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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.

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.

White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Health & Medicine

Faculty earn awards and accolades for scholarship, research contributions

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

Illustration of New York State with blue circuitry surrounded by yellow lines emanating from it to resemble a microchip while two bursts of light shine from the Rochester and Albany regions to represent the Empire AI Consortium.

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.

Illustration of row of people from behind, holding hands, looking on at new Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute building.

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.

Two clinicians in a hospital-like setting touch the screen of a mounted tablet.

Campus & Community

Caroline Easton: Integrating AI and compassion in addiction therapy

September 11, 2024

Family values lead to technological innovation for a Rochester professor who is transforming addiction psychiatry.

A hexagonal-shaped vial holding red hydrogel-like material on display in a lab apparatus exploring the possibilities of biomedical ultrasound technology.

Health & Medicine

Scientists leverage ultrasound to build new blood vessels in living tissue

September 10, 2024

A technology most often used for medical imaging is being repurposed to treat damaged tissue in a range of applications.

Alejandro Cruz Setzekorn smiles at the camera with a laptop and monitor in the background showing data science genomics research and figures.

Campus & Community

Alejandro Cruz Setzekorn: Realizing the power of genomics through data science

August 28, 2024

A data science master’s student analyzes how turning genes on and off can impact neurodegenerative diseases.