Research David Klein to Assume Multiple Roles at the University of Rochester By Mark Michaud Oct. 1, 2012 David Klein – retiring CEO of The Lifetime Healthcare Companies, the parent company of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield – will join the University of Rochester as special advisor to the senior vice ...
Research Patent Issued for Technology that Improves Eyesight Dramatically By URMC Communications Sep. 26, 2012 A U.S. patent has been issued to the University of Rochester for technology that has boosted the eyesight of tens of thousands of people around the world to unprecedented levels and reduced the need ...
Research Department’s New Name Reflects Core Focus on Public Health By Mark Michaud Sep. 26, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, one of the nation’s pioneers in the field of public health, has been renamed the Department of ...
Research Exposure to Snot-Nosed Kids Ups Severity of Cold Infections By URMC Communications Sep. 26, 2012 Exposure to school-age children raises the odds that a person with lung disease who catches a cold will actually suffer symptoms like a runny nose, sore throat and cough, according to a study just ...
Research Knee Surgeries Skyrocket with More Aging, Active Adults By Leslie Orr Sep. 24, 2012 Total knee arthroplasty is one of the most common and costly elective surgeries in the United States, with a volume that soared 162 percent since 1991 among those receiving Medicare benefits, ...
Research Pasternak Elected Officer of Society for Neuroscience By URMC Communications Sep. 24, 2012 Tatiana Pasternak, Ph.D., professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been elected secretary of the Society for Neuroscience, one of the largest science ...
Education Explosive Memorial Helps Community's Children By URMC Communications Sep. 24, 2012 In fireworks displays or demolitions, the best explosions always come down to the right volatile combinations. The TNT Explosion event, set for 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3,and benefiting Golisano ...
Education Not Your Garden Variety Festival: Providing Fertile Ground for Fundraising By URMC Communications Sep. 23, 2012 With turbo tubs, a ferris wheel, a rapid slide, a bounce house and more, The Garden Factory Fall Family Fun Days kick-off event, the prelude to a month of exciting weekends in October, will have all ...
Research Nutrient in Eggs and Meat May Influence Gene Expression from Infancy to Adulthood By Emily Boynton Sep. 20, 2012 Just as women are advised to get plenty of folic acid around the time of conception and throughout early pregnancy, new research suggests another very similar nutrient may one day deserve a spot on ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Center Physician to Head International Group By URMC Communications Sep. 18, 2012 Alok Khorana, M.D., Vice Chief of the Hematology/Oncology division at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, has been appointed Chairman of the Hemostasis and Malignancy Subcommittee of the International ...
