poet and āmultimedia artistā accessible to a wide audience.
Ezra Tawil, English professor of substance and style, remembered
The scholar of American literature had a special talent for connecting with colleagues and students alike.
Edward Thorndike, physicist who found ābeautyā in b quarks, remembered
Thorndike made pathbreaking contributions to the study of matter.