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Close up of two football players running a contact drill to illustrate how concussions and head injuries can occur during sports.

Health & Medicine

Tackling head injuries with science

September 6, 2025

From the sidelines to the front lines, Rochester research is redefining how concussions are detected, treated, and prevented.

Asian senior women working with laptop computer and using smart speakers while setting in living room at home.

Health & Medicine

Can Amazon Alexa or Google Home help detect Parkinson鈥檚?

A quick, speech-based AI tool offers a new way to screen for a key indicator of the neurodegenerative disease.

An array of plastics and microplastics, from utensils to cigarette butts, against a white background.

Health & Medicine

Time to throw away the plastics in your kitchen?

Rochester researchers on the growing concern of plastics exposure on human health.

White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Health & Medicine

Awards and honors celebrate distinguished contributions of faculty

Faculty across disciplines are being honored for groundbreaking research, leadership, and mentorship.

little brown bat in mid flight through green leaves.

Health & Medicine

Why don鈥檛 bats get cancer?

Rochester scientists discover that long-lived bats resist cancer thanks to strong immune systems and protective genes鈥攆indings that could offer new insights into human aging and disease prevention.

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Health & Medicine

Recent awards recognize accomplishments of Rochester faculty

Faculty members are being honored for notable and long-standing contributions to their respective fields.

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Health & Medicine

Honors and awards showcase faculty achievements

Professional organizations across numerous disciplines have recognized Rochester faculty contributions.

Jonathan Friedberg addresses a large crowd at Wilmot Cancer Institute, with a banner reading 'An NCI Designated Cancer Center' in the background.

From the Magazine

Rochester鈥檚 cancer center earns national designation

鈥淚t鈥檚 an extraordinary moment in the history of the cancer center,鈥� says Wilmot Cancer Institute director Jonathan Friedberg.

Handful of people seated and looking at a painting off camera as part of an Art of Observation class at the URochester's Memorial Art Gallery.

Health & Medicine

Want to be a better doctor or nurse? Take a look at this painting.

Rochester鈥檚 Art of Observation program helps medical students and clinicians cultivate essential clinical skills.

Exterior view of Wilmot Cancer Institute, a designated National Cancer Institute cancer center.

Health & Medicine

University鈥檚 Wilmot Cancer Institute earns prestigious National Cancer Institute designation

The new classification places Rochester among the top 4 percent of cancer centers in the United States.

White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Health & Medicine

Faculty earn awards and accolades for scholarship, research contributions

National and international organizations are recognizing Rochester faculty members for their work.

Illustration of New York State with blue circuitry surrounded by yellow lines emanating from it to resemble a microchip while two bursts of light shine from the Rochester and Albany regions to represent the Empire AI Consortium.

Health & Medicine

University joins Empire AI Consortium to advance research and collaboration

February 21, 2025

Rochester brings expertise in artificial intelligence and cognitive science, machine learning, and high-performance computing to the consortium.