Feb. 11 Valentine’s Celebration Supports Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Jan. 28, 2009 A Valentine’s Day celebration and happy hour will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Good Luck, 50 Anderson Ave. The third-annual event supports the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.
City Child Obesity Rate Almost Twice as Large as Suburban By URMC Communications Jan. 28, 2009 Nearly 40 percent of children and adolescents living in the City of Rochester are overweight or obese, while 25 percent of children living in the suburbs are overweight or obese, according to a new ...
Research High Tech Rochester Appoints New President By Mark Michaud Jan. 28, 2009 James S. Senall has been selected to head High Tech Rochester (HTR), the region’s lead organization in fostering the creation and growth of entrepreneurial companies. Senall, who currently serves as ...
Research URMC Names Chief of Solid Organ Transplant Surgery By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jan. 28, 2009 Mark S. Orloff, M.D., a longtime Rochester transplant surgeon, researcher and educator, has been named chief of the Division of Solid Organ Transplantation.
Research Rochester Study Raises New Questions about Controversial Plastics Chemical By Leslie Orr Jan. 27, 2009 A University of Rochester Medical Center study challenges common assumptions about the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), by showing that in some people, surprisingly high levels remain in the body even ...
Put a Song in Your Sweetie’s Heart for Valentine’s Day By Leslie White Jan. 26, 2009 The sweet strains of love songs and other popular tunes will be heard during the Harmony for Hope concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the University of Rochester’s Strong Auditorium. The a ...
Research New Bone Cement May Prevent Amputations By URMC Communications Jan. 26, 2009 Old technologies, bone cement and a well known antibiotic, may effectively fight an emerging infection in soldiers with compound bone fractures, according to a study published online today in the ...
Medical Center Presents Prestigious Annual Awards to Top Staff By URMC Communications Jan. 25, 2009 This year’s Board Excellence Awards were presented to some of the institution’s most exceptional employees.
Rescheduled: Rep. Slaughter to Speak on New Genetic Nondiscrimination Law By Mark Michaud Jan. 21, 2009 U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter will hold a talk on Friday, January 30 at the University of Rochester Medical Center on the topic of genetic discrimination in health care.
Education School of Nursing Professor to Visit Thailand as Fulbright Specialist By URMC Communications Jan. 19, 2009 Jeanne T. Grace, Ph.D., R.N., W.H.N.P., professor emeritus of clinical nursing at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, is spending six weeks in Thailand this winter as a Fulbright Senior ...
