Eastman School of Music announces new master’s degree in music leadership
Eastman alumni lead many of the country’s most prestigious traditional and non-traditional musical arts organization. A new master’s program is designed to enable the next generation of music leaders.
Statement from President Seligman regarding DACA
The University of Rochester reaffirms its unqualified support to its undocumented students and employees who are here under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Unraveling RNA and stereotypes with Lynne Maquat
The Rochester biochemist is best known for unraveling RNA’s role in sickness and in health and for advocating for young women in the sciences.
Patient plays saxophone while surgeons remove brain tumor
A team of surgeons, brain and cognitive science researchers, and music theorists worked together to preserve a musician’s ability to experience music, ending in a remarkable saxophone solo on the operating table.
Summer of research
Our latest Newscenter series showcases a cross-section of summer research conducted by undergraduates at Rochester and beyond.
East High School student experiment headed for space station
Students at East High School had their science experiment chosen by a national competition, and they’ll see their experiment take off for the International Space Station.
Cancer patients fare much worse after cardiac arrest
Patients with advanced cancer who suffer cardiac arrest in a hospital have a survival rate of less than 10 percent—half the rate of patients without cancer, according to a nationwide study led by the Medical Center.
A musical feast
The Gateways Music Festival, with an orchestra composed entirely of professional classical musicians of African descent, deepens its partnership with the Eastman School of Music. This year’s festival begins on August 8.
Rochester awarded $19M to lead national clinical and translational science program
The grant will support a network of more than 50 institutions across the country aimed at turning scientific discoveries into health benefits faster.
Eye test could help diagnose autism
A test that measures the inability of the brain to adjust the size of eye movements could allow for earlier detection of autism spectrum disorders.