Pulitzer Prize–winner Isabel Wilkerson to speak at annual diversity conference
Isabel Wilkerson, author of the New York Times bestseller, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, will deliver the keynote address at the University’s 2024 Boundless Together Annual Diversity Conference on October 15 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. This year’s theme is “How Do We Move Forward When We Disagree?” Registration for the conference opens in early August.
The Office of Equity and Inclusion is currently seeking volunteers to lead groups in their departments in joining a University-wide book club featuring Wilkerson’s work. Free books will be given to the first 500 participants.
In today’s issue:
The University of Rochester Batten Center has been designated as a Center of Excellence
UR Medicine and the American Heart Association will again provide CPR training during Buffalo Bills training camp
Gather your personal documents for Shred Fest on August 2
The Batten Disease Support and Research Association Foundation has designated the University of Rochester Batten Center (URBC) as a Center of Excellence. The recognition highlights URBC’s dedication to providing specialized multidisciplinary care and advancing research for Batten diseases, a collection of rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorders affecting children.
Reminder: @Rochester will be on hiatus next week
There are no issues of @Rochester planned between July 29 and August 2. If you have a submission for Friday’s issue, please send it by 2 p.m. today. We’ll return to our regular weekday schedule on Monday, August 5.
Taking a vacation this summer? Whether you are traveling within the United States or internationally, Excellus offers a world of options. Being enrolled in a University health plan allows you to access medical care in all 50 states and more than 200 countries and territories. Make reviewing how you can take your coverage wherever life takes you a part of your vacation planning process.
New course in health care data visualization and Tableau
The UR Medicine Quality Institute and Simon Business School announce a new introductory course in health care data visualization and interpretation starting in early September. The practical, hands-on, seven-week course focuses on learning to understand, analyze, and gain insights from health care datasets usingTableau; it is eligible for University tuition benefits. Learn more at the registration session from 5 to 6 p.m. on Monday, August 19, in the Edward G. Miner Library.
Fans can score CPR skills during Buffalo Bills training camp
For the second consecutive year, UR Medicine and the American Heart Association will provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training during Buffalo Bills training camp, July 24–August 8 at St. John Fisher University. Learn more here.
Department of Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series continues
The Department of Psychiatry’s 2024 Summer Brown Bag Series continues on Wednesday, July 31, at noon in the Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425) with “Reckoning with Racism: Understanding Our History to Create a Safer and More Inclusive URMC.” CEU and CMEs are available. Register to attend in person or virtually.
Attend the ‘Planet Protectors!’ summer camp showcase
Celebrate student action and learning at the Planet Protectors! Sodus summer camp showcase, where Sodus teens will take on climate justice on Thursday, August 1, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Sodus Junior and Senior High School, 54 Mill Street Ext. This summer, Warner School of Education and Human Development students in EDE 492: Integrating Technology in Teaching Content Areas are leading a summer camp for students in grades 5–8. These Warner students have designed transdisciplinary learning experiences focused on environmental justice, the camp’s theme. Campers will present their learning and projects at the showcase. Learn more.
Gather your documents for Shred Fest on August 2
The Sustainability Office is holding its 14th annual Shred Fest on Friday, August 2, from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Park Lot (Zone 3 South). All University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are welcome to drop off up to five boxes or bags of unwanted personal documents from home to be recycled securely and confidentially. Old bank statements, bills, tax records, files, folders, and notebooks will be securely shredded and saved from the landfill. Simply recycling or throwing documents away from these treasure troves for identity thieves is not enough to protect valuable information. IT Security offers a quick tip: if you ditch those mail statements and go paperless with your accounts, you can protect your information, save paper, and save on potential hidden fees. Not sure what to bring or how to prepare? Find everything you need to know about Shred Fest.
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