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A University of Rochester research team has created a material that changes shape after being triggered by body heat alone, which could lead to new…

Earning a varsity letter in high school for playing sports will mean better jobs and increased philanthropy later in life. That's the consensus of new…

Copper is an important aspect of proper nutrition, and vital for us to maintain a healthy body. But upstate researchers have concluded too much copper in…

It used to be the "Freshman 5." Now it’s the "Freshman 15." But students going off to college this fall now have new digital tools available to help them…

A group of central New York public colleges is among the winners of the governor's second round of the SUNY 2020 Challenge Grant program.The state's…

A small cylinder armed with research equipment is bobbing through Lake Ontario this week. It’s collecting data from a seasonal temperature barrier known…

Researchers in upstate New York have developed a wearable sensor system that will help toilet train autistic children. The device, created at the…

Investigators in Boston this week quickly began sifting through more than two thousand video and still images of the marathon route looking for potential…

A new water treatment technology has applications ranging from purification in African and Indian coastal slums, to decontamination of water produced in…