A study by the University of Rochester Medical Center published today in the journal Pediatrics talks about the many challenges doctors face in trying to screen refugee children arriving in the United States. They include differences in cultural and religious beliefs, language barriers and different educational levels. About 70,000 refugees are admitted to the U.S. […]
The University of Rochester Medical Center has been awarded more than $19 million from the National Institutes of Health. The money will fund the U of R’s Translational Science Institute, which turns new research discoveries into practical medical treatments. Its mission is to help get new therapies to patients faster and to improve the health […]
United States Senator Chuck Schumer says the National Science Foundation has allocated $2 million in federal funding for photonics research at the University of Rochester. The New York Democrat says researchers will use it to investigate quantum photonics with an eye to creating silicon based photonic computer chips. They could massively speed up information processing […]