Education Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing Craig Sellers Inducted as AANP Fellow By Christine Roth Jun. 20, 2013 Associate professor of clinical nursing Craig R. Sellers, Ph.D., R.N., A.N.P.-B.C., G.N.P.-B.C., was officially inducted today as a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) at ...
Research Biologists Identify Chemical Behind Cancer Resistance in Naked Mole Rats By URMC Communications Jun. 19, 2013 Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Their research is published this week in the journal Nature.
People URMC Mourns the Loss of Cindi J. Barry By Lori Barrette Jun. 19, 2013 Widely respected long-term-care professional Cindi J. Barry, administrator of The Highlands at Brighton since 2005, passed away on Friday, June 14. Barry inspired and directed a transformation of the ...
Research Symposium Will Showcase Health Care Applications of IBM Watson By Mark Michaud Jun. 18, 2013 While the IBM Watson supercomputing system is probably best known for its star turn on Jeopardy!, the very capabilities that made the computer a successful quiz show contestant – the ability to ...
Patient Care Lakeside Reborn as URMC’s Strong West By Teri D'Agostino Jun. 18, 2013 Less than two months after Lakeside Health System officially closed its hospital to patients, the Lakeside Board today announced plans to sell most of the system’s assets to the University of ...
Patient Care Medical Center Mourns the Loss of Nurse Leader Michele Unger By Christine Roth Jun. 17, 2013 Michele Unger, a nurse with more than 30 years of experience as a clinician, instructor and leader at teaching hospitals and academic medical centers, including the University of Rochester Medical ...
Education Nurse Scientist Susan Groth Receives National Award For Commitment to Women's Health By Christine Roth Jun. 17, 2013 Susan W. Groth, assistant professor of nursing at the School of Nursing will be presented today with an award from the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) in ...
Education U of R Medical Students Launch Monthly La Noche de Español By URMC Communications Jun. 12, 2013 Students at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry are launching Spanish Night at UR Well. The student-run health clinic provides acute care to Rochester’s uninsured and ...
People Medical Center Mourns the Loss of Philip P. Bonanni, M.D. By URMC Communications Jun. 11, 2013 Gifted teacher, respected colleague, physician leader, and patient care champion Philip P. Bonanni, M.D., passed away on June 10 after a short illness.
Research Scientists Coax Brain to Regenerate Cells Lost in Huntington’s Disease By Mark Michaud Jun. 6, 2013 Researchers have been able to mobilize the brain’s native stem cells to replenish a type of neuron lost in Huntington’s disease. In the study, which appears today in the journal Cell Stem Cell, the ...