Update on new positive cases of COVID-19

There are two new positive cases among students to report: two 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.

An overview of explainable artificial intelligence

Yaron Shaposhnik, an assistant professor at Simon Business School, provides an overview of explainable artificial intelligence—or XAI—a growing field that aims to improve the understanding of predictive models.

Kids with hearing loss will now learn spoken English and ASL in Los Angeles schools

NPR, June 1

“What LA Unified School District is doing right now is groundbreaking. I think it’s historical,” says Wyatte Hall, an assistant professor of public health sciences, of obstetrics and gynecology, of pediatrics, and of neurology, through an interpreter. “For too long, schools have put too much faith into hearing aids or implants. Even the best cochlear implant technology today is not a cure. It does not make deaf people hearing. There’s always a limitation of some kind.”

Survey shows convenience, flexibility top factors for employee commuters

In March, the Department of Transportation and Parking Management surveyed employees to find out how they get to and from work. The survey received over 5,000 unique responses, representing a 23 percent response rate. Based on survey feedback, Transportation and Parking partnered with RTS to offer U-Pass, a free, alternative transportation program to encourage eligible employees to utilize public transportation for their commute. Find out more about eligibility requirements and application instructions and access a breakdown of results here.

‘Wear Orange Day’ to build safer, healthier communities

Join Golisano Children’s Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics for “Wear Orange Day” today, June 3, to help raise awareness of building safer and healthier communities. Take pictures with your coworkers and post them to social media with the hashtag #GCHwearsOrange or #WearOrange. Visit the Golisano Children’s Hospital conference area on the first floor before the tower elevators between 8 a.m. and noon to learn about advocacy and resources for building safer communities, receive giveaways, and participate in raffles for orange “Sandy and Friends” T-shirts.

Wilmot Cancer Institute ‘Survivors Night’ with the Rochester Red Wings 

Anyone affected by cancer is invited to join Wilmot Cancer Institute for “Survivors Night” with the Rochester Red Wings on Friday, July 29. Tickets cost $5 each and cancer survivors and their families are invited to participate in a parade on the field before the game. Learn more and purchase tickets by calling (585) 455-8591 or emailing mkphanrahan@gmail.com.

The Eastman School of Music’s Sequoia Reed Quintet won the silver medal in the Senior Wind Division at the 2022 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. The group also took home the “Lift Every Voice” prize for the best performance of a piece by a historically underrepresented composer.

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