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Why neutrinos ‘matter’ in the early universe
Iwamoto Konosuke. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster) Physicists love good symmetry—and that love is more than aesthetic appeal. One of the more important symmetries in all of science is the one...
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Q&A: Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Christie Petrenko Christie Petrenko, a research psychologist at the University of Rochester’s Mt. Hope Family Center and an assistant professor at the Medical Center, has been involved in research and...
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Grant funds STRONGER to help trauma victims
The Mt. Hope Family Center (MHFC) has received a $1.98 million five-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide trauma treatment services for...
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A group of young mothers have completed a three-year program of the University’s Mt. Hope Family Center that offers support to them in their new roles as parents. The program, Building Healthy Children...
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2016 Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture explores exotic tourism in New Guinea
Anthropologist Rupert Stasch will give the 54th annual Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture, “Dramas of Otherness: ‘First Contact’ Tourism in New Guinea,” which explores the similarities in the exoticizing...
View ArticleCerulli awarded for empowering women
Catherine (Kate) Cerull, director of the Susan B. Anthony Center, the Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization (LIVV), and associate professor of psychiatry at the University of...
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Social critic Christopher Lasch’s enduring influence
Vox editor Ezra Klein recently asked Hillary Clinton in an interview to name three books that have influenced how she thinks about policy that everyone should read. Clinton’s reply included the work of...
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How thinking about behavior differently can lead to happier FASD families
A new study from the University of Rochester sheds light on how parents and caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) can best help their kids, and at the same time, maintain...
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Brain training video games help low-vision kids see better
Studies going back several years have shown that playing action video games (AVG) can help improve visual acuity. A new study by vision scientists at the University of Rochester and Vanderbilt...
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Why does stress in relationships affect parenting?
Melissa Sturge-Apple Patrick Davies Estimates suggest that 20 to 40 percent of parents who live together experience significant levels of distress in their relationships. And research shows that when...
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