Education Lab access: Diversifying the bench By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Aug. 18, 2021 Two new pipeline programs aim to give underrepresented minority students access to neuroscience research.
Education Wilmot Hosts Deaf High School Students for Internship, Inspiring New Career Possibilities By Ruth Harper-Rhode Aug. 13, 2021 A new internship program at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute introduced Rochester School for the Deaf students to oncology and medicine, in hopes of inspiring them to see careers in medicine and ...
People University, UR Medicine Join County-led Effort Requiring COVID Tests for Unvaccinated Employees By Chip Partner Aug. 2, 2021 Starting Sept. 8, all employees of the University of Rochester, including URMC and UR Medicine, must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular COVID testing and stricter safety protocols.
Research Silence and sound: The perfect timing to preserve hearing By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Aug. 2, 2021 URMC researchers found a mix of sound and silence may be a key in slowing hearing loss when played over an extended period of time.
Education Doubling Down to Help Others By Patrick Broadwater Jul. 30, 2021 Born and raised in Jamaica, Ranae and Shanae McKenzie are identical twins with identical passions. Both came to the U.S. for their undergraduate education and now are nursing students together. In ...
Education Collaboration, Innovative Use of Technology Help Psych NP Students Hone Suicide Prevention Skills By Ivy Burruto Jul. 30, 2021 A new collaboration between the University of Rochester School of Nursing and the Department of Psychiatry takes an innovative approach to educating students in suicide prevention.
Education Student Spotlight: Yanya Ding By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jul. 29, 2021 Yanya Ding is starting her second year in the Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) at the Medical Center. Originally from China, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in ...
Research Whimsical bench celebrates pioneer in autism research By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 30, 2021 Tristram Smith, Ph.D., a pioneer in Autism research, was memorialized at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), during a ceremony and bench dedication.
Research Collaborators from URMC, RIT Design a Point of Care, ABO Blood Typing Device By Bethany Bushen Jun. 23, 2021 For patients who need to receive blood urgently, it’s common to be transfused with Type O-negative blood (the universal donor type). But receiving blood that’s an exact match is even better. ...
People Lynne Maquat Wins Warren Alpert Foundation Prize By Emily Boynton May. 3, 2021 The professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oncology and Pediatrics was honored for her pivotal discoveries in the field of RNA biology. The prize is administered by Harvard Medical School and ...
