Child life hosts "Family Fun Fair" By URMC Communications Mar. 27, 2015 March is Child Life Month and we couldn't be more proud of our child life specialists and the incredible work they do!
Community Local High School Students Feature Works in URMC Spring Art Exhibit By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 26, 2015 The Bridge Art Gallery celebrates spring with a colorful new exhibit – “Life Is” – featuring 35 high school artists. An opening reception will be held April 23.
Education Ahead of the Curve By URMC Communications Mar. 26, 2015 Read how a once-struggling med student, SMD alumnus David Nash, has become one of the nation’s most sought-after experts on population health.
Research Blocking Cellular Quality Control Mechanism Gives Cancer Chemotherapy a Boost By Emily Boynton Mar. 26, 2015 A University of Rochester team found a way to make chemotherapy more effective against breast cancer cells, by stopping a cellular quality-control mechanism.
Research Maquat Receives Canada’s Top Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research By Emily Boynton Mar. 25, 2015 Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D. received the 2015 Gairdner International Award, Canada’s foremost international award that recognizes the achievement of medical researchers whose work contributes ...
Research Pathologist Wins Breast Cancer Award to Study Bone Metastasis By Leslie Orr Mar. 24, 2015 A University of Rochester Medical Center scientist, who is studying an “all-in-one” agent to be used when breast cancer spreads to the bone, received a $50,000 grant today from the Breast Cancer ...
Patient Care Korones Receives National Honor for Pediatric Palliative Care Work By URMC Communications Mar. 24, 2015 David Korones, M.D., pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has been awarded the 2015 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Senior Physician Award, ...
Dorsey Honored at White House for Parkinson’s Work By URMC Communications Mar. 23, 2015 URMC neurologist Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A. was honored today at the White House as one of seven “Champions of Change” who are doing extraordinary work to advocate for better treatments and a cure for ...
Patient Care Indoor Tanning Risks Go Beyond Skin Cancer By Lori Barrette Mar. 20, 2015 Seeking that “base tan” before your vacation? If the obvious risk of skin cancer isn’t enough to keep you away from indoor tanning, UR Medicine's Dr. Assaf Yosha sheds light on some of the ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute to Build New Interlakes Hematology and Oncology Clinic in Geneva By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 20, 2015 The new building will accommodate the growing number of patients who are seen at the clinic and will help to ensure high-quality cancer care for patients in Geneva and surrounding communities.
