Patient Care UR Medicine and Noyes Health Explore Formal Affiliation By URMC Communications Sep. 22, 2014 UR Medicine and Noyes Health announced today that they are considering a formal affiliation. Leaders from both organizations emphasize that talks are still preliminary and a decision to affiliate is ...
Education Grant from The Allstate Foundation Enhances Local Safe Driving Program for Teens By Rebecca Youmell Sep. 22, 2014 Thanks to a grant from The Allstate Foundation, the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Rochester will enhance its Smart Teen Driving Program with a new safe driving awareness event, the “Young Roc ...
Research Moxley and Thornton Honored for Myotonic Dystrophy Research By Mark Michaud Sep. 21, 2014 University of Rochester neurologists Richard Moxley, M.D., and Charles Thornton, M.D., have been recognized by the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation with an Outstanding Research Achievement Award. The ...
Research UR Awarded $18M for Cancer Control Studies; Grant Among Largest in Decade By Leslie Orr Sep. 17, 2014 As a result of longstanding research strength, the Cancer Control & Survivorship program at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute has been selected to receive an $18.6 million, five-year grant for a ...
Research Berk Completes Service as URMC CEO By Teri D'Agostino Sep. 17, 2014 Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D. will transition from his role as senior vice president for Health Sciences and CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) on January 1, 2015 to launch a ...
Patient Care "Playing it Safe" Seminar Educates Young Parents about Bathroom Safety By Rebecca Youmell Sep. 15, 2014 For the second consecutive year, the Rochester chapter of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids (IFCK) and Monroe County’s Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), through the Monroe County Health Department, ...
Community Medical Students Open UR Well Clinic in Maplewood Neighborhood By URMC Communications Sep. 11, 2014 Students from the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD) are opening a UR Well Student Outreach clinic at St. Luke Tabernacle Community Church, 1261 Dewey Avenue in ...
Research Gift Will Advance Research on Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 By Mark Michaud Sep. 9, 2014 A $1.25 million gift from Lilyan (Lil) and Albert (Alfy) Nathan of Florida and Michael and Sherry Goldberg of Chicago will support research on myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) at the University of ...
Education Kohl's Cares Supports Children's Hospital's Bike Safety Program By Rebecca Youmell Sep. 5, 2014 Aiming to reduce bicycling injuries among Rochester youth, Kohl’s Cares® recently granted UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital $93,661 to continue the Kohl’s Pedal Patrol Program, an ...
Education GI Experts to Host Statewide Endoscopy Workshop By Lori Barrette Sep. 5, 2014 URMC’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will welcome gastroenterology fellows from across upstate New York for a first-ever hands-on endoscopy workshop on Saturday, Sept. 13, sponsored in ...
