The COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have fostered a trend of at-home baking, in which amateur breadmakers, like master bakers and brewers, are experimenting with various strains of baker’s yeast and sourdough starters. Read more below from biologist Justin Fay on why understanding baker’s yeast may also help your at-home baking rise to a new level.
Also in today’s issue:
The Eastman School of Music has been named an Institution of Excellence by Yamaha
An updated guide to recycling at campus dining halls
Alumnae leaders lead a discussion on overcoming challenges and changes
Since Thursday’s notice in @Rochester, there is one new case of COVID-19 to report: a River Campus student. Please note that the University’s COVID-19 Dashboard is updated daily. Whenever a new case is known, the contact-tracing process begins immediately with confirmed exposures being contacted and required to quarantine.
It’s extremely important for the health of the University community that individuals continue to adhere to the face masking and social distancing protocols. Even as some individuals are now receiving their first or second dose of the vaccine, these practices to prevent the transmission of the virus cannot be relaxed.
If you think you’re experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, it’s important to report them through Dr. Chat Bot—for non–Medical Center faculty, staff, and all students and for Medical Center employees—immediately. Even if you think your symptoms might be something else—like a cold, seasonal congestion, or allergies—it’s still important to tell University health professionals and contact tracers what you’re experiencing.
Yamaha honors Eastman as Institution of Excellence
Cutting back on in-person visits could make recruiting patients easier and reduce dropout rates, leading to quicker, cheaper clinical trials, says Ray Dorsey, the David M. Levy Professor of Neurology and director of the Center for Health and Technology at the Medical Center. He notes that enrollment in one of his current virtual studies, which is tracking people with a genetic predisposition to Parkinson’s, actually surged last spring. “While most clinical studies were paused or delayed, ours accelerated in the midst of the pandemic.”
BIC-Ture This: A queer art-making series for LGBTQ students
Join the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center virtually on Wednesday, March 3, from 7 to 8 p.m. to learn the basics of knitting and make your own scarf. All materials will be provided, whether you’re on campus or not. Learn more and register by February 25.
Experimenting with different ways to manage stress can help you discover a collection of dependable techniques that fit your life and work for you. Read this month’s UR Medicine EAP blog to learn more about creating this personal stress management “urgency kit.”
Join alumnae leaders in law, education, sports, medicine, technology, and music for an inspiring discussion on overcoming challenges and changes. Explore how pivotal moments in personal and professional lives serve as catalysts for growth, and how to better assess situations, adapt to them more quickly, and move toward solutions that benefit all. Register for the event, taking place today, Friday, February 19, at noon EST. This event is presented by the Women’s Network.
Faculty artist concert features works by Mahler, Brahms
The next concert in Eastman School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series features Yoojin Jang, an assistant professor of violin; Guy Johnston, an associate professor of cello; Alexander Kobrin, an associate professor of piano; and Masumi Per Rostad, an associate professor of viola. The performance takes place Sunday, February 21, at 3 p.m. EST, and will be free to stream live at esm.rochester.edu/live. The stream will start approximately 15 minutes before the event.
Mindful lunch break meditation
Take a mindful lunch break and learn the skills to cultivate more peace within. In this four-week class, participants will learn two new meditation techniques each week, engage in a short, daily(ish) practice, and bring more mindfulness and gratitude to their lives. The program is offered on Fridays from noon to 1:15 p.m. EST via Zoom starting February 26 and is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Registration is required. Brought to you by the Mindful University Project.
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