Open Letter novel named finalist for National Book Awards
Winter in Sokcho, written by Elisa Shua Dusapin and translated from the French by Aneesa Abbas Higgins, is a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature. It’s the first title from Open Letter, the University’s nonprofit literary translation press, to be named a finalist by the National Book Foundation, which administers the awards.
In today’s issue:
Warner School of Education Professor Bonnie Rubenstein offers tips to support students as they return to in-person learning
Faculty and staff can sign up to take part in a workshop to create a queer-inclusive AS&E
Attend a lecture and panel discussion on the life of civil rights and suffrage activist Mary Church Terrell
A reminder on face masks: they must be worn properly covering the nose and mouth indoors on the University’s campuses and properties. Visit the face mask FAQ page for full information. Face masks with air valves are not permitted, nor are face shields alone without a proper face mask underneath.
Tips for supporting students as behavioral, mental health concerns arise during the lingering pandemic
Bonnie Rubenstein, a professor at the Warner School of Education, offers tips for educators to support students as they strive to adapt to a full return to in-person learning throughout the course of the school year.
Medical Center pilots optical genome mapping for patient care
The DNA Microarray Laboratory within the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is participating in a new, multi-institutional study aimed at validating an up-and-coming genomic technology, with the goal of getting it one step closer to clinical application.
“If we hope to reduce and eventually eliminate health inequity including racial disparities in outcomes, a broader scope of understanding of the contributions to these disparities is critical to informing interventions towards dismantling them,” say the study’s coauthors Elaine Hill, an associate professor of public health sciences, of economics, and of obstetrics and gynecology, and Stefanie Hollenbach, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology. “Redlining maps are now available for more than 200 cities across the US and could be used for targeting these interventions.”
A diverse team of undergraduate students has the opportunity to spend the summer of 2022 designing and building their own engineered biological system with the University’s International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) team. iGEM projects aim to solve local, real-world problems. Students in the program will design their own experiments, construct new genetic parts, and validate the constructs using new characterization assays. iGEM is multi-disciplinary, highly collaborative, and student-managed. Participants will travel to Paris and interact with hundreds of universities from all over the world.
Students from any study program are welcome on the team. Participation in the project is worth eight credits, which can be used to fulfill elective requirements. Students in most biology tracks can use iGEM to replace their upper-level lab course, as well as a diversification course. iGEM team members must be enrolled in fall 2022.
Learn more at an informational session on Tuesday, October 12, at 12:30 p.m. EDT via Zoom or email Anne Meyer.
In the first part of the two-part “Creating a Queer Inclusive AS&E” workshop for AS&E faculty and staff, participants will learn basic information about LGBTQ culture including current language and terms. The workshop is designed to allow participants to immediately begin creating more inclusive spaces in their work. In part two, participants will begin to gain an understanding of cissexism and heterosexism in higher education.
Staff sessions take place Tuesday, October 12, and Tuesday, October 26, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Feldman Ballroom, Douglass Commons. Register here for both staff sessions.
Lecture with audio industry professional Colin McDowell
Colin McDowell, founder and CEO of McDSP Plugins, will talk about and field questions on building his own audio plugin company from the ground up today, October 8, at noon in the Computer Studies Building, Room 616. Seating is limited. Learn more and register here.
Tripods 2021 Careers in Data Science Lecture Series: Sanja Hukovic ’03S (MBA) rescheduled for Monday
Join the Goergen Institute for Data Science for the next talk in the Tripods 2021 Careers in Data Science Lecture Series taking place on Zoom Monday, October 11, at 8 p.m. EDT. Sanja Hukovic ’03S (MBA) will discuss her current job at the London Stock Exchange, and her background in model validation.
‘Mary Church Terrell: The Face of African American Women’s Suffrage Activism’
Join Wednesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. EDT as Alison Parker, the Richards Professor of American History at the University of Delaware, discusses her book, Unceasing Militant: The Life of Mary Church Terrell, the first full-length biography of Terrell. Following the presentation, Parker and a panel of University women will discuss the important role Black women have played in changing the culture and institutions that have perpetuated inequality throughout the United States, the challenges and repercussions they encounter, and the resilience they possess in the face of adversity. Learn more about the panel and register here for this virtual event, presented by the Black Alumni Network and the Women’s Network, in partnership with the Susan B. Anthony Center, the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center, the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, and the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies.
Lorri L. Jean and Darrel Cummings LGBTQ Leadership Lecture Series
Paul Kawata, executive director of the National Minority AIDS Council, will discuss his work in addressing difficult questions about the impact that race has on ending the HIV epidemic in America, coupled with the impact and response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The lecture takes place Thursday, October 14, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. EDT in the Feldman Ballroom and via live stream. Register here to attend.
There’s still time to register for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Summit
The sixth annual Doctor of Nursing Practice Summit, focusing on the ways nurses and institutions can address health disparities and achieve health equity in the US, will begin with a one-hour virtual session Friday, October 15, and continue with one-hour sessions on October 22 and 29. The summit is open to all nurses, health professionals, students, and trainees. Registration is free and contact hours are available to attendees. Find more information and register here.
International Education Week grants
International Education Week, an annual joint initiative of the US Departments of State and Education to promote international engagement at US colleges and universities, takes place November 15–19. The Office for Global Engagement’s International Education Week grant provides funding for programming during the month of November that celebrates the benefits of international education. This includes lectures and programs that highlight international academic programs and research, in addition to those that encourage the integration of the University’s domestic and international student body. The grant is open to students and departments University-wide. Grants up to $500 will be awarded. The deadline to apply is Friday, October 15. For additional information, email global@rochester.edu.
Eastman Opera Theatre is staging Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up, part of a double bill with Kate Soper’s Here Be Sirens (Suite) taking place November 4–7 in Kilbourn Hall. Find more information here.
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