University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered on Tuesday, September 17, for Thomas Schumacher, a professor emeritus of piano at the Eastman School of Music, who died on May 31. Schumacher joined the University faculty in 1995.
How often should parents be scheduling eye exams for kids? What kind of eye health warning signs should parents be looking for? Andrea Avila, an assistant professor of ophthalmology, offers guidance on maintaining eye health.
Do you need items such as emergency contraception, safer sex supplies, COVID tests, and more? Visit the Wellness on Demand vending machine in the UHS foyer. These items are available 24 hours a day so you can get them when you need them most. Brought to you by the UHS Health Promotion Office and Primary Care teams.
Undergraduate writing groups
Have writing to do? Undergraduate students in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences can join a writing group led by Writing Fellows. These structured writing sessions meet weekly for two hours and are designed to support your writing process through guidance, accountability, and community. Bring any academic, professional, or creative writing. Learn more and enroll online. Email liz.tinelli@rochester.edu with questions.
Sign up for the International Fashion Show
The International Students’ Association (ISA) will be hosting the International Fashion Show on Saturday, October 5, at 6 p.m. in Feldman Ballroom, Douglass Commons. Students from many nations, cultures, and regions around the world will celebrate and raise awareness of the unique multicultural diversity that exists at the University by dressing in traditional attire of their own.
If you’d like to represent your nation, culture, or region, sign up by September 28. You are not required to be part of any student organization to participate; the ISA will take care of your accommodation needs, including helping with makeup and rehearsals so that you can look your best for the event. You will only need to bring yourself and your attire with you. The event will also feature giveaways for the audience.
This annual competition is an opportunity for students to develop and present a proposed solution to a current FDA regulatory science need in areas ranging from personalized medicine and digital health to advanced manufacturing and risk communication. Solutions will focus on the science of developing new tools, standards, or approaches to assess the safety, efficacy, quality, and performance of FDA-regulated products. The competition will be held at noon on Wednesday, December 4, in the Helen Wood Hall Auditorium; lunch will be provided. Brief entry forms are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6. Learn more and register.
Group therapy through UCC
University Counseling Center is looking for students interested in joining its therapy groups. Group therapy can be a powerful way to better understand yourself, improve your relationships, and learn skills to manage emotional experiences and interpersonal relationships. Find more details on groups for the fall semester. If interested, call (585) 275-3113 or sign up through UHSConnect for an initial assessment to learn more and get connected.
Designed for Medical Center physicians and health care leaders with an advanced degree, the Health Care Leadership Development Program (HCLDP) offers an opportunity to sharpen your business acumen and strengthen your health care management skills, without the commitment of a full graduate degree program.
The program’s targeted curriculum is taught by Simon Business School faculty and is split into four modules focusing on various aspects of health care administration. Faculty and staff with an advanced degree are encouraged to apply for the spring cohort. Admission priority is given to Medical Center leaders who plan to pursue all four modules.
Faculty Open Access book publishing grant applications are due on Tuesday, October 15. A collaboration between the Humanities Center and the River Campus Libraries, the grant is for tenure-track and instructional faculty from departments and programs affiliated with the Humanities Center. Find details here or email Tanya Bakhmetyeva.
Living well after a stroke
Ensure that you’re doing all you can to manage the aftereffects of a stroke in Well-U’s condition coaching program. Schedule convenient appointments with your coach to gain support and learn guidelines to prevent a future stroke. Save your spot here.
The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize committee is hosting a reading group for this year’s winning book, Straw Dogs of the Universe by Ye Chun. Ye will be visiting the University on October 25 for a reading and reception. The reading group takes place on Fridays this fall, starting today, September 13, at noon, and is open to staff, faculty, students, and community members. You do not need to attend each meeting or the entirety of meetings, which will feature discussions of various aspects of the book. A free copy of the book is available to those who register, up to 30 participants. Find the full meeting schedule and learn more here.
Research talk on steering diffusion models for next-gen AI
Join the Goergen Institute for Data Science for “Steering Diffusion Models for Next-Gen AI,” a research talk with Morteza Mardani, a senior research staff member with NVIDIA Research. The talk will be held today, September 13, from 2 to 3 p.m. in Wegmans Hall, Room 1400, or on Zoom.
Open house and community dinner at the Gandhi Institute
Get a taste of what goes on at the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence through food, games, music, and more. RSVP to attend an open house and community dinner on Saturday, September 14, between 1 and 6 pm.
Tea with the BIC
Join the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center every Monday in the fall semester from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Douglass Commons, Room 305, for a free cup of tea from around the world, and for a moment to relax, take a break, study, or be in community with others. If you anticipate needing any accommodation or have questions about the access provided, email the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center.
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