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Health & Medicine

Awards and honors celebrate distinguished contributions of faculty

Faculty across disciplines are being honored for groundbreaking research, leadership, and mentorship.

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Health & Medicine

Why don’t bats get cancer?

Rochester scientists discover that long-lived bats resist cancer thanks to strong immune systems and protective genes—findings that could offer new insights into human aging and disease prevention.

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Health & Medicine

Recent awards recognize accomplishments of Rochester faculty

Faculty members are being honored for notable and long-standing contributions to their respective fields.

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Health & Medicine

Honors and awards showcase faculty achievements

Professional organizations across numerous disciplines have recognized Rochester faculty contributions.

Jonathan Friedberg addresses a large crowd at Wilmot Cancer Institute, with a banner reading 'An NCI Designated Cancer Center' in the background.

From the Magazine

Rochester’s cancer center earns national designation

“It’s an extraordinary moment in the history of the cancer center,” says Wilmot Cancer Institute director Jonathan Friedberg.

Handful of people seated and looking at a painting off camera as part of an Art of Observation class at the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery.

Health & Medicine

Want to be a better doctor or nurse? Take a look at this painting.

Rochester’s Art of Observation program helps medical students and clinicians cultivate essential clinical skills.

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Campus & Community

March 2025 in photos

A look back in photos at how we spent a busy March at the University of Rochester.

Exterior view of Wilmot Cancer Institute, a designated National Cancer Institute cancer center.

Health & Medicine

University’s Wilmot Cancer Institute earns prestigious National Cancer Institute designation

The new classification places Rochester among the top 4 percent of cancer centers in the United States.

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Health & Medicine

Faculty earn awards and accolades for scholarship, research contributions

National and international organizations are recognizing Rochester faculty members for their work.

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Health & Medicine

University joins Empire AI Consortium to advance research and collaboration

February 21, 2025

Rochester brings expertise in artificial intelligence and cognitive science, machine learning, and high-performance computing to the consortium.

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From the Magazine

A catalyst for change

December 4, 2024

The new Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute will drive transformations in research, training, care, and advocacy.

Illustration of the CAD-LB method showing a green extracellular vesicle with pink proteins attached sitting on top of a gold nanomembrane.

Health & Medicine

New liquid biopsy method offers avenue to quick, affordable cancer diagnosis

October 28, 2024

The method uses ultrathin membranes to capture tiny packets of cellular material called extracellular vesicles.