Why the US-China trade war could last another five years
In a new paper, George Alessandria, a professor of economics, and his coauthors apply lessons from the 1980s to explain the United States’ current trade war with China. Read more in this Q&A with Alessandria.
In today’s issue:
Registration opens at noon today for Meliora Weekend
The Child Care Subsidy application for employees opens on August 9
Details on the 2024 Open Education Conference for students, faculty, and staff
Explore new horizons at Meliora Weekend 2024, taking place September 26-29—from exciting celebrity headliners to exhilarating entertainment, captivating music performances, and lively social gatherings. Plus, the popular Meliora Village offers local food and craft beverages, games, and fun for everyone. Weekend headliners include multifaceted entertainer Leslie Odom Jr.; CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell; Hidden Brain podcast host Shankar Vedantam; and comedian Joel McHale. Check out the full weekend event schedule. Registration opens at noon today.
Warner School earns national accreditation for educator preparation programs
Applications for the 2025 Child Care Subsidy will be accepted from Friday, August 9, through Monday, August 26. The program was created to assist eligible faculty and staff with child care expenses by providing awards of up to $3,600 a year, depending on totalhousehold gross income, through the Dependent Care FSA. If you received the subsidy in 2024, you must reapply for 2025. Have additional questions? Join the Office of Total Rewards on Wednesday, August 14, at noon for a webinar to get your questions answered. You can also check out eligibility criteria and required materials including answers to frequently asked questions.
New and early career instructor teaching community
Instructors can join this Teaching Center community to develop their teaching identity, learn evidence-based practices, and document and reflect on their teaching for iterative growth. Eligible instructors teach courses that enroll students in the School of Arts & Sciences or Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, are in their first three years of teaching at Rochester, and are on a multi-year contract (e.g., tenure track, instructional track, lecturer, two-year visiting assistant professor). The community will meet in person six times during the fall semester on Tuesdays from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Learn more and register here.
Updates to tuition benefit salary bands
Effective fall 2024, income levels will increase for the three employee tuition benefit salary bands for regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff. The annual index for the salary bands is based on changes in the national average wages as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For more information, visit the Tuition Benefits website.
The River Campus Libraries wants to send you to the virtual 2024 Open Education Conference, October 8–10. Each year, the conference offers the opportunity to share and learn more about open educational resources, open pedagogy, and initiatives that seek to foster universal access to information and knowledge. This year, the libraries will sponsor the attendance for five individuals. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to fill out an interest form by Friday, August 23. Email RCLOpenEdGrant@library.rochester.edu with questions.
Department of Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series continues
The Department of Psychiatry’s 2024 Summer Brown Bag Series continues today, August 7, at noon in the Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425). Julio Jordan of the Ibero-American Action League presents “Unheard: How Silencing Latino Voices Harms Latino Health Equity.” CEU and CMEs are available. Register to attend in person or virtually.
Wilmot Shared Resources town hall seminar
Wilmot Shared Resources is hosting a town hall seminar as part of its Lunch and Learn seminar series on Tuesday, August 13, from noon to 1 p.m. in the K-307 Auditorium (3-6408). Attendees will learn about the other services Wilmot Shared Resources offers and how to access them, have an open forum to discuss desired equipment and services, and participate in a Q&A with the director. Register here.
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