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University of Rochester Tuition Free for Vets
R News Starting in the fall semester of next year, U.S. military veterans can attend select programs at the University of Rochester tuition-free. Programs include the U of R’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, the Eastman School of Music undergraduate studies program, and the School of Nursing’s RN completion. It’s possible through Veterans Benefits under the revised GI Bill, federal and state aid, and the new Rochester Pledge scholarship. Veterans seeking to enter as first-year or transfer students must meet normal U of R admissions requirements. University of Rochester Admissions(585) 275-3221 or (toll free) (888) 822-2256 University of Rochester Beginning in fall 2009, qualified veterans may attend the University of Rochester’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering and the Eastman School of Music undergraduate studies program and the School of Nursing’s RN completion (RN to … Read entire article »
My MRI Experience
I had an MRI done of my right shoulder last evening. I was, for some reason, extremely anxious. Probably because in the TV show “House“, bad things always happen in the MRI or CAT scan. The lovely wife came with and it was very reassuring. Evening hours at the University of Rochester’s medical building in Brighton. Nice. Remodelling, like they are all over that system. Not so nice in that the music for the MRI was down. I got two golf tee shapped ear plugs and listened to a variety of loud pounding and slamming for twenty minutes. About five different sounds, two of which caused my insides to wiggle. Yep, like “giving birth to an alien” wiggle. I have to believe that improvements in this technology are on the way. The noise is something that … Read entire article »
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Iraqi Child to See for First Time
A five-year-old Iraqi girl is in Rochester, undergoing surgeries that could give her the gift of eyesight. Noor Al-Ithawi was born blind. The girl lives near Bagdad, Iraq. Members of the U.S. military there lobbied to bring the girl here, to undergo a rare artificial corneal transplant. Noor’s family is credited with helping U.S. forces there. On Monday, the girl underwent the first of two surgeries at the University of Rochester’s Eye Institute. Doctors don’t … Read entire article »
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