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 ...
Research Outrun the Sun: Racing for Melanoma Research By URMC Communications Jun. 13, 2013 When the Rochester Melanoma Action Group was looking for a place to invest its first $25,000 seed grant, it found Glynis Scott, M.D., an accomplished skin pathologist at the University of Rochester ...
Research Unraveling the Mysteries of the Blood-Brain Barrier By URMC Communications Jun. 13, 2013 The biological phenomenon known as the blood-brain barrier was first observed by German scientist Paul Ehrlich in the late 1980s. Since that time, the mechanisms by which the brain secures itself ...
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 ...
Research Using Yeast to Unravel Premature Aging Disorder By URMC Communications Jun. 12, 2013 Like a fence that encloses a backyard, all of the body’s cells are surrounded by membranes. Each membrane has its own complement of membrane proteins, which perform critical functions like letting ...
Research Microbiology Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Canadian University By URMC Communications Jun. 12, 2013 Barbara Iglewski, longtime Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada at their convocation on June 12. ...
Research Hammer Blow Reveals Rare Muscular Dystrophy By URMC Communications Jun. 12, 2013 Along with the stethoscope and the tongue depressor, the reflex hammer is one of the objects most commonly associated with a visit to the physician’s office. Yet this decidedly low tech piece of ...
