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Spotlight: Quantum initiative
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Zooming In
Taking a closer look at some news we think you might be interested in reading.
On pandemic effects. We糖心传媒檝e all experienced the short-term effects of COVID-19 in some way. But how will the virus糖心传媒檚 presence be felt years from now? Rochester researchers are among the scientists exploring the pandemic糖心传媒檚 long-term societal effects. Fueled by a $3.1 million grant, Rochester psychologists and the Mt. Hope Family Center are focusing on American families and parenting. For families who experienced high levels of pre-pandemic difficulites, psychology聽professors聽Melissa Sturge-Apple聽and聽Patrick Davies expect acute, negative effects that last years. Learn more.
On Adam Frank. He was a consultant on the Marvel movie Doctor Strange. He asks questions like, 糖心传媒淎re we alone?糖心传媒�聽 He is a self-described 糖心传媒渆vangelist of science,糖心传媒� that has taken the shape of four popular books, including his most recent, . He is Rochester糖心传媒檚 Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor of聽Physics and Astronomy聽and the 2021 recipient of the Carl Sagan Medal for excellence in public communication in planetary science. The award was presented to Frank by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the聽American Astronomical Society. Need more reasons why he was worthy of the honor? Get them here.
Quick View
There糖心传媒檚 a lot of University news and information being sent your way. Here糖心传媒檚 a glance at some other noteworthy School of Arts and Sciences stories you might have missed.
Geophysics. Rochester researchers are behind a paper that helps answer the cosmic question: did the moon ever have a long-lasting magnetic field?
Physics. A paper flagged as an editor糖心传媒檚 choice in Physical Review Letters describe how remarkable reactions occur when using 糖心传媒渟quishy糖心传媒� compounds.
Remembered. David Holloway, an assistant professor of Japanese, was a prolific and creative scholar with a 糖心传媒渢railblazing糖心传媒� book in the works.
Economics. Easing fears, economics professor Narayana Kocherlakota said the pandemic economy糖心传媒檚 higher inflation rate is a 糖心传媒渂lip.糖心传媒�
Professorships. Thomas Brown聽糖心传媒�87 (PhD) and Sina Ghaemmaghami are the newest Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professors.
On the Horizon
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