Education Donate Spare Change and Create a Miracle Mile of Quarters By URMC Communications Mar. 11, 2012 The Finger Lakes and Genesee Kiwanis divisions will hold their annual Quarter Mile of Quarters events to benefit Golisano Children's Hospital from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Eastview ...
Education Dyson Day Examines Decade of Decline for Children in Monroe County By URMC Communications Feb. 29, 2012 At the 12th annual Anne E. Dyson Memorial Grand Rounds, set for Wednesday, March 7, local health care providers will discuss why children in Monroe County had worse outcomes in a number of important ...
Education National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week Events February 26-March 3, 2012 By Christine Roth Feb. 14, 2012 More than a half-dozen events will take place in the Rochester area in recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week, February 26-March 3, 2012, with sponsorship from the Western New ...
Research To Avoid Early Labor and Delivery, Weight and Diet Changes Not the Answer By Emily Boynton Feb. 10, 2012 One of the strongest known risk factors for spontaneous or unexpected preterm birth – any birth that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy, most often without a known cause – is already having had ...
Education Like Mother, Like Daughter: Duo Shaves Heads for Cancer Research By URMC Communications Feb. 8, 2012 This year, Dr. Bredlau and her 13-year-old daughter will join forces as a mother-daughter team at the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s local Shaving the Way event on Sunday, March 11.
Education Step into American Heart Month with a Winter Walk By URMC Communications Jan. 29, 2012 February is American Heart Month, and what better way to celebrate than outdoors in a winter wonderland? The third annual Winter Walk for Strong Kids, on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Nazareth College Shults ...
Education Local IHOP Restaurants Flip to Help the Kids By URMC Communications Jan. 23, 2012 On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the Rochester IHOP restaurants will be holding a special promotion to provide free kids' meals, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., when a $5 donation per kid is made to Golisano ...
Children’s Hospital Board Chair Commits $1M toward Campaign By URMC Communications Jan. 18, 2012 Mark Siewert, chair of the Golisano Children’s Hospital Board of Directors and co-chair of the hospital’s campaign, has committed to a $1 million gift toward the hospital’s campaign. Siewert and his ...
Patient Care Children’s Hospital Supporter J. Michael Smith Gives $1.3 Million By URMC Communications Jan. 18, 2012 J. Michael Smith and his wife Alice have always had a passion for giving back. Smith serves as co-chair of the fundraising campaign for Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester ...
Education Get Ugly for a Good Cause By URMC Communications Jan. 9, 2012 On Feb. 25, the ninth annual Ugly Disco will take everything bad and ugly from the ‘70s and turn it into something good. All proceeds from this year’s party benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital at ...