Research $1.9M to Help Explore Why Lupus Therapies Work for Some, Not Others By URMC Communications Feb. 5, 2009 Bolstered by a five-year, $1.9 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health, Jennifer Anolik, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine and of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, ...
Research Survey: UR a National Leader in Technology Commercialization By Mark Michaud Feb. 4, 2009 An annual survey by the Association of University Technology Managers has placed the University of Rochester among the top ten institutions in the nation in the amount of royalty revenue it receives ...
Research New Study Raises Concerns about Screen Time among Urban Children with Asthma By URMC Communications Feb. 3, 2009 Urban children with asthma engage in an average of an hour more of screen time daily than the maximum amount American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends. This is the first study to examine screen ...
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 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.
