United States and China Launch Public-Private Partnership on Healthcare Increasing collaboration in the healthcare sector Washington, D.C. — Today, on the occasion of the State Visit of President Hu Jintao to the United States, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of […]

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URMC Orthopaedics Research, Clinical Work, Highlighted at Meeting Faculty Experts Discuss Bisphosphonates, Lead Exposure, Staph Infection The University of Rochester Medical Center Orthopaedics faculty made a strong showing last week at the Orthopaedics Research Society annual meeting Jan. 13 to 16, 2011, in Long Beach, Calif. Several researchers and clinicians attended and presented data on […]

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Coretta Scott King gives the keynote address for the 20th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at MIT, held on February 11, 1994. Her remarks begin at 42:19. The day’s theme is “The Movement for Economic and Social Justice: 1994 and Beyond.” Mrs. King is introduced by MIT President Charles M. Vest. [T1906]     […]

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Altruism Takes a Front Seat at Drive for Miracles Radiothon Golisano Children’s Hospital Fundraiser Set for Weekend before Valentine’s Day Altruism Takes a Front Seat at Drive for Miracles Radiothon Golisano Children’s Hospital Fundraiser Set for Weekend before Valentine’s Day Altruism Takes a Front Seat at Drive for Miracles Radiothon This Valentine’s Day season, Golisano […]

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University of Rochester, RIT, Tackle Need for Health IT Professionals Universities combine strengths to offer first joint degree The University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology have joined forces to bolster two crucial elements of health care reform in the United States—the widespread application of information technology to health care and the adoption of […]

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Michael F. Kamali Named Chair of URMC Emergency Medicine Michael F. Kamali, M.D., associate professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, has been named chair of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Department of Emergency Medicine after a 10-month national search. Kamali has been a faculty member at URMC for more than 10 years, serving in […]

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MMR Vaccines and Autism: Holding Science to Higher Standards as We Go Forward Since last week, media outlets have swarmed around allegations of faked data in the landmark 1998 study considered by many to have launched the decade-long autism-vaccine controversy. In light of this latest turn (you can read more about it, here), we spoke to autism […]

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CCNY Science Dean Ruth Stark Named AAAS Fellow   Dr. Ruth Stark, acting dean of science, The City College of New York, and director, CUNY Institute for Macromolecular Assemblies.   Dr. Ruth Stark, acting dean of science at The City College of New York, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the […]

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Five faculty named fellows of the AAAS Edward Hawrot, Timothy Herbert, Agnes Kane, John Mustard, and Gary Wessel have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They will be officially welcomed as fellows on Saturday, Feb. 19, during the 2011 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.        PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown […]

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Nursing home closures concentrated in poorest areas A nationwide study of nursing home closures finds that the country has lost 5 percent of its beds, and that closures are twice as likely in the poorest areas than in the richest areas. Researchers say this will mean less access to nursing home care for the people […]

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