As the community begins to emerge from winter and pandemic hibernation, experts from UR Medicine’s Fitness Science and Center for Community Health & Prevention programs offer tips on how best to make the transition.
In today’s issue:
The University has been selected by the American Society of Clinical Oncology to participate in the inaugural Oncology Summer Internship program
Learn about the Program of Dance and Movement’s evening of dance film
This month’s UR Medicine EAP blog offers tips on supporting a partner with anxiety
Since Thursday’s notice in @Rochester, there is one new case of COVID-19 to report: a River Campus employee. 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.
The Medical Center is continuing to make vaccine clinic appointments available to all University faculty, staff, and students. Visit the URMC COVID-19 Clinic List to register.
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.
First-ever oncology internship program aims to boost diversity in cancer care workforce
The University has been selected by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) as one of five host schools to participate in the inaugural Oncology Summer Internship program for medical students from populations underrepresented in medicine. Schools were selected based on their demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, ability to implement the program at least through the ASCO-supported term, and the number of eligible students who enroll in the program. Read more about the program.
You got the COVID-19 vaccine. How long are you protected?
As more states expand eligibility and vaccination rates continue to rise, the question now on many people’s minds is how long vaccines will provide protection. “Long-term data from vaccinated individuals will give us the definitive answer, but all signs point to the fact that a level of protection from vaccines should last for a significant period of time, potentially two to three years or longer,” said David Topham, the Marie Curran Wilson and Joseph Chamberlain Wilson Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the founding director of the Translational Immunology and Infectious Disease Institute.
The Greene Center for Career Education and Connections presents “Gwennies” to campus partners who exemplify and uphold the University’s mission, vision, and values. Undergraduate students in AS&E are invited to submit nominations for faculty members who have helped you with career design, fulfill your academic and professional aspirations, or have connected you with organizations or alumni. Submit your nomination by Friday, April 23 at 5 p.m.
'Sip and Paint' study break
The UHS Health Promotion Office presents an evening of creativity and connection. The Creative Arts Club will lead participants in the creation of a spring cherry blossom watercolor painting on Thursday, April 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. EDT. The first 25 students to register will receive painting supplies and a recipe for a YellowJacket mocktail. Register here by April 21.
Wilmot Cancer Institute seminar on next-generation liquid biopsies for solid tumors
Join Joshua Lang, vice chair for biomedical research in the Department of Medicine Carbone Cancer Center at the University of Wisconsin, for “Next-Generation Liquid Biopsies for Solid Tumors: Discovery, Development, and Validation.” The seminar takes place today, Friday, April 16, at noon EST via Zoom.
Data science research seminar on price trends
Join the Goergen Institute for Data Science today, Friday, April 16, for “(Re-)Imag(in)ing Price Trends,” a research seminar with Dacheng Xiu, a professor of econometrics and statistics at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. The free, virtual talk will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. EDT via Zoom.
'Opportunities to Advance Research on Health Equity and Sustainability in Implementation Science' lecture
Join the next Clinical and Translational Science Institute Equity-Focused Dissemination and Implementation webinar on Tuesday, April 20, at 4 p.m. EDT featuring Rachel Shelton, an associate professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University. Shelton will use examples from her community-engaged work on cancer screening to examine how we can advance health equity and sustainability research within the field of implementation science.
An evening of dance film
The Program of Dance and Movement presents “Opening the Frame: An Evening of Dance Film,” on Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25 at 8 p.m. The free live event is open only to the University community. Register here. The show will also be available for viewing online starting on April 26.
10th Annual Tana Grady-Weliky MD Lecture: Women and Diversity in Medicine
Learn more about the concept of intersectionality and apply the theory by examining the role of social identities such as gender, race and ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation in biomedical institutions. “Leading from the Intersections: A Strategy for Excellence,” will be presented virtually by Toi Harris, associate provost of institutional diversity and inclusion and student services at Baylor College of Medicine, on Friday, April 30, at noon EDT.
Take a class with Warner
Learn if a Warner School of Education graduate degree is the right program for you by taking a nonmatriculated class this summer. Registration is now open, and course topics include online teaching, diversity and equity, leadership and management in higher education, the family and social dynamics, and more. Register with the nonmatriculated student application and contact Warner admissions with questions.
Galway Kinnell received his master’s degree from the University in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1983. Visit the University’s Instagram account for a poem shared in celebration of National Poetry Month.
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