Anthony Beckman named interim associate vice president for research administration

Anthony Beckman, a director of the Office of Research and Project Administration, has been named interim associate vice president for research administration, succeeding Gunta Liders, who has announced her retirement. Beckman will begin the interim position on January 1.

Historic Bermuda reshapes our understanding of colonial America

A Smithsonian Magazine cover story chronicles how Michael Jarvis, a professor of history and the director of the Smith’s Island Archaeology Project, has been working with Rochester students and local Bermudians over the past 14 years to excavate evidence of one of Britain’s first settlements in the Americas. Read more about the project.

Thanksgiving Break resources

Several student life buildings will be closing early for Thanksgiving Break. Check the building hours of the Campus Center, Spurrier Hall, and public space in Genesee Hall and O’Brien Hall. Additionally, the following services will be closed during the break:

• Campus Information Center: Closing at 6 p.m. on November 27; reopening on December 1.
• Food Pantry: Closing at 7 p.m. on November 26; reopening on December 1.
• The Common Market: Closing at 7 p.m. on November 26; reopening on December 2.

For students staying on campus, there will be a Black Friday shopping shuttle on November 29 sponsored by Wilson Commons Student Activities.

Data Bloom Viz Competition

Flex your creative and analytical muscles and submit your data visualizations for a chance to win big. Whether it’s graphs, data dashboards, maps, or digital humanities projects, show your unique perspective and storytelling through data. No matter your field of study, undergraduate students, graduate students, and groups of up to five students are eligible to showcase your data visualization talents. Classwork and independent projects are welcome. Submissions are open from November 25 to December 31. Find more details, including prize categories.

Workshop in videographic criticism for faculty and graduate students

The Institute for Public Humanities and Creative Scholarship presents a three-day workshop on creating scholarly video essays, January 15-17, led by Jason Mittell, a professor of film and media culture at Middlebury College. The workshop welcomes up to 15 Rochester faculty members and graduate students and is specially designed to explore video as a medium for scholarly research and communication.

To apply, email your CV and statement of interest by Friday, December 6; write “Workshop Application” in the email subject. Contact Jason Middleton with questions.

Apply for phase 2 transdisciplinary research centers and institutes funding

Last year, as part of the Boundless Possibility strategic plan, the University invited applications for a new transdisciplinary funding initiative for one-year planning grants to allow colleagues to develop proposals that could lead to new centers and institutes. Phase two of this initiative is now in effect for fully developed and refined proposals for five years of funding to formally establish new and innovative transdisciplinary research centers or institutes at the University.

Explore the RFP details for more information and required forms. Receiving funding in the planning grant phase is not a prerequisite for submitting a full phase two letter of intent and application. Letters of intent are due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 3. Full proposals are due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 16. Contact the Office of the Vice President for Research with questions.

American Brass Quintet in residency at Eastman

The Eastman School of Music welcomes the American Brass Quintet to Rochester on December 2 and 3 through the James E. Clark Chamber Music Residency. The residency culminates in a public performance on Tuesday, December 3, at 12:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall.