Alert: Apple users should update their device immediately
Apple recently released a critical security update and urged consumers to install it as soon as possible. Users who do not update their iPhones and iPads to the operating system’s latest version (iOS 14.8) face an increased risk of being compromised by this vulnerability. If you have an Apple device, go to “Settings,” click on “General,” and choose “Software Update” to download and install the update. Apple has released similar updates for Mac computers; check with your local IT support staff for information on the version you should be running.
Grant supports Rochester professor’s quest for superconductivity
Ranga Dias, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and of physics and astronomy, has been awarded a grant from the Gordan and Betty Moore Foundation to support his groundbreaking efforts to create viable superconducting materials. The award will also help him prepare more researchers in the United States to join the quest.
The findings are “alarming and reason for pause,” said Brian McGarry, an assistant professor of medicine and of public health sciences. He is one of the authors of the analysis, which appeared in a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Today through September 23, students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of in-person and virtual employer events, a career expo, workshops, and to save on professional wear. Students can register for these events through Handshake. For additional questions or preparation, connect with the Greene Center.
Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or homesick? Are you not sleeping well? A UR Connected Coach can help. The team of undergraduate and graduate student coaches has received specialized training in the areas of active listening, helping students in distress, and suicide prevention. They are also educated on all of the resources the Rochester campus has to offer, from academic support to navigating an off-campus therapy appointment to finding a program to improve your sleep habits. Visit the UR Connected website to get started. You can review coach profiles, choose one that will be a good fit, and schedule directly with them online. This program is brought to you by the UHS Health Promotion Office.
Writing groups for AS&E undergrads
Do you have writing to do this semester? Writing groups are small groups of writers who meet once a week for two hours to write together. Each group is led by a writing fellow and each session is motivated by your individual goals. Bring any kind of academic, professional, or creative writing. Learn more and enroll online. Email liz.tinelli@rochester.edu with questions.
Connect with a peer career advisor
Drop by the Greene Center for Career Education and Connections on the fourth floor of Dewey Hall, Monday through Friday between 1 and 4 p.m. to connect with a peer career advisor. This is a great time to ask quick career-related questions, discuss networking and interview resources, or receive feedback on documents. No appointment is necessary.
Identify your health priorities with a biometric screening
Results from your biometric screening can be intimidating. Maybe you don’t want to see how your habits have affected your health. Then again, small habits can also improve how you feel and, with a Well-U biometric screening, you can begin to take one step at a time with guidance from your nurse coach. Get started here.
The Arthur Satz Music Department’s Carillon Society introduces a new weekly carillon concert series starting Sunday, September 19, at 5 p.m. EDT. Listen from the Eastman Quadrangle or online and find the full program here.
Tickets on sale for Eastman School, Garth Fagan Dance collaboration
Tickets are now on sale for “A Collaborative Celebration,” the joint performance with Eastman Percussion Ensemble, Eastman Saxophone Project, and Garth Fagan Dance. The performance takes place Friday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall, Eastman School of Music. Free for University ID holders with the use of promo code “ESM1021,” tickets can be acquired online. Additional $20 general admission tickets are also available to purchase, with tickets available at the door, pending availability, the evening of the concert. For additional information, call the Concert Office at (585) 274-1109.
Wilmot Cancer Institute seminar
Sara Hurvitz, a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, presents “Rapidly Evolving Standards for the Treatment of HER2+ Breast Cancer” at the next Wilmot Cancer Institute seminar, taking place today, September 17, at noon EDT. Join the seminar via Zoom.
Symposium features top scholars in Black studies
The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies hosts a two-day symposium, “We Have Nothing to Lose but Our Chains: Black Study and Its Futures,” on September 24 and 25. The event, which will be held in person and streamed live, features some of the top scholars in the field discussing the trajectory of Black studies within and outside the academy. Frederick Douglass Institute Director Jeffrey McCune Jr. will present the inaugural Frederick Douglass Lecture, “The Politics of Disobedience is the Future,” at 3 p.m. EDT on September 25 to conclude the symposium. Learn more and register for the symposium, which is free and open to the public.
Bernard Guyer Lecture addresses first at-home HIV test, FDA approval process
The 10th annual Bernard Guyer Lecture in Public Health is partnering with public health grand rounds for an event on Friday, October 15, at noon EDT. Abigail Zuger, an infectious disease expert and retired senior attending physician at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside Hospitals, will present “Public Health at the Bathroom Sink: Home Testing for Contagious Disease.” Zuger will explore the specifics of the home HIV test’s long journey to market and some of the larger lessons for today. This year’s virtual event is presented in partnership with the Center for Community Health & Prevention, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Departments of Medicine, Public Health Sciences, and Pediatrics. Register today.
Studio X, the University’s new hub for extended reality, opens in October. Learn more about the space, located on the first floor of Carson Library, on the River Campus Libraries’ Instagram.
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