Engineering professor named one of Popular Science’s ‘Brilliant 10’
Michael Giacomelli, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is among the early-career scientists and engineers being recognized as one of Popular Science’s Brilliant 10, a roster of early-career scientists and engineers whose work is moving the goalposts in their respective fields. Giacomelli is developing novel technology that would enable surgeons to detect within minutes whether a potential nonmelanoma skin cancer is malignant and, if so, whether surgery to remove it is successful.
In today’s issue:
A reminder for faculty and staff about tuition reimbursement at outside colleges and universities
The first public lecture in the yearlong Sawyer Seminar series on migration takes place on Thursday
Eastman Opera Theatre announces its 2021–22 season
University flags will be lowered Thursday, September 30, for Leslie Hammerl, an insurance collection specialist in patient financial services, who died on September 2. Hammerl joined the University staff in 2015.
The Center for Community Engagement in the College invites Students’ Association–recognized student organizations to apply for Community Engagement Challenge grants. These grants of up to $500 each are intended to support projects that build and strengthen ties between the University and the city of Rochester. Learn more about the project-funding opportunity here. Fall 2021 applications are due October 1.
Tuition reimbursement at other colleges and universities
Don’t forget to submit an application for tuition reimbursement for your fall classes no later than 30 days from the start of the course. Learn more and access the tuition reimbursement application on the tuition website.
Calm your mind
When your thoughts diminish, your mind is better able to make good decisions and your stress is lowered. During Well-U’s mindfulness-based stress reduction program, you will practice and learn skills to direct you through a busy day and trying events. Register now.
The Office of Equity and Inclusion is calling for nominations for the Presidential Stronger as One Diversity Awards. The redesigned awards now include categories to honor faculty, staff, students, and members of the Rochester community and Board of Trustees. The awards will recognize those who have supported the five institutional equity, diversity, and inclusion priorities and helped ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment at the University. Nominate someone today. The deadline for nominations is October 31.
Online public lecture: ‘The Global Refugee Crisis: A Philosophical Analysis’
The Humanities Center welcomes Serena Parekh, a professor of philosophy at Northeastern University, for the first public lecture in the yearlong Sawyer Seminar series on migration. Parekh will discuss formulating a morally adequate refugee policy in light of the two global refugee crises—the well-known one faced by Western states, and the lesser-known one faced by refugees themselves. The free online lecture takes place Thursday, September 23, from 5 to 6 p.m. EDT. Zoom link provided upon registration. Learn more and register.
Lecture on the Clean Water Act
Join Michelle Marcus, an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt, as she discusses the findings from her recent publication, “A Watershed Moment: The Clean Water Act and Infant Health.” The virtual talk takes place Friday, September 24, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Learn more and register here.
Eastman Opera Theatre announces its 2021–22 season featuring a double bill of music theater works by Kate Soper and Missy Mazzoli; the baroque opera La Calisto by Francesco Cavalli; Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods; and L’Amant Anonyme, an opera by Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. This season also includes the postponed virtual production of Postcard from Morocco by Dominick Argento ’58E (PhD) and John Donahue. Above, students are shown rehearsing for Kate Soper’s Here Be Sirens.
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