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man holding up a poster that reads WORLD AIDS DAY
Science & Technology
November 30, 2015 | 02:19 pm

December 1 is World AIDS Day

Michael Gottlieb ’73M (MD), examines AIDS awareness posters that are part of the AIDS Education Posters Collection, a collection of more than 6,500 AIDS education posters from around the world. Gottlieb, a graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, was the first to identify the disease that would come to be known as AIDS.

topics: featured-post, HIV and AIDS, HIV Vaccine Trials Unit, vaccines, World AIDS Day,
man sits in the spotlight on a stage covered in newspapers
In Photos
October 25, 2015 | 04:42 pm

The Sundance Kid Is Beautiful

Multidisciplinary artist Christopher Knowles rehearses in Todd Theatre. The Sundance Kid is Beautiful presents Knowles’s work in a staged performance environment that incorporates many of his diverse approaches, including dance, sculpture, music, and poetry.

topics: events, Film and Media Studies Program, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Humanities Center, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,
close up of acorns on the ground, with a couple embracing in the background
In Photos
October 23, 2015 | 09:32 am

Seeds of knowledge

A beautiful fall day on the quad finds students — and nature — embracing the weather on the Eastman quad.

Uncategorized
October 9, 2015 | 10:28 am

PHOTO GALLERY: Meliora and Eastman Weekends 2015

Alumni, parents, friends, students, and community members gathered on campus for Meliora and Eastman Weekends 2014, October 8–11. This year’s program featured dozens of events, including class reunions, guest speakers,…

topics: events, Meliora Weekend,
still from video shows immune cells working together
Science & Technology
September 4, 2015 | 01:25 pm

Immune cells take cue from animal kingdom

Much like birds fly in flocks to conserve energy, dolphins swim in pods to mate and find food, and colonies of ants create complex nests to protect their queens, a new Medical Center study shows immune cells engage in coordinated behavior to wipe out viruses like the flu.

topics: David Topham, immune system, Medical Center, Minsoo Kim, research finding,
students working in community garden
Campus Life
August 28, 2015 | 04:18 pm

PHOTO GALLERY: Wilson Day and George Eastman Day of Service

This year nearly 1,500 freshmen went out into the community to bond as a class, learn about the important work being done by organizations in their new home town, and volunteer to help.

topics: Class of 2019, Eastman Day of Service, events, Rochester Center for Community Leadership, Wilson Day,
OmniSeq logo
University News
August 3, 2015 | 04:08 pm

Wilmot Cancer Institute joins OmniSeq Genomic Network

Through this network, Wilmot Cancer Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo — the state’s two largest cancer care and research institutions outside New York City — will collaborate and expand genomic testing for cancer across the Finger Lakes and western New York region.

topics: announcements, cancer, Wilmot Cancer Institute,
doctor's hands injecting syringe into patient
Science & Technology
March 26, 2015 | 05:40 pm

Blocking cellular quality control mechanism gives cancer chemotherapy a boost

A University team found a way to make chemotherapy more effective by exposing cancer cells to a molecule that inhibits NMD (nonsense-mediated mRNA decay) prior to treatment with doxorubicin, a drug used to treat leukemia, breast, bone, lung and other cancers.

topics: cancer, Center for RNA Biology, Lynne Maquat, Medical Center, research finding,