Menopause can mess with your memory, and a new study from Medical Center researchers has identified four profiles of cognitive function that may help researchers understand why memory declines for some women during menopause. “If we understand what goes on cognitively for women during this time, we can help normalize the experience,” said Miriam Weber, an associate professor of neurology and of obstetrics and gynecology, who is the first author of the study.
In today’s issue:
Several faculty members have recently been appointed to named positions
Volunteers are still needed for Fringe Festival, taking place this month
Learn more about Eastman Community Music School at an upcoming open house
The Board of Trustees has recently appointed several faculty members to named positions. The named positions are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate the work of Rochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.
Alex Levin, the Adeline Lutz—Steven S.T. Ching, M.D. Distinguished Professor in Ophthalmology
Paul Levy, the C. Jane Davis & C. Robert Davis Distinguished Professor in Pulmonary Medicine
Susana Marcos, the David R. Williams Director of the Center for Visual Science and as the Nicholas George Endowed Professor in Optics
Brian Marples, the Dr. Sidney H. and Barbara L. Sobel Professor in Radiation Oncology
Jeffrey McCune Jr., the Frederick Douglass Professor and director of the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies
Ruth O’Regan, chair of the Department of Medicine and as the Charles Ayrault Dewey Professor of Medicine
Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio, the Arnold Lisio ’56, ’61M (MD) and Anne Moore Lisio, MD Endowed Distinguished Professor in Italian Language & Culture
David MacLean, the Paul Stark Professor in Pharmacology
Wojciech Zareba, the inaugural David Mortara Endowed Professor in Cardiology
@Rochester returns Tuesday
Look for the next issue Tuesday, September 7, after the Labor Day holiday. Send submissions by noon today for Tuesday’s edition.
“What’s interesting here is that they’ve created this, essentially, law that almost by design is going to benefit incumbents,” says David Primo, the Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor and a professor of political science and business administration, and author of a book about campaign finance. “And so usually you don’t see something that’s so transparently anti-challenger. Usually, it’s at least couched in some sort of rhetoric about campaign finance. That’s what makes this a little bit unusual.”
Apply for fellowships that support future foreign service
The Pickering and Rangel Fellowships provide money for graduate school for students who want to enter the foreign service. The respective deadlines to apply are September 22 and 29. Interested students may contact the Fellowships Office at fellowships@rochester.edu with questions.
The 2021 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival is in urgent need of additional volunteers. The University is a sponsor of the annual festival, which takes place September 14 through 25. Volunteers also receive a T-shirt and qualify for one free ticket to a Fringe-curated show for every eight hours worked. Learn more and sign up here.
Eastman Community Music School open house
Eastman Community Music School is hosting an open house at 10 Gibbs St. from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 12. Musicians of all ages are invited to learn about the musical opportunities offered at the school. The fall semester begins on Wednesday, September 8. Many University faculty and staff are eligible for a 25 percent tuition waiver for themselves and their children through the Office of Total Rewards. Masks will be required at the open house.
In a video shared on the UR Medicine Facebook page, Medical Center employees share why they received the COVID-19 vaccine—some as recently as last week after overcoming initial hesitation—and urge others to do the same.
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