Since Monday’s notice in @Rochester, there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report. 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.
Vaccine Update: URMC now able to vaccinate faculty, staff, and students 30 years and older
As an update to the vaccination information provided in recent weeks, University and UR Medicine faculty, staff, and students who are 30 years or older can register to be vaccinated through the Medical Center. New York State expanded its guidance yesterday to include this eligible age group.
Vaccination pre-registration is required through a URMC waitlist; remember, the Medical Center’s ability to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to faculty, staff, and students is at the direction of New York State and varies with the supply of vaccine made available to URMC each week.
New York State also announced yesterday that individuals 16 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated beginning April 6. Further guidance will be provided to students in the coming days on the best ways to obtain their vaccination.
State of the School of Arts & Sciences address
Join Dean Gloria Culver on Thursday, April 1, at noon EDT, to hear the latest news and updates about the School of Arts & Sciences and her vision for the school’s future. There will be a moderated question-and-answer session following Culver’s remarks. Students, faculty, and staff can register here.
Learn about Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures
The Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures (CMAP) is a new National Science Foundation Physics Frontier Center focusing on understanding the physics and astrophysical implications of matter under pressures so high that the structure of individual atoms is disrupted. Learn more about the center in this video.
Researchers are conducting a laboratory-based exploration of planets and stars throughout the universe, and revolutionary states of matter on Earth. Hosted at the University, CMAP is a collaboration among faculty, scientists, researchers, and students at MIT, Princeton, the Universities of California at Berkeley and Davis, the University at Buffalo, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Spaces available in the Study Zone for in-person and virtual study support
Located within the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, the Study Zone offers a quiet study location and accountability through peer support to meet your studying goals. The Study Zone is open with regular hours of 2–9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 2–7 p.m. on Friday. During open hours, study sessions are available in-person socially-distanced in the physical space or remotely in the Virtual Study Zone Zoom room. Feeling isolated or lonely? New “Accountabilibuddy Groups” offer a way to connect directly with a small group of other Study Zone participants to encourage one another as you study. The program serves students in AS&E, the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Simon Business School, and Warner School of Education. Enroll here.
Study groups available for 18 different courses
Looking for peers to study with in your spring 2021 courses? Study groups are available for ACC 201, BIO 113L, BIO 250L, CHM 132, CHM 204, CSC 172, ECON 108, ECON 231W, FIN 205, MATH 141, MATH 142, MATH 150, MATH 162, MATH 164, MATH 165, ME 123, PHYS 121, and PSYC 161. Sign up to attend each week through the Study Group’s associated Blackboard Organization. Find information on the program and schedule.
Koru mindfulness workshop
Did you know that a daily mindfulness practice can help to decrease perceived stress, and improve quality of sleep, self-compassion, mood, and academic performance in both undergraduate and graduate students? Learn the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation during the next Koru mindfulness four-week workshop beginning in early April. Participants will learn about and practice two new meditation techniques weekly, and bring more mindfulness and gratitude into their lives. Registration is required. This program is open to all undergraduate and graduate students.
'Lunch and Listen' program for Medical Center staff and clinical workers features sound meditation
The next “Lunch and Listen” concert from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine and the Office of Patient Experience takes place today, Tuesday, March 30, from noon to 1 p.m. EST. Medical Center staff and clinical workers can join via Zoom to hear artists from the Eastman School of Music, and call in to make requests. This week’s concert features multi-instrumentalist Adrian DiMatteo ’12E ’13 (T5) who will lead a sound meditation.
Travel around the world without a suitcase
No need for a plane or a passport when you trek virtually with Well-U’s Spring Worldwide Wellness challenge. Registration opens April 5 for all University employees. Organize your teams now and discover the recipes, camaraderie, and prizes that await you and your worldly destinations. You may even win a FitBit if you are one of the first 100 registrants.
Applications open for Population Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
Learn more about the Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Population Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship. Applications are due May 10, and applicants have the option of beginning funding in August of 2021 or January 2022.
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