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.”
Faculty Artist Series brings renowned artists to local stages
The new season of Eastman School of Music recitals give local music lovers the chance to hear talented artists perform on their home turf.
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.
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.
‘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
Highland Hospital earns ‘Best Regional Hospital’ status
Of nearly 5,000 hospitals whose data were evaluated fro 2016-17 by U.S. News & World Report, only 10% earned this designation.
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.
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.
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.
URMC tapped for national initiative to improve training for residents
The Medical Center is one of only eight institutions selected to lead a four-year, nationwide effort to improve residency training for doctors. The new model focuses on patient safety.