A Rochester radiologist publishes a paper on mammography, one of the earliest arguments for the importance to women of this procedure. Whipple receives the Nobel Prize for his research leading to the alleviation of pernicious anemia. Pioneering dental researchers publish their studies on the use of fluorine to prevent dental cavities. Most of the students are in uniform as members of Army and Navy training units. The School of Nursing also graduates greater numbers than ever before, with enrollment jumping nearly 100 percent by war's end.
War shapes research programs.
A large cadre of investigators takes part in the ultra-secret Manhattan Project, which designates Rochester as the national center for investigating the health hazards of atomic research. A Department of Psychiatry is founded, the first department added to the medical school since its opening. Construction of Wing R, first major addition to the building complex, gets under way. Their films are later shown on nationwide television in the opening broadcast of Omnibus, acclaimed PBS cultural variety show. Strong Memorial Hospital acquires its first heart-lung machine.