A rite of passage for new medical students
During the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s annual Robert L. & Lillian H. Brent White Coat Ceremony, first-year medical students don brand new white coats to symbolize the start of their journey to becoming medical professionals. This year’s event took place at the Larry and Cindy Bloch Alumni and Advancement Center, with the participants’ health and safety top of mind.
2021 honorary degrees, medals, and teaching awards announced
Distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians will be honored during this spring’s commencement ceremonies.
Commencement 2021: Planning pomp and circumstance during a pandemic
Amid ever-changing COVID-19 guidelines, University staff have worked tirelessly to organize a safe and meaningful hybrid commencement for the Class of 2021.
‘I learned to be a better scientist at Rochester’
Among the few Black women to earn a PhD in neuroscience, Monique Mendes begins her career as a research scientist.
Finishing doctoral work, nurse practitioner Lynn Cole juggles many roles
A doctor of nursing practice degree is a capstone to a career of helping kids with special needs get better access and care.
Curiosity and a hunch lead a Medical Center physician to data science
With a master’s degree in data science, geriatric oncologist Erika Ramsdale brings a new dimension of research to her clinic.
Apt analogies help veteran convey his HIV research
‘Three Minute Thesis’ Competition winner Jeffrey Beard demonstrates how to communicate science to the public.
Named positions celebrate the work of Rochester’s faculty
The University’s Board of Trustees recently appointed eleven faculty members to named professorships in honor of their work as researchers, scholars, and teachers.
Norma Holland named director of public relations in Office of Equity and Inclusion
Former Rochester reporter and TV anchor will support the vision for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment at the School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Harvey Alter’s Nobel Prize honors a half-century quest
Nobel laureate Harvey Alter’s work as an NIH hematologist led to profound improvements in blood transfusion safety and starkly reduced transmission of a potentially deadly virus.