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MEMORIAL ART EASTMAN INSTITUTE
GALLERY FOR ORAL HEALTH
$310,715 $93,483
• Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) presented three • Charitable giving helped Eastman Institute for
major Docent Gallery exhibitions: Ubuhle Oral Health (EIOH) recruit national leaders, such
Women Beadwork and the Art of Independence, as Thomas Diekwisch, DMD, PhD, PhD, as new
bead art developed by a community of women faculty members, ushering in a new era of
in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Striking interdisciplinary oral biology research at EIOH
Power Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt examined and likely securing top tier research funding
reasons for damage to ancient Egyptian art, and from the NIH for many years to come.
the 68th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, a • EIOH continued to be a world leader in post-
showcase of artists from western and central doctoral education with a depth of curriculum
New York. that sets our program apart. Our Oral and
• MAG completed Phase II of the Centennial Maxillofacial Surgery Department recently
Sculpture Park expansion including seven major added two new degree programs that provide
works by influential contemporary artists. It is an business and medical degrees alongside OMFS
artistic urban oasis for the city of Rochester. certificates.
• MAGConnect welcomed 440 visitors by • This year, Eastman’s Specialty Care Clinic was
providing transportation, tours, and free MAG the first oral healthcare provider in the nation to
memberships. Social media outreach, DeTOURs, be recognized as an Age-Friendly Health
exhibition-related programs, and Celebration System Participant.
Days raised MAG’s presence in the community
and beyond.
• The MAG-RCSD Expanded Learning
Collaboration (ELC) served 499 students in
grades 2–4 from five schools in the Rochester
City School District, and kindergarten students
from RSCD #19.
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