In a new Q & A, Hein Goemans, a professor of political science, discusses “massive consequences” for Europe, worst-case scenarios, the outlook for peace, and what makes Vladimir Putin so dangerous.
Also in today’s issue:
Recent awards and honors for Rochester faculty
Transportation and Parking highlights the benefits of ridesharing
Nominations are due Sunday for the Susan B. Anthony Center’s Women’s Leadership Awards
The Strong Memorial Hospital parking garage will undergo annual cleaning this month, bringing brief interruptions to garage access and parking areas.
From noon on Friday, October 7, to Sunday, October 9, the East Drive entrance and floors 2, 4, and 6 will be closed. Jackson Drive and South Drive entrances will remain open.
From 4 p.m. on Friday, October 14, to Sunday, October 16, the Jackson Drive entrance, South Drive entrance, and floors G, 1, 3, and 5 will be closed. The East Drive entrance will remain open.
Signage will be posted and staff is encouraged to park in the College Town Garage to leave space for patients and visitors. Call the Parking Management Center at (585) 275-4524 if you have questions.
Rochester faculty are leaders in their fields who are regularly recognized with regional, national, and international awards and honors for their professional contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement. Read about their recent achievements.
Cary Adams, an associate professor of studio art and of environmental humanities, has won two grants, one from the National Endowment for the Arts and the other from the NEA-funded Maine Arts Commission.
Hussein Aluie, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been recognized with the 2021 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES), an American Geophysical Union journal.
Gerald Gamm, a professor of political science and of history, won the 2022 Best Journal Article Award from the State Politics and Policy Section of the American Political Science Association.
Jiebo Luo, a professor of computer science, has been invited to become a member of Academia Europaea, a pan-European academy of humanities, law, and science.
Leila Nadir, an associate professor of environmental humanities and the director of Rochester’s Environmental Humanities Program, has been awarded a MacDowell Fellowship to support work on her book project, Afghan Americana: An Intimate-Geopolitical Memoir.
Shaun Nelms ’04W (MS), ’13W (EdD), a professor of educational leadership and the William & Sheila Konar Director of the Center for Urban Education Success at the Warner School of Education, was awarded the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2021 Director’s Community Leadership Award from the FBI’s Buffalo Field Office.
Marc Porosoff, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been named a Scialog Fellow for Negative Emission Science.
Lynda Powell, a professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science, received the 2022 Barbara Sinclair Legacy Award from the American Political Science Association’s Legislative Studies Section.
Mizin Shin, an assistant professor of art, was named a Civitella Ranieri fellow. Shin also received an AHL–Andrew & Barbara Choi Family Foundation Project Grant for her solo exhibition “World Network Models.”
Xi-Cheng Zhang, the M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics, will receive the 2023 IRMMW-THz Society Exceptional Service Award.
In celebration of National Rideshare Month, Transportation and Parking highlights ways to get to work and around town in a shared transportation mode—like carpooling. Join one of the University’s 758 carpool groups, made up of between two to four carpoolers, or start your own and reap benefits such as discounted parking permits. Since fuel costs can be shared and emissions per person are cut, carpooling is a great way to lower expenses and reduce your personal environmental impact. When three people carpool, two cars are eliminated from the road and congested parking lots. Register with 511NY, the University’s rideshare partner, to match with fellow commuters going your way. While you’re there, try the commuter savings calculator to find out how much you could save by carpooling.
Chat with School of Nursing admissions at the Medical Center
The Office of Total Rewards presents a webinar at 1 p.m. EDT on Friday, October 7, on retirement eligibility, what steps to take if you plan to retire soon, health and dental benefits, life insurance, and other incentives offered to you after retirement. Register online to attend. If you are unable to attend a live webinar, you can find a recorded version online.
Putting your garden to bed
Join UR Medicine EAP and Jurij Kushner, a master gardener at Cornell Cooperative Extension, on Tuesday, October 11, from noon to 1 p.m. EDT to learn the steps you should take in the fall to help ensure a successful garden next year. Register here for the webinar.
Celebrity bartender happy hour today to benefit Friends of Strong
Friends of Strong hosts a celebrity bartender happy hour today, October 6, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Grappa in College Town to benefit patient- and family-centered care. Enjoy complimentary appetizers as colleagues take turns serving drinks—with all cash tips going directly to Friends of Strong and Grappa matching the first $1,500 in tips donated.
Nominations close Sunday for the undergraduate Women’s Leadership Awards
The Susan B. Anthony Center is accepting nominations for the University’s 2022–23 Women’s Leadership Awards until Sunday, October 9, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Five awards are presented annually to undergraduate women in recognition of their achievements, service, and contributions to the common good. Find more information and submit a nomination.
Neilly Author Series: Peter Conners
Peter Conners, a publisher and executive director for independent publishing house BOA Editions, gives a Neilly Author Series lecture on Wednesday, October 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library. Conners will read from Beyond the Edge of Suffering, a poetry collection built on the absurdity and pain of the COVID-19 pandemic, a stormy political climate, and the challenges of coping with personal upheaval. There will be a Q&A session and book signing after the reading. Register to attend.
Register for Translational Research Day
Celebrate the innovative research that has been developed through Clinical and Translational Science Institute-supported pilot awards, research grants, and training programs on Friday, November 11, in Sarah Flaum Atrium, Medical Center. Learn about the work Rochester students and colleagues are doing to facilitate translational research by turning observations in the laboratory, clinic, and community into interventions that improve the health of individuals and communities. Register to attend Translational Research Day and submit posters here.
Find ceramics, jewelry, fiber arts, and more at Memorial Art Gallery’s annual Fine Craft Show and Sale, November 4–6. Purchase tickets to the opening party on Friday, November 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. and enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, the opportunity to mingle with the artists, and early access to the show and sale before it opens to the public. Tickets are also available for Saturday, November 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Sunday, November 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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