Education Chin-To Fong By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 "In Dr. Fong, we found someone good, honorable, wise, insightful, and someone who knew each of us individually and had traveled through life with us as a mentor,"Weymann said. Many of Fong's patients ...
Education Engineering Students to Help Doctors Bring Their Ideas to Life By URMC Communications Jun. 23, 2013 This week, the Center for Medical Technology and Innovation welcomes its first batch of students. The center is a collaboration between the School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Hajim School of ...
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 ...
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 Scientists Coax Brain to Regenerate Cells Lost in Huntington’s Disease By Mark Michaud Jun. 6, 2013 Researchers have been able to mobilize the brain’s native stem cells to replenish a type of neuron lost in Huntington’s disease. In the study, which appears today in the journal Cell Stem Cell, the ...
Education URMC Supporting Women in Leadership Roles By URMC Communications Apr. 30, 2013 Linda H. Chaudron, M.D, M.S., professor of Psychiatry and senior associate dean for Diversity at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, has been chosen for the 2013 Hedwig van ...
Education Former CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine Speaking at URMC Commencement By URMC Communications Apr. 29, 2013 Anesthesiologist Edward D. Miller, M.D., is delivering the keynote address at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry commencement on Friday, May 17. Dr. Miller, now retired, is ...
Education The Power of Patient Stories: Learning Moments in Medicine By URMC Communications Apr. 2, 2013 Throughout the course of his 60-year career, Paul F. Griner, M.D., has learned a lot from his patients and their families. In his latest book, The Power of Patient Stories: Learning Moments in ...
Research Flaum Eye Institute Director Takes Helm of National Ophthalmology Group By Leslie White Apr. 1, 2013 Steven E. Feldon, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named president of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. ...
Education URMC Medical Students Celebrate Match Day By URMC Communications Mar. 15, 2013 After a jubilant 10-second countdown to noon, nearly 100 members of the Class of 2013 ripped open envelopes to find out where they are heading to begin their medical careers. They were matched to ...