Community URMC Unveils Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan By Chip Partner Oct. 7, 2020 The University of Rochester Medical Center today released its Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan, a five-year effort to strengthen diversity and inclusion at the Medical Center, address inequities in ...
People School of Medicine and Dentistry Alumnus Harvey J. Alter Wins Nobel Prize By Emily Boynton, Sara Miller Oct. 6, 2020 Harvey J. Alter, M.D., received the award for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. A graduate of both the undergraduate college (1956) and the School of Medicine and Dentistry (1960), Alter is the ...
Education UR School of Nursing Honored with 4th Consecutive Diversity Award By Patrick Broadwater Oct. 2, 2020 The UR School of Nursing and the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry are among 46 health professions schools selected to receive the only national honor recognizing U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, ...
Research Cells Sacrifice Themselves to Boost Immune Response to Viruses By Mark Michaud Sep. 30, 2020 Whether flu or coronavirus, it can take several days for the body to ramp up an effective response to a viral infection. New research appearing in the journal Nature Immunology describes how ...
Research Can the Common Cold Help Protect You from COVID-19? By Susanne Pallo Sep. 28, 2020 Seasonal colds are by all accounts no fun, but new research suggests the colds you’ve had in the past may provide some protection from COVID-19. The study, authored by infectious disease experts at ...
Research Researchers Draw More Links between Vaping, Smoking, Young People, and Coronavirus By Leslie Orr, Susanne Pallo Sep. 9, 2020 Vapers, smokers, and non-smokers with chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes are all at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. The scientific explanation behind this is complex and ...
Research Circadian Rhythms Help Guide Waste from Brain By Mark Michaud Sep. 2, 2020 New research details how the complex set of molecular and fluid dynamics that comprise the glymphatic system – the brain’s unique process of waste removal – are synchronized with the master internal ...
Education Dr. Carlo Ercoli Named Educator of the Year by American College of Prosthodontists By Karen Black Sep. 1, 2020 Described as humble, kind and a remarkable professor, Eastman Institute for Oral Health's Dr. Carlo Ercoli was unanimously named Educator of the Year by the American College of Prosthodontists.
People Seymour Schwartz, Author of ‘the Surgeon’s Bible,’ Dies at 92 By Leslie Orr Aug. 28, 2020 As one of the most distinguished surgeons in America, Seymour I. Schwartz, M.D., edited and co-wrote the textbook used to teach generations of young doctors and led the surgical societies that shaped ...
Research Study: Biology Blurs Line Between Sexes, Behaviors By Mark Michaud Aug. 10, 2020 Biological sex is typically understood in binary terms: male and female. However, a new study identifies a genetic switch in brain cells that can toggle between sex-specific states when necessary, ...
