The next talk in the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s Dean’s Lecture Series takes place next week and features RNA expert Lynne Maquat. Find details below in the For the Community section.
Also in today’s issue:
Applications are open for the 2023 University Research Awards
Attend the REAL Conversations virtual event on understanding white supremacy
Find handmade gifts at the annual River Campus holiday shopping fair
“Spending in the 2022 gubernatorial race reflected the fact that Republicans had their first real chance at the governorship in two decades,” said David Primo, the Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor and a professor of political science and of business administration. “This spending reflected a robust, competitive election with two candidates offering competing visions for the state and vying for the votes of New Yorkers. Isn’t this what we should want in a democracy?”
The request for proposals and online application for the University Research Awards are now available. The award provides seed money on a competitive basis for innovative research projects. Funding is awarded to recipients who demonstrate their projects, when sufficiently developed, are likely to attract external support. Applications for planning grants are also encouraged. A review committee of faculty from across the University provides peer review of the applications.
Applications must be received by 11:59 pm EST on January 31. Late submissions will not be accepted. Selected applicants may be asked to present their research project to the Research Executive Committee before the final award decisions, which will be announced in mid-May. Recipients of the award are required to peer review future University Research Award proposals.
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, presents 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, the 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.
Off-campus housing resource fair
Open to all students, faculty, and staff, the Off-Campus Housing Resource Fair provides an opportunity to speak with landlords face-to-face to learn about pricing and amenities for the upcoming school year; receive peer-to-peer support from Neighborhood Ambassadors; and explore options for homes and apartments in the Rochester area; and check-in with numerous on- and off-campus partners. Attend the fair on Thursday, December 1, from noon to 3 p.m. in Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons, and follow the Off-Campus Living Program on Instagram for details as they are announced.
Annual River Campus holiday shopping fair
Visit booths from 30 local creators on Friday, December 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons. Shop from an assortment of jewelry, ornaments, coasters, woodworking, prints, stamps, soaps, apparel, and accessories including hair pins and scarves. Pick out a handmade, unique item for someone special—or treat yourself. Plus, enter to win a prize pack courtesy of Wilson Commons Student Activities just for stopping by.
‘Changing Perspectives Through the Arts’ event
Davy Ran is the next presenter in the “Changing Perspectives Through the Arts” series, a collaboration of the Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics, Eastman Performing Arts Medicine, and Rochester community organizations. “The Medium of Madness” explores the role that mental illness can play in the ability to produce art; the role it plays in the type of art produced; and how to bring psychological lessons taught by artistic predecessors into personal experiences of art and health. Attend via Zoom on Friday, December 2, at noon EST. Register here for the Zoom link.
Seeking secret Santas for Strong's ‘Baby Love’ program
Help brighten the holidays for nearly 300 babies, infants, toddlers, and children throughout the Rochester area enrolled in Strong’s Baby Love program. Friends of Strong Memorial Hospital is collecting donations of gift cards to local retailers on behalf of this Social Work and Patient and Family Services program until Friday, December 9. Learn more about how you can contribute.
Dean’s lecture features RNA expert Lynne Maquat
Lynne Maquat, the J. Lowell Orbison Distinguished Service Alumni Professor in biochemistry and biophysics and the director of Rochester’s Center for RNA Biology, will present “Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay and Human Disease,” the next installment of the Dean’s Lecture Series. She will discuss recent efforts that have revealed surprising mechanisms by which nonsense-mediated mRNA decay influences normal and disease-associated metabolism, possibly opening new avenues for the development of therapeutics. The talk takes place Monday, December 12, from 4 to 5 p.m. EST in the Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576) and will be followed by a reception on the Forbes Mezzanine (1-9580).
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