Research Endocrinology fellow receives prestigious award to pursue IDD research By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Sep. 10, 2021 Carlos Diaz-Balzac, M.D., Ph.D., an endocrinology fellow, was recently awarded The Career Award for Medical Scientists (CAMS) from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
Research The memory changes of menopause By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Sep. 1, 2021 Menopause can mess with your memory, and a new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center has identified four profiles of cognitive function that may help researchers understand why memory ...
Research Appetite for survival: Brain signal alerts roundworms to changing food supply By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Aug. 25, 2021 Microscopic roundworms may hold the key to understanding what is happening in the brain when the instinct of an animal changes in order to survive.
Education Lab access: Diversifying the bench By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Aug. 18, 2021 Two new pipeline programs aim to give underrepresented minority students access to neuroscience research.
Education Wilmot Hosts Deaf High School Students for Internship, Inspiring New Career Possibilities By Ruth Harper-Rhode Aug. 13, 2021 A new internship program at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute introduced Rochester School for the Deaf students to oncology and medicine, in hopes of inspiring them to see careers in medicine and ...
People University, UR Medicine Join County-led Effort Requiring COVID Tests for Unvaccinated Employees By Chip Partner Aug. 2, 2021 Starting Sept. 8, all employees of the University of Rochester, including URMC and UR Medicine, must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular COVID testing and stricter safety protocols.
Research Silence and sound: The perfect timing to preserve hearing By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Aug. 2, 2021 URMC researchers found a mix of sound and silence may be a key in slowing hearing loss when played over an extended period of time.
Education Doubling Down to Help Others By Patrick Broadwater Jul. 30, 2021 Born and raised in Jamaica, Ranae and Shanae McKenzie are identical twins with identical passions. Both came to the U.S. for their undergraduate education and now are nursing students together. In ...
Education Collaboration, Innovative Use of Technology Help Psych NP Students Hone Suicide Prevention Skills By Ivy Burruto Jul. 30, 2021 A new collaboration between the University of Rochester School of Nursing and the Department of Psychiatry takes an innovative approach to educating students in suicide prevention.
Education Student Spotlight: Yanya Ding By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jul. 29, 2021 Yanya Ding is starting her second year in the Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) at the Medical Center. Originally from China, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in ...
