Applications are open for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Digital Health Seedling Award, available to full-time faculty studying digital health approaches, tools, and data. Find more information and apply below in the For Faculty and Staff section.
Also in today’s issue:
Rising juniors and seniors can apply for the Karp Library Fellowship
A workshop for faculty, instructors, and staff on understanding Universal Design for Learning
Attend the next Fairbank Lecture Series lecture with Jeanette Moy ’02 ’15S (MS)
University leaders cocreate decarbonization guide for New York hospitals
Over the past year, staff from Energy Services and Sustainability joined peers and industry leaders from across New York State to establish “Decarbonize with Resilience: A Guide for New York Hospitals,” providing a roadmap for hospital and healthcare-related buildings to reduce carbon emissions, meet state and federal mandates, and create operational best practices for the benefit of patients, employees, stakeholders, and the larger community. Learn more about the guide in this week’s Go Green blog post.
Check your inbox for the National College Health Assessment
Students can check their email to see if they’ve been selected to complete the National College Health Assessment. Responses help University Health Service better understand student well-being and will be used to develop new programs and services. In previous years, the results from this survey led to the launch of free STI testing clinics, the Safe Sex Express program, the Mindful University Project, and more. All students who complete the survey will be entered into a random drawing to win one of five $100 gift cards to the Barnes & Noble College Town Bookstore. For details, visit the UHS website.
Online sexual health program
Do you feel like you didn’t learn enough about sexual health before coming to the University or in your time spent here already? Join the 21-day online program “Sex Ed 101” to learn the basics of sexual health. Find more information and join at any time.
Roundtable conversation on careers that impact criminal justice reform
Join the Greene Center for a roundtable conversation with community leaders and alumni whose careers affect different aspects of criminal and prison justice reform, including policy, research, advocacy, education, and reentry programs. This event will be held on Thursday, February 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Humanities Center, Conference Room D, Rush Rhees Library. Learn more about the participants and register here.
Karp Library Fellowship applications now open
Rising juniors and seniors looking to build leadership skills while making a real-world difference are encouraged to apply for the Karp Library Fellowship. Selected fellows receive a unique opportunity to develop as leaders in cutting-edge fields such as AR/VR, systems thinking, and community-based change-making. Applications are currently open via Handshake for positions within Mary Ann Mavrinac Studio X and Barbara J Burger iZone. The application deadline is March 8.
Eastman Leadership Academy for emerging music professionals
Applications are available for the 2024 Eastman Leadership Academy, running June 3–7 online. Collaborate with similarly passionate and dedicated college juniors, seniors, and graduate students while working with world-class musicians, educators, and leaders. The academy provides a deep dive into leadership and entrepreneurship through immersive, interactive, and participatory workshops and learning activities. Thanks to a sponsorship from Yamaha, admitted students will receive a full-tuition scholarship. Applications are due March 31.
Collect some helpful tricks to manage your stress during Well-U’s stress reduction program beginning Thursday, February 29. Register here and once complete, you will have strategies to pull from—and earn $100.
Workshop on understanding Universal Design for Learning
Open to all University instructors, faculty, and staff, “Understanding Universal Design for Learning (UDL)” is a one-hour Zoom workshop that provides insight into using the UDL instructional framework to structure successful learning in undergraduate classrooms. Register here to attend on Friday, March 1, from noon to 1 p.m.
Submit abstracts, register for WUN symposium on global mental health
Registration and call for abstracts is open for the World Universities Network symposium “New Research Directions in Global Mental Health,” June 12 and 13 at the University of Leeds. The symposium is open to faculty members, academic researchers, doctoral students, and postdoctoral trainees and will include presentations from international experts, poster sessions, workshops, and discussions with funding agencies. It is an in-person event, but the keynote presentations will be live-streamed. The deadline for abstracts is Friday, March 22; the deadline for registration is Friday, May 17. Space is limited to 100 participants.
Apply for the 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 25.
Attend the Club Rochester Cultural Fair, cohosted by Wilson Commons Student Activities and the Students’ Association Government DEI Committee, on Friday, March 1, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Feldman Ballroom, Douglass Commons. Learn about the different on-campus organizations, taste free cultural foods from local caterers, and enjoy performances from the University community.
Fairbank Lecture Series talk with Jeanette Moy
Jeanette Moy ’02 ’15S (MS), commissioner of the New York State Office of General Services, presents “Policy, Power, and Progress: Strategic Management of Public Organizations” on Wednesday, March 6, as part of the Fairbank Lecture Series. The lecture takes place at 4 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library, with a reception to follow at 5 p.m. Learn more and register.
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