After walking around campus, as well as other areas such as parks in Northwestern New York, spotting birds has become more commonplace. The resident bird species are singing, foraging, and preparing ...

As recently as the early 2010s, it was standard practice for surgeons to provide 30 to 40 or more opioid pills for common, minimally invasive procedures. Most of these pills, however, would remain ...

Rochester owes much of its early growth to numerous flour mills, often referred to as grist mills. In fact, the first American settlement in the area which we now call Rochester was a grist mill on ...

I think to tackle the behemoth of a question “what is art?” is near-impossible. There will always be unexplored territory in art. There will always be boundaries we should’ve pushed — and perhaps ...

Season 2 of HBO’s “The Pitt” began streaming in January after winning Best Drama Series and four more awards at the 2025 Primetime Emmy awards for its first season. Both seasons follow a full shift at ...

Higher education students in the U.S. have played instrumental roles in protesting war and social injustice since at least the 1950s, planning and participating in marches for causes such as civil ...

After a long, cold, snowy Rochester winter, spring is slowly making its way back into the city. Days are getting longer, the temperature is warming up, and any snow announced in the forecast isn’t ...

The fear of rejection is one of my biggest fears, right after long-legged and fast crawling/flying insects. Keeping myself in a safe bubble and doing things that I know I can perform well on was my ...

Social media exploded Wednesday when, after meeting with administrators, UR Gaza solidarity encampment protesters announced that the process of academic divestment from Israel was underway at the ...

“Blackout in a can,” “The pregame and postgame,” and “Battery acid” are all terms that have been used in reference to potentially the most infamous drink on the market, Four Loko. For those who have ...

Standardized testing. We all know it, most of us hate it yet it saturates the K-12 education system. Sure, standardized tests can produce students with great study habits which can lead to long-term ...

Who we are as people is influenced by everything around us, including people, events, culture, norms, and society. When I think about my own culture, I think of my ethnic roots along with the ...