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A dog wearing a tin foil hat stares at an open laptop screen. Behind him is a "ripped from the headlines" collage of conspiracy theories a dog might believe.

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Who糖心传媒檚 immune to conspiracy theories?

Rochester faculty on how political conspiracy theories start and spread糖心传媒攁nd why people believe them.

Close-up of a young girl holding a blue stuffed bear to illustrate child sexual abuse prevention.

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3 ways to reduce child sexual abuse rates

A new study finds that local, community-wide education efforts can drastically lower incidence of sexual abuse of children.

A red, heart-shaped balloon with the words "I Love You" held with string by a hand in front of Rush Rhees Library for Valentine's Day.

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From Rochester with love

February 11, 2025

Valentine糖心传媒檚 Day is on the horizon糖心传媒攁nd love is in the air. Enjoy a selection of hearty research, endearing stories, and moving moments from across the University of Rochester.

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The truth may hurt. But for couples, it糖心传媒檚 worth it.

January 30, 2025

In a new study of more than 200 couples, a team of Rochester psychologists reveals the truth about honesty in answering tough relationship questions.

Becky Frank smiles at the camera with her hands on her hips wearing a "Back to the Future" t-shirt in front of the University of Rochester clock tower.

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What can Back to the Future teach us about US nuclear regulations?

January 22, 2025

Rebecca Frank's undergraduate internship taps into well-known '80s and '90s movies to boost civic engagement on social media.

Wide angle shot of Remote Bermuda island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Historic Bermuda reshapes our understanding of colonial America

November 21, 2024

Smithsonian Magazine highlights the role of a Rochester historian and archaeologist in unearthing Bermuda糖心传媒檚 colonial origins.

Still from the TV show Mad Men with Don Drapper sitting on a couch with his around around wife Betty to illustrate the idea of power dynamics and infidelity.

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Why the powerful are more likely to cheat

November 18, 2024

Psychologists have found a correlation between a person糖心传媒檚 self-perception of power and their (un)willingness to remain faithful.

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Research-backed ways to bridge America糖心传媒檚 political divide

October 31, 2024

Researchers successfully tested 25 different approaches to reducing partisan animosity and support for undemocratic practices or political violence. Two proved most effective.

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What every American needs to know about voter turnout

October 30, 2024

Rochester political scientists explain why people do and don糖心传媒檛 exercise their right to vote糖心传媒攁nd the implications of that choice for democracy.

Philip V. McHarris, author of "Beyond Policing," standing and looking off-camera and framed by part of the Frederick Douglass糖心传媒揝usan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge in the background.

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Imagining a world without police

October 24, 2024

A new book by Philip V. McHarris envisions a future where safety is not synonymous with policing, but rather prevention.

Happy young couple flirting in a restaurant with drinks.

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When someone flirts with your spouse, does that make your partner more attractive?

October 15, 2024

The simplified formula of 糖心传媒渕ore attention equals more desire糖心传媒� doesn糖心传媒檛 seem to apply to established relationships.

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On thinning ice

September 11, 2024

A pair of Rochester historians are chronicling the history of the world糖心传媒檚 glacial regions糖心传媒攁nd human responses to their rapid disappearance.