How did Earth avoid a Mars-like fate? Ancient rocks hold clues
New paleomagnetic research led by John Tarduno, the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and dean of research for Arts, Sciences & Engineering, suggests Earth’s solid inner core formed 550 million years ago and restored our planet’s magnetic field. The research provides clues about the history and future evolution of Earth and how it became a habitable planet, as well as the evolution of other planets in the solar system.
In today’s issue:
An information session for employees on Warner and Simon programs
Huda Yahya Zoghbi is the next presenter in the Dean’s Lecture Series
Videos from this year’s ARTs + Change Virtual Conference are available online through the end of the month
University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered Tuesday, August 2, for Gary Goldstein, a bus driver, who died on June 30. Goldstein joined the University staff in 2019.
Join Simon Business School, Warner School of Education, and the Office of Total Rewards on Thursday, August 4, Â from 5 to 7 p.m. in Schlegel Hall, Eisenberg Rotunda, to learn how employee tuition benefits can be used for various part-time graduate programs specifically designed for the busy professional. Faculty, current students, admissions, and benefits staff will be present to answer your questions. Participants will receive an application fee waiver of up to $150 to use when applying to either school. Register in advance to attend. Light refreshments will be served.
Huda Yahya Zoghbi, the Ralph D. Feigin Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, will present “Molecular and Neurobiological Studies in Rett Syndrome and Other MECP2 Disorders” as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series. Zoghbi, who won the 2022 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, will present on Monday, August 8, at 4 p.m. in the Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425), Medical Center. Read more about the lecture series and add the event to your calendar.
Session on RNASeq analysis
The Center for Integrated Research Computing is hosting an RNASeq analysis session August 16–18, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Register for this and other sessions here. You must be connected to the University network to register.
Face masks are optional for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors indoors. Patient care areas, as well as University shuttles and transportation, continue to require masking. A full description of Medical Center masking requirements is available on the URMC Intranet (University network access required).
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