University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered Tuesday, March 7, for Bonnie DiMento, a project assistant in the National Center for Deaf Health Research Department, who died on January 12. DiMento joined the University staff in 2011.
In March, the University will launch a Campus Climate survey on sexual assault and misconduct. All Rochester students are encouraged to participate in the survey, which will assess the prevalence and nature of students’ experiences with sexual and relationship violence, harassment, and other sexual misconduct, as well as students’ knowledge and opinions of the University resources available to them. The survey was originally developed for the Association of American Universities. Westat, a social science research firm, is administering the survey, and individual responses will be confidential.
The de-identified results will be published on the University’s website as required by New York State law and will be used to guide policies to encourage a healthy, safe, and nondiscriminatory environment at Rochester. Participation in this survey is completely voluntary. In mid-March, University leadership will email a survey link and additional information to all students.
Local Ethnography and Archiving Fellowship application, information sessions
If you are a rising second- or third-year student (current first or second year) with pre-college ties to Rochester or the wider Western/Central NY region, consider applying for the Local Ethnography and Archiving Fellowship. The one-year community-engaged research program is led by Kathryn Mariner, an associate professor of anthropology, beginning in fall 2023. Applications are due March 31. Learn more at an information session on Wednesday, March 1, at 6 p.m. EST on Zoom, or on Tuesday, March 14, at 6 p.m. at Noire House, 383 West Avenue. Email fertileground@rochester.edu with questions.
Graduate student budgeting workshop
The Financial Aid Office and the UHS Health Promotion Office will hold a workshop for graduate students seeking knowledge and tools to put healthy financial skills into practice on Thursday, March 16, from noon to 12:50 p.m. EST via Zoom. Join virtually to develop a spending plan and consider how income and savings can dictate your expenses and learn how to evaluate and modify your plan as life happens. The session will be led by a financial aid counselor from the Financial Aid Office who will coach you on how to begin to manage your money. The workshop does not take the place of professional financial advisement and will not make any specific investment recommendations. Open to enrolled graduate students. Registration is required.
Geriatrics Faculty Scholars Program applications due March 6
The University’s Aging Institute, the Division of Geriatrics and Aging, and the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center are now accepting applications for the 2023 Geriatric Faculty Scholars Program, open to junior and mid-career academic faculty from the School of Nursing and School of Medicine and Dentistry with an interest in aging who wish to spearhead program development through geriatric education within their school, program, division, or department. Learn more about the program and application process here.
Digital Health Seedling Award Program
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Digital Health Seedling Award provides up to $25,000 to support research that advances the development, approval, adoption, and use of innovative digital health tools, methods, and approaches. The one-year award is available to full-time faculty at the University studying digital health approaches, tools, and data including utilizing sensors and mobile technologies, electronic medical records, data from registries, and other real-world data and approaches to advance clinical research and address regulatory science needs. Apply by Monday, March 27.
Grand rounds webinar on medical students and community engagement
Attend the next public health grand rounds webinar on Friday, March 3, from noon to 1 p.m. EST. School of Medicine and Dentistry candidates for Distinction in Community Health Mariah Erlick, Kiersten Flodman, Shane Fuentes, Nilsa Ricci, and Valentina Sedlacek will present on medical students and community engagement. Pre-registration is required. ASL interpreters will be present. Email Carolyn Settle with questions.
‘PositiviTEA’ with the Mindful University Project
Join the Mindful University Project for “PositiviTEA” talks. Take a 15-minute break during your Tuesday to make a cup of tea and use a mindful moment to acknowledge what you’re grateful for and to recenter your energy. The first talk will take place on Tuesday, March 7, at noon EST via Zoom.
Orchestra concert with Stewart Copeland, founder of The Police
On Friday, March 17, the Eastman School of Music and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra jointly present Police Deranged for Orchestra, featuring Grammy award-winning artist, and founder of The Police, Stewart Copeland on drums, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall, Eastman Theatre. The program features orchestral arrangements of The Police’s biggest hits and performances by guest vocalists Amy Keys, Ashley Tamar, and Carmel Helene, and bassist Arman Sabel Lecco. To purchase tickets, ranging in price from $45 to $139, visit EastmanTheatre.org or call the Eastman Box Office at (585) 274-3000.
Art of Science entry deadline is March 19
Currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to enter submissions through March 19 for the annual Art of Science competition. Use this online form to submit photographs, illustrations, visualizations, renderings, or posters showing an artistic representation of science, technology, engineering, math, and sustainability themes. Creativity and uniqueness are favored in the judging, as well as the ability of artists to convey the meaning of their work in terms understandable to a general audience.
Entries should be high-resolution jpegs (300 dpi, at least 3,000 pixels wide on the longest edge). Cash prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250 will be awarded to winning student entries. All entries will be eligible for a People’s Choice Award of $250. For inquiries, contact Michelle Dunn and the Art of Science team. Learn about last year’s winning entries here.
Women’s Leadership Award winners and ceremony
The Susan B. Anthony Center will host its annual Susan B. Anthony Legacy Awards on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to noon to celebrate the University’s undergraduate women’s leadership awardees. During the event, the Center will also present the Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award to Linda Tesar ’91 (PhD), a professor of economics at the University of Michigan, and the Susan B. Anthony Emerging Leader Award to Erica Miller, an assistant professor of medicine and associate program director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship. Find more information and winner bios here. The event is free, but registration is required by Thursday, March 23.
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