Update on new positive cases of COVID-19

There are 50 new positives to report today among students: 11 on the Eastman Campus, one on the Medical Campus, and 38 on the River Campus. Please note that the University’s COVID-19 Dashboard is updated when a new case is reported. Find the latest COVID-19 messages and updates here.

A ‘cautionary tale’ about location tracking

Researchers including Gourab Ghoshal, the Stephen Biggar ’92 and Elizabeth Asaro ’92 Fellow in Data Science and an associate professor of physics, of mathematics, and of computer science, have found that a person’s mobility patterns can be predicted with surprising accuracy based on data collected from their acquaintances—and from strangers who are at the same location at a similar time.

Clinical and Translational Science Institute Analytics Colloquium

Register to attend the Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Analytics Colloquium on Monday, April 25, at noon EDT. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Learn more about the speakers and presentations.

Learn to run program

Are you interested in running? Or getting back into it after some time away? Join Well-U and Max Effort Training for an upcoming spring Learn to Run program. The eight-week program will be held on Saturday mornings, May 21–July 9 at Genesee Valley Park and is designed to safely and efficiently train new runners. Register for the program.

Life insurance qualifying events

Within 90 days of a qualifying family status change (marriage or establishment of a domestic partnership, divorce or termination of a domestic partnership, death of a spouse or domestic partner, or the birth or adoption of a child), you may enroll in or increase your Group Universal Life coverage amount without evidence of insurability. You also may elect additional dependent coverage without evidence of insurability for a new spouse or domestic partner or for a newborn or newly adopted dependent child. You must be actively at work and may not have been previously declined for coverage under the plan to utilize this benefit. Learn more.

CRoFT seminar, career story

The Western New York Center for Research on Flavored Tobacco (CRoFT) hosts a virtual seminar with Francisco Cartujano-Barrera, an assistant professor of public health sciences, and Qixin Wang, a postdoctoral fellow, today, April 12, at 11 a.m. EDT. Registration is required.

Following the presentation, Cartujano-Barrera and Wang will present a virtual “Career Story” from noon to 1 p.m. EDT. Registration is required for that session, as well.

McKenzie Lecture with MIT’s David Autor

David Autor, the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, will deliver the 2022 Lionel W. McKenzie Lecture entitled “The Work of the Future: Where Will it Come From?” on Wednesday, April 13, at 5 p.m. in Wegmans Hall, Room 1400.

‘Adopt’ an international senior for graduation

The Ain Center for Entrepreneurship hosts two business plan competitions each spring. The Mark Ain Business Plan Competition is open to all students working on an idea. The Charles and Janet Forbes Entrepreneurial Competition is open to undergraduate teams in which at least half of a team’s members must have declared majors within the Hajim School. The deadline to apply for both is Friday, April 15, at noon EDT.

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• COVID-19 Resource Center | Medical Center’s COVID-19 update page
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• COVID-19 vaccine requirements and FAQs
• What to do if you or your close contacts have symptoms or have been exposed