News for 'University of Rochester'

Greenhouse gases not forcing climate change: Paper

Greenhouse gases not forcing climate change: Paper

Rediff.com3 Mar 2008

Scientists at the University of Rochester, the University of Alabama, and the University of Virginia have said that the observed patterns of temperature changes over the last 30 years are not in accord with what greenhouse models predict. These observations are in conflict with the conclusions of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and also with some recent research publications based on essentially the same data.

How bats offer clues to combat COVID-19

How bats offer clues to combat COVID-19

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

While bats are the ancestral hosts to many deadly viruses affecting humans such as Ebola, rabies, and the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, the flying mammals themselves tolerate these pathogens without ill effects

The mridangam prodigy who set the stage on fire at 9

The mridangam prodigy who set the stage on fire at 9

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

It was not expected of a young boy growing up in a small town in America to pick up an instrument like the Mridangam to play but then that was what Rohan Krishnamurthy did when he was an 8 year old. Here he discusses his journey as a musician with Shobha Warrier.

Trio win Nobel Physics Prize for laser research

Trio win Nobel Physics Prize for laser research

Rediff.com2 Oct 2018

Arthur Ashkin in the US, Grard Mourou in France, and Donna Strickland in Canada will share the prize announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Tuesday.

Reality TV shows: More the talent, less the fame

Reality TV shows: More the talent, less the fame

Rediff.com7 Sep 2010

When will all the singing talent unearthed on India's reality shows get their big break, wonder Hiral Gandhi and Suman Gedala, who belong to the class of 2010 at the University of Rochester.

Why the H-1B programme needs fixing

Why the H-1B programme needs fixing

Rediff.com23 Apr 2007

Outsourcing expert Ron Hira says that there are huge misconceptions about how the US worker visa programme operates.

Being positive reduces heart disease risk in men

Being positive reduces heart disease risk in men

Rediff.com15 Jul 2008

Men who believed they were at lower-than-average risk for cardiovascular disease actually experienced a three times lower incidence of death from heart attacks and strokes.

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson slams Sonia ad in NYT

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson slams Sonia ad in NYT

Rediff.com9 Oct 2007

Arun told rediff.com that this was an "unwarranted and senseless attack against Sonia Gandhi," and challenged those responsible for the ad, "Who among us is so straightforward as to be able to speak on or about Sonia?"

Oxford jabs effective against severe Covid: US trial

Oxford jabs effective against severe Covid: US trial

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is also being produced as part of a tie-up by the Serum Institute of India.

Sudden rise of online higher education

Sudden rise of online higher education

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

India's MBA gold rush

India's MBA gold rush

Rediff.com29 Sep 2005

Can too much exercise cause cardiac arrest?

Can too much exercise cause cardiac arrest?

Rediff.com1 Mar 2020

People who aren't accustomed to high-intensity exercise, when thrown to such hard participation, can risk sudden cardiac arrest.

'Our scriptures, they all respect nature: Bhoomi, Prithvi and Dharti Mata'

'Our scriptures, they all respect nature: Bhoomi, Prithvi and Dharti Mata'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'

Top 10 best places to work

Top 10 best places to work

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

The list is based on what the employees of these companies experienced over the past twelve months.

Revealed: The secret to keep your sexual spark alive

Revealed: The secret to keep your sexual spark alive

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

There are ways with which couples can relight their fire.

Obama opens US border to more talent from India

Obama opens US border to more talent from India

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

To secure a work visa in the US, students have to find an employer who can sponsor it.

25 years in the making, Encyclopedia of Hinduism finally unveiled

25 years in the making, Encyclopedia of Hinduism finally unveiled

Rediff.com27 Aug 2013

A 25-year quest by nearly 1,000 scholars to document and present one of the world's oldest living traditions came to fruition when the 'Encyclopedia of Hinduism' was unveiled in Columbia.

Jobs, cash and other Indian headaches

Jobs, cash and other Indian headaches

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

'Banning books seems more like Taliban culture than Hindu culture'

'Banning books seems more like Taliban culture than Hindu culture'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

'How can Hindus protest efforts to ban an edition of the Gita in parts of Russia, and force a publisher to withdraw an academic critique of Hinduism, all in the same breath? It makes the Hindu community seem petty, self-serving, and hypocritical. Episodes like this allow Hinduism to be "owned" by the most conservative, intolerant, extremist voices. These people do not speak for me, and they certainly don't represent the form of Hinduism I practice and love," Princeton University's Hindu chaplain Vineet Chander tells Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais.

Time Person of the Year: Meet the #MeToo 'Silence Breakers'

Time Person of the Year: Meet the #MeToo 'Silence Breakers'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

They gave voices to sexual assault & harassment survivors across the world.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

News that will shock and make you laugh at the same time.

'Indian filmmakers make art even when they aren't thinking they are making art'

'Indian filmmakers make art even when they aren't thinking they are making art'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American production because of the creativity involved.'