Rochester students develop award-winning devices to ‘save syrup’
Undergraduate students on Rochester’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team developed methods to detect and repurpose defective maple sap and syrup—creating new tools, including several novel biosensors and a glucometer, to help reduce waste in the maple syrup industry. “Team Saptasense” entered their research in the iGEM competition, competing against 356 other teams from six continents, where it was nominated for best hardware, best composite part, and best measurement awards and won a gold medal—making the team the second-most-awarded iGEM team in North America.
In today’s issue:
A webinar for faculty and staff about the University’s home ownership program
Register for an upcoming conference on neurology for the primary care provider
Join the next REAL Conversations virtual event on understanding white supremacy
Happy Thanksgiving: Look for the next issue of @Rochester on Monday, November 28, after the holiday weekend. Submissions for Monday’s edition will be accepted until noon today. We wish you a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
Statement from Office of Equity and Inclusion leadership on fatal shootings in Colorado
The Institutional Office of Equity and Inclusion issued a statement expressing profound sadness for the five people killed and 17 people injured on Saturday at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “As members of the University community, we mourn the loss of life and security where people once felt safe.” Find the full message and support resources here.
Personalized immune therapy extended survival in patients with aggressive brain cancer
A phase III clinical trial of the DCVax-L cancer vaccine, conducted at Wilmot Cancer Institute and other centers internationally, has shown that the vaccine extended survival in patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma brain cancer. It marks the first time in nearly 20 years for such an advance among patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma and the first time in nearly 30 years that a treatment has shown such survival extension in patients with recurrent glioblastoma.
For James Wilson ’23E, piano has been the key to life
Stricken with cancer as a teenager, James Wilson ’23E, a piano performance major at the Eastman School of Music, used music to heal himself and others.
Holiday hours for Strong Memorial Hospital cashiers office
The Strong Memorial Hospital cashiers office will be closed on Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Financial Health Bites webinar on home ownership program
The Office of Total Rewards hosts a webinar on Wednesday, November 30, at noon EST about the University’s Home Ownership Incentive Program. Benefit-eligible faculty, staff, residents, and fellows can receive $9,000 toward the purchase of a primary residence. This is a joint program with the University, the City of Rochester, and participating banks and credit unions. Register online to attend.
Conference on neurology for the primary care provider
Registration is open for the Neurology for the Primary Care Providerconference, taking place Thursday, December 8, in the Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425), Medical Center. The program highlights the most recent diagnostic and treatment advances in the field of neurology, utilizing a highly interactive case-based format.
REAL Conversations virtual event on understanding white supremacy
Kathleen Belew, an associate professor of history at Northwestern University and a leading historian studying the modern white power movement, offers the lecture “Understanding White Supremacy: Decoding the Actions of the White Power Movement” on Wednesday, November 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. EST. Part of the REAL Conversations series, this presentation will focus on the long history of replacement theory and asks what danger the surge of such ideas in the political and media mainstream poses to free elections and American institutions. Belew’s presentation will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by Jeffrey McCune Jr., director of the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies and the Frederick Douglass Associate Professor of African-American Literature and Culture.
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