The Hopeman Memorial Carillon will hold free weekly concerts this summer starting July 10. Find details and program information below in the For the Community section.
Today’s issue also includes:
Recent awards and honors for Rochester faculty and staff
New instructor teaching orientation
How to walk in the Rochester Pride Parade with the Rochester Victory Alliance
A reminder that @Rochester will be on hiatus next week. Look for the next newsletter issue in your inbox on July 8.
Peter Christensen, the Arthur Satz Professor of Humanities, has been named a recipient of the Berlin Prize, an annual award intended to foster transatlantic dialogue in the arts, humanities, and public policy
Jennifer Kyker, a professor of ethnomusicology in the Arthur Satz Department of Music and at the Eastman School of Music, and Sevak Mkrtchyan, an associate professor of mathematics and codirector of graduate studies in mathematics, have been named Fulbright US Scholars for the 2024–25 academic year
Celebrating faculty, staff, and student honors: If you have news to share about a faculty or staff member, student, or department/unit that has recently achieved a significant professional accomplishment or received a prestigious national or international honor, please let us know so we can consider it for a future listing of awards and honors.
David Topham, the Marie Curran Wilson and Joseph Chamberlain Wilson Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the director of the Translational Immunology and Infectious Diseases Institute, says he understands the industry’s reluctance to permit government scientists onto farms “because we’re going to want to see everything, and we’re going to report everything that we see, and that might be bad for business. …But until we have all that information, I don’t think we will have control.”
An upcoming orientation from the Teaching Center provides new instructors with an easy and efficient way to prepare to teach. Open to new faculty of any school or rank who teach undergraduates and are full-time employees, as well as all new full-time faculty in the School of Arts & Sciences or Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Parts one and two are on Zoom between July 19 and 23, and part three is in person on August 22. Learn more and register here.
Taxable and non-taxable tuition reimbursement for employees
The Rochester community is invited to the Greater Harvest Church Community Cancer Symposium on Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Greater Harvest Church, 121 Driving Park Avenue. Attendees may join in a group meditation and lunch will be provided. Learn from three Wilmot Cancer Institute experts in prostate cancer, breast cancer, and hereditary cancers. The UR Medicine Mammovan will also be screening on-site; appointments are required. Learn more.
Wilmot Shared Resources ‘Lunch and Learn’ seminar
Wilmot Shared Resources is hosting an imaging and radiation seminar on Tuesday, July 9, from noon to 1 p.m. in the K-307 Auditorium (3-6408) and will provide an overview of the Imaging and Radiation Shared Resource (IRSR). Attendees will learn what services the IRSR offers and how to access them; the importance of radiation biology, what radiation sources and systems are available, and how to choose the best radiation modality for your experimental model; and the various microscopy imaging and analysis capabilities offered to users. Register here to attend.
Before the concerts at 5:45 p.m., Melissa Mead, the John M. and Barbara Keil University Archivist and Rochester Collections Librarian, will talk about Hopeman Carillon bells, the people who still ring the bells, and their musical place on the campus and throughout the world over the years. Find free tickets for these talks here.
Join Simon Business School at a local happy hour
Interested in learning more about Simon Business School? Attend a happy hour on July 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Grappa in College Town to have your questions answered by a program staff member in a casual environment, while enjoying a drink and light bites. Feel free to bring a guest and drop in between the event hours.
Organize a volunteer project in your community
For the past seven years, University volunteers have donated their time and efforts at food banks, animal shelters, schools, and their homes to bring the spirit of Meliora to local communities as part of Global Days of Service. Site leaders are needed for this year’s event. As a site leader, you will take the lead in identifying an organization in need, managing the details, and rallying others to join you throughout September. Ready to organize a project in your area? Sign up by July 12.
Rochester Victory Alliance walking in Pride Parade
Rochester Victory Alliance invites the University community, family, and friends to march in this year’s Pride Parade, on Saturday, July 20. Get free admission to the ROC Pride Fest at Cobbs Hill Park, early access to summer swag, and a free RVA T-shirt. The parade begins earlier this year, at 11 a.m., with a new parade route along South Avenue. Register here.
Conference celebrates exceptional volunteers
Earlier this month, the Office of Advancement welcomed over 265 volunteers to the fourth biennial Volunteers in Partnership Leadership Conference. The two-day event featured speakers and programs designed to celebrate and engage volunteers who give their time in various roles including Medical Center volunteers, reunion committee volunteers, career mentors, advisory and leadership board members, Memorial Art Gallery docents, and more. Read more about the conference here.
Congratulations to the 2024 Rochester Carillon Composition Award winners. ZhiHao (Ethan) Wang ’24E took first place with the composition “3 Mazurkas.” William Jae ’24E was awarded second place for “The Porcelain Carillon.”
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