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The Arts
August 9, 2016 | 03:35 pm

Festival highlights historic organs located across Rochester

Leading organists and musicologists from around the world will come to the Eastman School of Music this fall for the annual Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative Festival, focusing this year on “The Organ and the Human Voice.”

topics: Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative, Eastman School of Music, events, Memorial Art Gallery, organ,
Science & Technology
August 8, 2016 | 08:25 am

Study reveals brain’s finely tuned system of energy supply

The brain uses a “just in time” system for delivering the oxygen that fuels nerve cells. These findings from the University’s Center for Translational Neuromedicine could shed light on the cognitive decline that accompanies diseases like Alzheimer’s.

topics: Alzheimer’s disease, Center for Translational Neuromedicine, featured-post, Maiken Nedergaard, Medical Center, research finding,
University News
August 4, 2016 | 11:33 am

Lin honored as ‘Brilliant New Investigator’

Feng (Vankee) Lin will be presented with the Brilliant New Investigator Award from the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science in Washington, D.C.

topics: awards, Feng (Vankee) Lin, School of Nursing,
Voices & Opinion
August 2, 2016 | 02:29 pm

‘NATO is not a golf club’

Recent statements and revelations about Donald Trump, NATO, Russia, and the Ukraine have left political science professor Randall Stone wondering, “whether this a novel written by Tom Clancy or whether this is an episode of House of Cards.” / WXXI.org

topics: Department of Political Science, elections, Randall Stone, Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies,
University News
August 2, 2016 | 08:23 am

SMILEmobile brings dental care to patients with special needs

The Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s new, custom designed SMILEmobile provides access to people with special needs, including older adults, people with developmental disabilities, and other medically complex conditions.

topics: community, Eastman Institute for Oral Health,
Science & Technology
July 29, 2016 | 04:53 pm

Study finds ‘heart-brain’ link between LQTS, seizures

Patients carrying certain mutations that cause long QT syndrome, a rare cardiac rhythm disorder, have an increased risk for developing seizures, according to a new study from the Medical Center. The study is the first to demonstrate a link between LQTS and seizures.

topics: cardiovascular disease, David Auerbach, Medical Center, research finding,
Voices & Opinion
July 29, 2016 | 08:59 am

May we recommend. . .

Looking for a little summer reading . . . or viewing, or listening? A few members of the faculty share their recommendations for books, music, and videos not to be missed.

topics: featured-post, Rochester Review,
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