Research Brain’s ‘Garbage Truck’ May Hold Key to Treating Alzheimer’s and Other Disorders By Mark Michaud Jun. 27, 2013 In a perspective piece appearing today in the journal Science, researchers at University of Rochester Medical Center point to a newly discovered system by which the brain removes waste as a ...
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 Pearson Leaving for New Position in Florida By Mark Michaud Jun. 21, 2013 Thomas Pearson, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. will be leaving the University of Rochester Medical Center to become the executive vice president for Research and Education at the University of Florida Health ...
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 ...
People Medical Center Mourns the Loss of Philip P. Bonanni, M.D. By URMC Communications Jun. 11, 2013 Gifted teacher, respected colleague, physician leader, and patient care champion Philip P. Bonanni, M.D., passed away on June 10 after a short illness.
Community ACL Injuries, Prevention Topic of June 5 Talk By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 22, 2013 Join experts from the University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Orthopaedics for a free educational event and demonstration at the Eastside YMCA, Penfield.
People Eli Eliav Named Director of Eastman Institute for Oral Health By Karen Black May. 15, 2013 Eli Eliav, D.M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., has been named director of the Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center and vice dean for Oral Health within the School of ...
Patient Care Longtime Surgical Faculty Member, Jim Adams, Leaves Indelible Legacy By URMC Communications May. 12, 2013 Longtime professor of Surgery James T. Adams, M.D., died Thursday morning, May 9, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 83. Colleagues and residents alike celebrate his 51-year tenure at ...
Research UR Named Center for AIDS Research by the National Institutes of Health By Emily Boynton May. 9, 2013 The University of Rochester was named a Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) by the National Institutes of Health, a designation that infuses $7.5 million into HIV/AIDS work across the University and ...
