“The President’s Own” US Marine Band will play a free concert at the Eastman School of Music next week. Tickets are free and can be reserved through a link below in the For the Community section.
Also in today’s issue:
The new Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics had named an inaugural chair
Meditation classes for the University’s LGBTQ+ community
New Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics names inaugural chair
Among the first in the country with a humanities division, the Medical Center is now just one of eight academic medical centers in the nation to have a dedicated humanities and bioethics department. Lainie Friedman Ross, a pediatrician and internationally renowned bioethicist at the University of Chicago, has been named the inaugural chair of the new Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics and director of the Paul M. Schyve, MD Center for Bioethics.
In recent years, a small group of scholars, including Hein Goemans, an associate professor of political science, has focused on war-termination theory. Goemans, an expert on why nations go to war and war termination, told The New Yorker that he doesn’t expect the war to end any time soon, pointing out that it’s turned into a large European war with “trench warfare, like World War One” with enormous implications. “This will shape the rest of the twenty-first century. If Russia loses, or it doesn’t get what it wants, it will be a different Russia afterward,” says Goemans. “If Russia wins, it will be a different Europe afterward.”
The Ain Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosts a new workshop series, “Block-by-Block: Building Entrepreneurial Foundation,” designed to help student innovators and entrepreneurs learn more about tools, resources, approaches, and concepts that could help them with their projects and career paths.
The first session, “Exploring Innovation,” will feature Jenn Sertl, an adjunct professor at RIT, director of marketing at Circle Optics, and community director at MARL Startup Studio. Register online to attend the workshop on Tuesday, October 4, at 5 p.m. in iZone. Email the Ain Center with questions.
Meditation class for first-year minority graduate students
First-year minority graduate students can join Felicia Reed-Watt, associate director of social work and clinical case management at the University Counseling Center, for “Stay Woke and Meditate.” The class takes place on Tuesdays in October from 8 to 9:15 p.m. EDT via Zoom and adopts the Koru curriculum, designed to equip students with mindfulness skills and tips to foster resilience, but with the added sense of shared community with other first-year graduate students of color. Registration is required.
Destress Fest: Fall into fall
Fall into fall with some stress-relieving and calming activities at the Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library, on Thursday, October 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. Stop by to sip some warm tea, color fall-themed pictures, and make a de-stress pet while supplies last.
Apply for clinical and translational science pilot awards
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute is now accepting applications for two funding programs with a potential start date of July 1, 2023.
The Pilot Studies Program supports translational science projects that focus on a scientific or operational principle underlying a step of the translational process with the goal of developing generalizable principles to accelerate translational research. Access the RFA and learn more about the pilot award categories for faculty, trainee, and UNYTE Translational Research Network. Submit initial abstracts by Monday, October 3.
The Novel Biostatistical and Epidemiologic Methods Awards support the development of novel biostatistical and epidemiologic methods that overcome analytic limitations and enhance the validity, accuracy, scope, or speed of clinical or translational research. A maximum of $35,000 will be awarded for a one-year period. The RFA is posted here; submit initial abstracts by October 17.
Join Kyle Trenshaw, assistant director for STEM education at the Learning Center and Buddhist chaplain at the Interfaith Chapel, for “Koru OUTBreath Edition for LGBTQ+ Folks,” beginning Mondays, October 3 through October 24, at 7 p.m. EDT via Zoom. This course will teach strategies for fostering mindful resilience among a shared community and guide you to build the habit of using it in your daily life.
This class is intended for University staff, faculty, and students who hold minoritized identities of sexuality and gender (MIoSG), commonly referred to as LGBTQ+. There will be no adjustments to the course content, just the added sense of belonging that everyone in the space is a part of the MIoSG community (or a supportive ally). Registration is required to reserve your spot.
“The President’s Own” US Marine Band to perform at Eastman
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