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University News
September 1, 2023 | 07:55 am

Marketplace Mall gets an orthopaedics overhaul

UR Medicine’s new orthopaedic facility is already benefiting area patients. Can it also help revitalize a struggling suburban shopping center?

topics: featured-post, health care, Medical Center,
Society & Culture
August 21, 2023 | 12:45 pm

Thriving while living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are a pressing public health problem—and the University is home to one of only two specialty diagnostic clinics in New York state.

topics: Christie Petrenko, community, Department of Psychology, developmental disorders, health care, Medical Center, Mt. Hope Family Center, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
December 1, 2021 | 09:40 am

Rochester students’ award-winning device instantly detects sepsis via sweat

Rochester undergraduates have developed a fast, noninvasive, affordable, and eco-friendly way to diagnose the life-threatening medical complication.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, awards, Department of Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care, quality education, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Science & Technology
November 18, 2021 | 01:38 pm

New imaging technology could buy time for pancreatic cancer patients

Tumor shrinkage is one sign of cancer treatment’s efficacy—but Rochester scientists are exploring elasticity and permeability as well.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care, Marvin Doyley, Medical Center, research funding,
Science & Technology
November 15, 2021 | 10:06 am

Software uses selfies to detect early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Rochester computer scientist Ehsan Hoque and his colleagues have harnessed machine learning to accurately identify signs of the neurological disease by analyzing facial muscles.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care, Medical Center, neuroscience, Parkinson's disease, Ray Dorsey, research finding,
University News
May 8, 2020 | 01:55 pm

Ehsan Hoque named an ‘emerging leader’ by National Academy of Medicine

The director of Rochester’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab is one of ten leaders selected to work with the organization on “sparking transformative change to improve health care for all.”

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, faculty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care,
Voices & Opinion
April 1, 2020 | 03:14 pm

Will COVID-19 finally spur a revamp of US health care?

The coronavirus pandemic “has exposed the limits of such an individualistic approach” to health care, writes University health policy historian Mical Raz in the Washington Post.

topics: COVID-19, Department of History, health care, Mical Raz, public health, School of Arts and Sciences,
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,