News
Mar 01, 2016
UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has received a grant from New York State to use a rapid screening test for HIV in three of its clinics, based on the success of its smaller pilot program in 2013.
Mar 01, 2016
University of Rochester School of Nursing professor LaRon E. Nelson is among a select group of researchers, program directors and community leaders invited to participate in a White House symposium focused on reducing the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS.
Dec 01, 2015
A University of Rochester School of Nursing researcher has been awarded a $3 million grant to study a promising method of preventing the spread of HIV.
Nov 30, 2015
Rochester will join cities around the globe when it lights up red on December 1 to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. This is the first year Rochester will participate in this event since the beginning of the epidemic. Several community events will be held around Rochester this week to provide information about HIV/AIDS and foster community support for those affected by the disease.
Sep 24, 2015
Infectious disease researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will use $3.1 million from the National Institutes of Health to find new ways to develop a vaccine to prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.