Today we’re highlighting a few award-winning students—the 2022 student employees of the year and the winners of the Three Minute Thesis Competition. Learn more about the recipients in the Today’s Updates section below.
Also in today’s issue:
The Greene Center’s Jodyi Wren offers advice to juniors and seniors on how to get a job after college
Hao Yu from Harvard Medical School will present the Department of Public Health Sciences’ annual Saward-Berg Lecture next week
Dining Team Green is looking for student input on the use of plastic bottles on campus
Benjamin Lapidus ’22 and Simon Business School graduate student Anush Mehrabyan ’21, are the University’s Student Employees of the Year. The award is sponsored by the Student Employment Office. Lapidus is an economics major from Deer Park, New York, who works for Wilson Commons Student Activities. Mehrabyan is an Armenia native in the accountancy program at Simon. She works at the Barbara J. Burger iZone.
Three Minute Thesis competition winner focuses on pancreatic cancer
Take a study break and drop by the Day of Mindfulness event hosted in the Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, on Sunday, May 1, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Attend a yoga class, take part in peer-led pop-up meditations, pet therapy dogs, and more. The evening’s schedule is as follows:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Peer-led yoga. Spots are limited. Register here.
6:30 to 8 p.m.: Therapy dogs from RocDog
6:45 to 7 p.m.: Video screening on how students incorporate mindfulness throughout their day
7 p.m.: Pop-up meditation
7:45 p.m.: Pop-up meditation
Peer-led yoga
Take a break from your studies to engage in some movement with the Mindful University Project’s peer-led yoga classes. Join certified yoga teacher Jenny Lee for a 60-minute yoga session that is open to all practice levels. As an intentional space for stillness, you will leave class with strategies to help you navigate daily stressors as you move through finals weeks. Register here for classes, which take place from Monday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m in Goergen Athletic Center.
Survey on use of plastic bottles on campus
Dining Team Green has released a survey designed to gauge student opinion on the possibility of banning the sale of single-use plastic bottles on campus and replacing all plastic bottles with more sustainable alternatives. A decision on whether this policy will be pursued has not been reached, and they are interested in student input before recommending any further steps. Students can take the survey here.
Center for Research on Flavored Tobacco pilot proposals
The Center for Research on Flavored Tobacco (CRoFT) at the University and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is accepting applications for year-five pilot projects for research to inform FDA regulation of tobacco products. Read the RFA for eligibility and application guidelines. The deadline to apply is May 2 at 11:59 p.m. for projects beginning September 1.
Annual Saward-Berg Lecture
Join the Department of Public Health Sciences for the annual Saward-Berg Lecture on Friday, May 6, at 12:30 p.m. in the Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425), Medical Center. Hao Yu, an associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, will present the lecture “The ACA Medicaid Expansion and the Distribution and Compensation of New Primary Care Physicians.” Refreshments will be served after the event.
Stay updated on equity and inclusion at the University through Encompass
The latest issue of Encompass, a monthly newsletter from the Office of Institutional Equity and Inclusion, includes a message from Mercedes Ramírez Fernández, the Richard Feldman Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and chief diversity officer, as well as highlights from the University’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Leadership Summit. Interested in more news about equity and inclusion at the University? Sign up for Encompass.
Participate in a wisdom tooth research study
Participants are needed for a research study that compares pain relief medications after wisdom teeth extraction. You may be eligible to participate if you are 18 years of age or older and you have at least one wisdom tooth impacted in the lower jaw. You will be asked to attend 2–3 visits (screening/surgery and follow-up visit), take study medication if needed, complete a morning and evening eDiary questionnaire on your smartphone, wear a watch-like device, and return unused medication and study supplies at your follow-up visit. For more information email Stacie_Ellis@urmc.rochester.edu or call (585) 273-4489.
Golf league subs needed
Subs are needed for a golf league playing at Genesee Valley on Mondays. Visit the URMC Fitness Center website for details.
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