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Rochester Buzz :: June 2012


NEWS \| April 2013
Building a Better Brain? Medical Center scientists offer one of the first demonstrations that cells once considered “housekeepers” in the human brain may be the key to the development of higher cognitive functions		The ‘Wright’ Book Libraries become home to rare book designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Player of the Year Senior guard earns national Player of the Year honors from two media organizations	Survivor Conference Students, faculty, and staff address issues of sexual assault during conference Join Simon in NYC Former IBM Chairman Lou Gerstner is special guest for Simon’s May 9 conference
Cancer Center Jonathan Friedberg is the new director of the Wilmot Cancer Center	No Bones about It Orthopaedics ranks No. 1 in NIH research funding	Medical Matches Medical students discover the next step in their education	Peace Officers The first class of University peace officers is sworn in

DISCOVERY Brain Injury Do repeated blows to the head cause damage similar to autoimmune disorders? Native Education Why do Native Americans remain among the least represented in higher education? ‘House’ Calls Telemedicine may offer help for people with Parkinson’s	ARTS & MUSIC ‘Polite Abductress’ Memorial Art Gallery hosts debut of operetta by Eastman Dean Douglas Lowry Ferrari Symposia How has the Reformation shaped Western thought? Musical Theater Lotte Lenya finalists compete April 13 Music for All Eastman students share classical music	CONNECTIONS New Professorship Join the celebration for the inaugural Phelps Professor on April 24 Alumni Fellowships Recent graduates are eligible to apply for several selective academic programs Honorary Alumna Famed soprano Jessye Norman to receive honorary degree from the University	CALENDAR Just JACK Eastman-born JACK Quartet returns to Gibbs Street REGIONAL NYC, 4/11 Learn about college admissions from Jonathan Burdick, dean of admissions Minneapolis, 4/16 “The Spirit of Meliora” with Provost Peter Lennie

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