Research Impressive Show at ASH Meeting Highlights Progress in Wilmot Research By Leslie Orr Dec. 9, 2011 James P. Wilmot Cancer Center researchers had a strong showing among the top presenters at this year’s annual meeting for the American Society of Hematology (ASH), December 10 to 13, in San Diego.
Community University of Rochester Named Leader in Promoting a Healthy Workplace By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 8, 2011 The University has been honored by the American Heart Association as a Platinum-Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company for its successful efforts to create a culture of corporate wellness. It also has ...
Education Whitneys Give $1 Million to School of Nursing in Support of Meliora Challenge By Christine Roth Dec. 6, 2011 Wyoming residents and University of Rochester alumni Fay Wadsworth Whitney ’60, ’61N, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Ralph “Roy” Whitney, Jr., ’57, ’73S (MBA), recently announced a gift of $1 million to ...
Patient Care Syracuse Woman Raises Awareness of Joining Organ Donor Registry By Leslie White Dec. 5, 2011 Carol Kankoski misses the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, the music and the decorations. Tethered to monitors and machines during this season of giving, the Syracuse-area woman awaits the ...
Research Nursing Professor and Researcher Gail Ingersoll Dies at Age 62 By Christine Roth Dec. 4, 2011 Gail L. Ingersoll, EdD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, director of Clinical Nursing Research at Strong Memorial Hospital, and the Loretta C. Ford Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing, died on December 5, ...
Research URMC Researchers Receive $2.6M Grant to Help Young Smokers Quit By URMC Communications Dec. 2, 2011 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are using a National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to find effective ways to help young smokers quit. They have been awarded a $2.6 million, ...
Research Haas Chosen to Lead National Pharmacy Organization By Lori Barrette Dec. 2, 2011 Curtis Haas, Pharm.D., director of Pharmacy for the University of Rochester Medical Center, was selected as president-elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and will advance to the ...
Patient Care URMC Neuroradiologist J. Scott Thomson, M.D., Dies By Leslie White Nov. 29, 2011 J. Scott Thomson, M.D., instructor of Imaging Sciences’ Division of Neuroradiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died suddenly Nov. 24. He was 42.
Research Rochester Research Identifies Health Disparities with Deaf ASL Users By Leslie Orr Nov. 28, 2011 Using communication tools that enabled deaf people to identify health priorities in their own community, a University of Rochester survey found higher rates of obesity, partner violence, and suicide ...
Patient Care URMC Heart Failure Program Earns Prestigious Certification By Leslie White Nov. 28, 2011 The Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received prestigious advanced certification in heart failure from the Joint Commission, the nation’s ...
