Education 100 Years Young: Dr. Morris Shapiro to be Honored By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 23, 2013 A special birthday celebration for Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., will be held this morning in Helen Wood Hall, Room 1W501. Shapiro, who has been practicing medicine in Rochester since 1946, turns 100 ...
Research To Sleep, Perchance to Clean By Mark Michaud Oct. 17, 2013 In findings that give fresh meaning to the old adage that a good night’s sleep clears the mind, a new study shows that a recently discovered system that flushes waste from the brain is primarily ...
Education URMC/RIT/NTID Awarded $2.1M to Jointly Train Deaf Scientists By Leslie Orr Aug. 26, 2013 The nation’s first educational program specifically tailored to deaf and hard-of-hearing people pursuing graduate degrees in biomedical or behavioral science begins Sept. 1 in Rochester, N.Y., a ...
Education UR Medical Students Meet President Obama in Rochester By URMC Communications Aug. 21, 2013 Tina Jensen (MD ’14) and Mykael Garcia (MD ’14) were both a bit worried when a U.S. Secret Service agent pulled them aside Thursday afternoon near Park Avenue in Rochester. He quickly put their fears ...
Research Copper Identified as Culprit in Alzheimer’s Disease By Mark Michaud Aug. 19, 2013 Copper appears to be one of the main environmental factors that trigger the onset and enhance the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by preventing the clearance and accelerating the accumulation of ...
Education School of Nursing Earns Sixth Round of Scholarships From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Program By Christine Roth Jul. 16, 2013 For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Rochester School of Nursing has been selected as a grant recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) ...
Education Alumni News: Answers on Ice By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 Last November, when Warren M. Zapol (M '66) appeared as a witness before a U.S. House Congressional Science committee hearing on the country's Antarctic Research Program, he didn't wait for lawmakers ...
Education New Leaders for New Times, Part 2 By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 Biostatistician Robert L. Strawderman III, Sc.D., is about to get his hands dirty. Harvard-trained, the former Cornell University scholar is no longer spending his days theorizing about study design ...
Education New Leaders For New Times, Part 1 By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 On a clear day, the view from the top floor of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center stretches well beyond the City of Rochester, and that is where Director Jonathan W. Friedberg, M.D., M.M. Sc. & ...
Education Team Players By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 Extensive changes in health care and rapidly developing technology require new and creative approaches to teaching and training. To accomplish this, the University of Rochester Medical Center has ...