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Science & Technology
August 15, 2024 | 06:00 am

Cleaning up the aging brain

Rochester scientists are restoring the brain’s trash disposal system with a drug currently used to induce labor.

topics: Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Maiken Nedergaard, neuroscience, research finding, Ting Du,
Science & Technology
April 20, 2024 | 10:43 am

Research hub aims to unravel health effects of microplastic pollution

The Rochester-based center will let researchers to investigate the interactions between plastic pollution, the Great Lakes environment, and human health.

topics: Institute for Human Health and the Environment, Katrina Korfmacher, Medical Center, research funding, sustainability,
University News
September 8, 2021 | 03:46 pm

Report details economic reach of the University

Latest analysis highlights the University’s role as a “critical engine” with an economic impact that has grown during the past decade and a half.

topics: Center for Governmental Research, community, economic development, education,
Society & Culture
June 10, 2019 | 12:00 pm

2019 d.health Summit addresses social determinants of health

Now in its fifth year, the d.health Summit will address the non-medical factors the affect health, such as economic security, education, physical environment, employment, social support networks, and access to care.

topics: Aging, events, health care, Simon Business School, UR Medicine,
University News
June 21, 2018 | 12:45 pm

New report details growth of University of Rochester  

New economic data from CGR places the University of Rochester as the largest private sector employer in upstate New York, noting that the education and healthcare sectors overall now account for 20% of all jobs in the state.

topics: community, economic development,
University News
February 16, 2018 | 01:37 pm

New high-tech hub for entrepreneurship debuts in Sibley Square

Now in its new space on the sixth floor of historic Sibley Square, NextCorps (formerly High Tech Rochester) will serve as one of the cornerstones of the revitalization of downtown Rochester. NextCorps is an affiliate of the University of Rochester and the region’s only state- and federally-designated business incubator.

topics: community, entrepreneurship, featured-post, High Tech Rochester, NextCorps,
University News
April 26, 2017 | 03:54 pm

University start-ups highlighted in national innovation report

Two University of Rochester start-up companies are among those singled out in a new report from the Science Coalition identifying 102 companies that trace their roots to federally-funded university research.

topics: Clerio Vision, Flaum Eye Institute, Institute of Optics, Krystel Huxlin,