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Remembering Dean Arvan, MD Remembering Dean Arvan, MD People

Remembering Dean Arvan, MD

  • By Bethany Bushen
  • Jan. 22, 2025
Dean A. Arvan, MD, twice acting chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and longtime leader of the clinical laboratories known for his visionary leadership, kind mentorship, and innovation at the ...
Common Sleep Aid May Leave Behind a Dirty Brain Common Sleep Aid May Leave Behind a Dirty Brain Research

Common Sleep Aid May Leave Behind a Dirty Brain

  • By Mark Michaud
  • Jan. 8, 2025
New research shows how norepinephrine-driven oscillations during non-REM sleep activate the glymphatic system to clear brain waste, and that the sleep aid zolpidem disrupts this process, potentially ...
Kate Valcin Named URMC Chief Nursing Executive Kate Valcin Named URMC Chief Nursing Executive People

Kate Valcin Named URMC Chief Nursing Executive

  • By Maureen Malone
  • Jan. 6, 2025
After a nationwide search, E. Katherine Valcin has been named the University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) chief nursing executive and chief nursing officer of Strong Memorial Hospital.