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Lisa Beck in her lab.
Featured
April 12, 2019 | 03:37 pm

For chronic skin patients, a solution on a global scale

A skin patch developed by Rochester professor of dermatology Lisa Beck and her colleagues to treat a chronic skin condition could one day be used to deliver vaccines without the pain and expense of needles.

topics: Medical Center, patents,
portraits of three professors
University News
February 25, 2019 | 03:45 pm

Three appointed to named professorships

Thu Le, professor of medicine; Paula Vertino, professor of biomedical genetics; and David Herrmann, professor of neurology; have each been recently appointed to named professorships.

topics: announcements, Department of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Medical Center, professorships, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Wilmot Cancer Institute,
University News
November 12, 2018 | 02:56 pm

An officer and an organ donor

Lieutenant Dan Schermerhorn Jr. works the day shift. Peace Officer Paul Wlosinski works nights. The two Department of Public Safety colleagues are forever connected by an act of generosity that gave Schermerhorn a second chance.

topics: community, Department of Public Safety, featured-post-side, Medical Center,
hand held under a portable optical scanner
Science & Technology
October 10, 2018 | 01:14 pm

Center of Excellence funds local businesses improving health care

Four grants from the Center of Excellence (CoE) in Data Science are helping companies translate the cutting-edge science of University researchers into improved health care, while also benefiting the region’s economy.

topics: Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Ophthalmology, Flaum Eye Institute, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James McGrath, Jannick Rolland, Medical Center, research funding, URnano,
portrait of Mark Taubman
University News
October 9, 2018 | 12:37 pm

Mark Taubman reappointed dean of School of Medicine and Dentistry

Taubman has been appointed to new term as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry and will continue his joint responsibilities as University senior vice president for Health Sciences, and CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine.

topics: announcements, Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
portrait of Erick Augustine
University News
September 4, 2018 | 11:13 am

Erika Augustine appointed Robert J. Joynt Professor

Erika Augustine, an associate professor of neurology specializing in the care of children with movement disorders, has been jointly appointed as the Robert J. Joynt Professor in Neurology.

topics: announcements, Department of Neurology, Medical Center, professorships, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
portrait of Befikadu Mekonnen
Campus Life
August 23, 2018 | 12:45 pm

‘This is literally the place that saved my life’

Befikadu Mekonnen ’22 is 7,000 miles from home and hasn’t seen his family in two years. But the Ethiopia native and cancer survivor feels at peace at the University of Rochester, where he’ll begin classes next week as a biomedical engineering major.

topics: Class of 2022, featured-post-side, Medical Center,
hands rolling out dough
Society & Culture
June 11, 2018 | 04:10 pm

Food for thought—and research

In fields like anthropology and linguistics, scholars must earn the trust of the communities in which they work. A basic key to that trust involves the sharing of food.

topics: Department of Linguistics, featured-post-side, global engagement, Medical Center, School of Arts and Sciences, Timothy Dye,
hand holds a glowing vial on top of a small black box
Science & Technology
May 9, 2018 | 10:20 am

Making diabetes screening portable for the people of Micronesia

For their senior design project, a team of biomedical engineering students are working to bring screening and treatment to a remote region suffering from endemic diabetes.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Biomedical Engineering, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, Timothy Dye,