James Purvis named associate vice president and chief information security officer

James Purvis has been named the University’s associate vice president and chief information security officer following a national search. Purvis most recently served as director of governance, risk, and compliance, and clinical and administrative information security officer at Rochester.

We celebrate the scholarly and service contributions of University community members to their fields. Recent award recipients include:

• John Bennett, professor emeritus of medicine, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Congress on Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms.
• Adam Frank, the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been named one of the inaugural winners of the Berggruen Prize Essay Competition, an international competition hosted by the Berggruen Institute, a think-tank based in California.
• Eric Fredericksen, the associate vice president for online learning and a professor of educational leadership at the Warner School of Education and Human Development, will receive the Gomory-Mayadas Award for Excellence in Online Educational Leadership from the Online Learning Consortium.
• Lauren Ghazal, an assistant professor of nursing, has been selected as a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.
• Sveta Karelsky, an associate professor of otolaryngology, and Carolina Marcus, an associate professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine, received the Care Team of Excellence designation from Inspire Medical Systems.
• Alex Iosevich, a professor of mathematics, coauthored a paper selected for a “Best Paper Award in Mathematics” from the International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians.
• A research team from the Laboratory for Laser Energetics has received the John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research from the American Physical Society.
• Martha Mock, the director of the Center for Disability and Education at the Warner School of Education and Human Development, is the recipient of the 2024 Debra Hart Policy & Practice Leadership Award.
• Fatemeh Nargesian, the James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, has received a 2024 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.
• Maiken Nedergaard, a professor of neurology, has been recognized with the 2024 Ernst Schering Prize for the discovery of the glymphatic system.
• Lainie Ross, the chair of health humanities and bioethics, and the director of the Paul M. Schyve, MD, Center for Bioethics, has been inducted into the National Academy of Medicine.
• Lydia Rotondo, the School of Nursing’s senior associate dean of graduate education and innovation, has been named an American Academy of Nursing Fellow.
• The Saunders Center for Orthopaedics & Physical Performance has been named the 2024 Best Project in the Health Care category by Engineering News-Record New York, a leading publication covering the construction industry.

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.

‘Tarot and Title IX: Signs of Spooky Relationships’

Receive a free tarot reading and learn more about spotting the signs of spooky relationships today, October 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Rush Rhees Library, Room 202. Find snacks, two tarot readers, and consensual relationship materials. Learn more and register here.

Career clothing pop-up today

Do you have an interview, conference, or class presentation coming up? If so, the Greene Center has what you need to dress for success. Stop by the Feldman Ballroom today, October 30, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., and browse the selection of career wear—generously provided by a network of donors. Pick out an outfit for free and start building your professional wardrobe.

HallowGreene Party

Join the Greene Center for this year’s HallowGreene Party. Stop by Dewey Hall, Room 4-200, on Thursday, October 31, between 2 and 4 p.m. to trick-or-treat around the office, grab festive treats, play a game or two with your peers, and decorate a pumpkin cookie. RSVP here.

Beaded bracelets and support resources

Bead bracelets with Academic Honesty, CARE, and the All Campus Judicial Council in Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons, on Friday, November 1, from 2 to 5 p.m. Beads, coloring pages, and snacks will be provided, along with the opportunity to learn more about support resources while sharing (and beading) words that motivate you in your studies and are important to the shared community.

Workshop on evaluating group work equitably

Open to all University instructors, this one-hour Teaching Center Zoom workshop is designed to help instructors fairly and efficiently translate group performance into individual grades. Learn principles for effectively evaluating the process and product of group assignments and projects. Register here to attend on Friday, November 1, from noon to 1 p.m.

NSF I-Corps regional course for optics or photonics researchers

University-based STEM researchers working on optics or photonics technologies are invited to evaluate the market potential of their technology innovation, gain a deeper understanding of your industry, and learn professional skills in a free, monthlong NSF I-Corps regional course. The course begins online and culminates with a trip to San Francisco for SPIE Photonics West. Up to $5,000 (depending on team size) in travel reimbursement funding will be available for accepted teams. Learn more and apply by November 20.

Help for your heart through Well-U

Well-U offers eligible University employees programs for those living with heart conditions, including atrial fibrillation, stroke, coronary artery disease, and heart failure. Request an appointment.

Explore the latest issue of LLE in Focus

The latest issue of LLE in Focus, a publication of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, is now available. Explore the issue here.

Health Equity in Progress sessions

The Center for Community Health & Prevention’s Office of Health Equity Research and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute are joining forces to introduce a Health Equity in Progress segment to ongoing Population Health Coordinating Committee meetings. Members of health equity research networks and the rest of the University community are invited to participate in updates on research being conducted to address health inequities throughout the region, as well as offer opportunities to identify potential collaborators and facilitate greater partnership. Each segment will include a presentation from a member of the Health Equity Research Core Investigators who is developing or implementing a project that addresses one of the community-identified priority areas for research.

The first Health Equity in Progress segment on November 7 will feature a discussion on increasing access to care for children and adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders with Christie Petrenko, a research associate professor of psychology and an associate professor of pediatrics.

Memorial service for Paul Griner, former CEO of Strong Memorial Hosptial

Join University leaders, alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and family for a memorial service on Saturday, November 16, at 10:30 a.m. in the School of Nursing Auditorium to celebrate the life of Paul Griner, emeritus professor of medicine at the School of Medicine and Dentistry and former chief executive officer for Strong Memorial Hospital. The service will be followed by a lunch reception in Evarts Lounge. RSVP online by November 9. Email Lisa Shepard with questions.

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers held its annual pumpkin launch last week on Wilson Quad. Together with peers from RIT and Monroe Community College, Rochester students tested their own catapults, trebuchets, and pressurized cannon launchers. Find a recap video on the University’s Instagram.