Medical Center experts answer questions about COVID-19 vaccine boosters
Wondering if or when you’ll need a COVID-19 vaccine booster? Get answers to common questions about vaccine boosters from Angela Branche, an assistant professor of medicine and codirector of the Medical Center’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit; Ann Falsey, a professor of medicine and infectious diseases and codirector of the Medical Center’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit; and Ed Walsh, a professor of medicine.
In today’s issue:
Kathleen Gallucci has been named the University’s vice president for human resources and chief human resources officer
This summer, University IT will begin requiring Duo two-factor authentication for Microsoft 365 services
Sunday is Pride Celebration Day at the Memorial Art Gallery
Login security improvements will affect some email, calendar apps
To continue efforts to reduce phishing and cybersecurity threats, University IT will begin requiring Duo two-factor authentication for Microsoft 365 services. Over the summer, University IT will roll out this change to University faculty, staff, and students who use Microsoft 365 services including email, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, and more. When accessing these services, you will receive a prompt to log in to Duo if you are not connected to the University network. You may not have to authenticate again for up to 30 days. This change will help prevent unauthorized access to accounts and University services.
After this change, some mail applications used to access University email will no longer work and a new mail app or update may be required. Learn more on what to expect, and watch your University mailbox for instructions and notices from the University IT Help Desk to be ready for this change.
Warner School receives National Science Foundation award to support justice-centered, ambitious science teaching
April Luehmann, an associate professor at the Warner School, will lead a three-year project titled “COVID Connects Us: Nurturing Novice Teachers’ Justice Science Teaching (JuST) Identities,” which is funded by a Discovery Research PreK–12 grant from the National Science Foundation. As part of the project, science educators from the University of Connecticut Naeg School of Education and the University of Washington’s IslandWood Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community will team up with a network of science teachers to confront the devastation and mistrust for science felt by communities, especially communities of color, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UR Procurement (P2P) Marketplace gets an upgrade
The UR Procurement Marketplace (Jaggaer) is upgraded three times a year. The next scheduled upgrade is set for Sunday, July 25. Information will be sent to P2P users in the next week with additional details on changes users will notice after the upgrade.
The third iteration of the virtual “UR Innovation Challenge: Building Sustainable Futures,” previously known as the COVID-19 Challenge, will be held from July 26 through August 9 and is open to all University undergraduate and graduate students. In this two-week innovation challenge, students will work in virtual teams to develop solutions for addressing various problems related to sustainability and social justice in the City of Rochester. At the end of the challenge, participants will present their solutions to their respective community partners and a panel of judges. Cash prizes will be awarded. Registration is open here.
The Western New York Center for Research on Flavored Tobacco (CRoFT) hosts “Smoking Cessation to Global Tobacco Control Advocacy: A Career Retrospective,” a presentation by Harry Lando, a professor of epidemiology and community health at the University of Minnesota, taking place virtually today, Friday, July 16, at 11 a.m. EDT. Registration is required.
Attend the David T. Kearns Center Virtual Summer Research Symposium on Friday, July 30, showcasing the academic and research experiences of undergraduate and pre-collegiate summer scholars. Joyce Payne, founder of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, is the keynote speaker. The event takes place from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. Register here. Email kearnscenter@rochester.edu with questions.
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