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 more information. Face masks with air valves are not permitted, nor are face shields alone without a proper face mask underneath.
Free COVID-19 testing available to asymptomatic students, faculty, and staffÂ
Rapid COVID-19 antigen testing is now available at no charge—by appointment only—at the River Campus testing site in Rettner Hall for faculty, staff, and students who would like to be tested. This option might be of particular interest to students who don’t have any symptoms, but who want to be tested prior to leaving for Thanksgiving break.
Appointments are available on Mondays between noon and 4 p.m.; Thursdays between 1 and 8 p.m.; and Saturdays between 8 a.m. and noon. Testing will be in the atrium at Rettner Hall located near Wilson Commons. Employees and students should bring their University ID and must wear a mask at the testing location.
While individuals will be informed of the test result, at this time a printed or electronic testing result confirmation will not be available. If a student’s rapid antigen test is positive, they will be offered a follow-up PCR test to confirm the result.
University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered Thursday, November 18, for Bryan Alexander, a transport assistant with the transportation center at Strong Memorial Hospital, who died on November 5. Alexander joined the University staff in 2012.
UR Procurement (P2P) Marketplace gets an upgrade
The UR Procurement Marketplace (Jaggaer) is upgraded three times a year. UR Financials Procurement Marketplace (Jaggaer) has a scheduled upgrade for Sunday, November 14. Information will be sent to P2P users in the next week with additional details.
Drop-in counseling group today for trans students and allies
The University Counseling Center is offering a drop-in group today, November 11, via Zoom for trans students and allies in need of a safe space to process and gain support. The group takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. EST.
Discussion on AAPI mental health
Join the UHS Health Promotion Office in Havens Lounge, Wilson Commons, on Saturday, November 20, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for a discussion on Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) mental health. There will be a screening of a video featuring Rochester AAPI students sharing their mental health stories and holding a conversation about mental health stigma and seeking help. The first 10 people to show up will receive a prize bag including Asian snacks, stress balls, lavender sachets, and more. This event is open to all undergraduate AAPI students and allies.
Learn more about the computational medicine early admittance program at Sidney Kimmel Medical School
Learn about the computational medicine early admittance program at Sidney Kimmel Medical School with Isidore Rigoutsos ’87 (MS), Michael Stillman from the medical school, and a current Rochester student who gained acceptance to the program. Students selected for this program will benefit from a free mentored summer research experience at the school, waiver of the MCAT requirement, and preferred admissions to the computational medicine track. This event takes place on Friday, November 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. in Wegmans Hall, Room 1400, and is cosponsored by Women and Minorities in Computing, the Computer Science Undergraduate Council, the Goergen Institute for Data Science, and the Greene Center for Career Education and Connections. Register in Handshake.
Because of the University’s observance of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 25, and Friday, November 26, the pay date for biweekly hourly paid employees will be Wednesday, November 24. This change affects payroll processing submission deadlines as follows:
For the biweekly hourly payroll for the pay period ending November 21, all time must be entered and approved by 10 a.m. on Monday, November 22.
For monthly and semimonthly payroll, all time exceptions must be entered and approved by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23.
To ensure hourly employees are paid properly, it’s important that all hourly time is entered and approved by the 10 a.m. deadline on Monday, November 22. Tips on how timekeepers and employees can prepare for the accelerated deadline can be found on the payroll web page.
Lecture: ‘Quality Disclosure, Demand, and Congestion: Evidence from Physician Ratings’
Attend a presentation by Ben Chartock, a PhD student at the Wharton School’s Department of Health Care Management and Economics, who will be discussing his recent paper, “Quality Disclosure, Demand, and Congestion: Evidence from Physician Ratings.” The virtual lecture takes place today, November 11, at 1:30 p.m. EST. Register in advance to attend.
Jack Beermann, a professor of law and the Harry Elwood Warren Scholar at the Boston University School of Law, will present the talk “The Origins of Separate but Equal and the Case of Madame DeCuir” today, November 11, at 5 p.m. EST in the Humanities Center, Rush Rhees Library, Conference Room D. The talk is based on Beermann’s recent book The Journey to Separate but Equal: Madame Decuir’s Quest for Racial Justice in the Reconstruction Era. Learn more about the lecture, sponsored by the Humanities Center.
Film produced by director of Lisio Italian Studies Program premieres
Voyage to Procida, a film by Frederico Siniscalco, a frequent visiting faculty member in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, has its American premiere in California at the Cinelounge Independent film festival, taking place November 11–14. Donna Logan, who is one of the executive producers of the film, is director of the University’s Lisio Italian Studies Programs in Italy. Learn more about the film.
Tripods 2021 Careers in Data Science Lecture Series: Gregory Jones
Join the Goergen Institute for Data Science for the next session in the Tripods 2021 Careers in Data Science Lecture Series. On Monday, November 15, at 8 p.m. EST, Gregory Jones will discuss his path from physics doctoral candidate to buyer-side quant at an institutional mutual and hedge fund manager, sharing his perspective on the skills required to jump-start a career in the industry.
Learn what Warner School has to offer at upcoming information session
Join Warner School of Education admissions at a virtual information session on Tuesday, November 16, from 4 to 5 p.m. EST to learn more about graduate programs in counseling, educational leadership, education policy, health professions education, higher education, human development, online teaching, program evaluation, and teaching. The next application deadline is December 15. Contact Warner School admissions with questions. Learn more and register to attend an upcoming admissions information session.
Conference on neurology for the primary care provider
Registration is now open for the Neurology for the Primary Care Provider conference, taking place Thursday, December 2, in the Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425), Medical Center. This year’s speakers include Jaclyn Burch, an assistant professor of neurology; Megan Hyland, an associate professor of neurology; Erica Schuyler, an associate professor of neurology and residency program director at the University of Connecticut; and Colleen Tomcik, an associate professor of neurology.
The Program of Dance and Movement will present a screening of Into Sunlight: The Film and artist’s talk with Robin Becker, choreographer and artistic director of Robin Becker Dance, on Sunday, November 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Spurrier Dance Studio on the River Campus. The film explores Becker’s project to examine the effects of the Vietnam war and the creation of the dance “Into Sunlight.” The film combines the dance performance, historical events in Vietnam, student protests on the University of Wisconsin campus, and recent footage of the dance company in Vietnam. The event is free and open to the public.
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