Researchers working jointly at the University of Rochester and the Oak Ridge National Laboratories have come up with a safer lithium-ion battery; one that won’t catch fire if its case gets cracked. The batteries were developed specifically to improve the safety of electric cars. The liquid electrolyte in a lithium-ion battery can hold a […]
An animal rights group which has the goal of banning medical research on animals has accused the University of Rochester of killing or mistreating animals in its Medical Center labs. Stop Animal Exploitation Now monitors U.S. animal research facilities. It claims it found animal abuse and animal deaths at UR Medical Center labs, possibly involving […]
The University of Rochester is enacting a new policy to ban intimate contact between students and faculty members….in the aftermath of the sexual harassment complaints against Professor Florian Jaeger. Seven professors and a graduate student continue their federal EEOC suit against the University. They contend Jaeger solicited sexual contact from female students and teaching assistants […]