The next Memorial Art Gallery DeTOUR takes participants into the vaults and through the museum’s art storage areas. Learn more and find tickets below in the For the Community section.
Today’s issue also includes:
The latest “Ask the Archivist” feature looks back on the beginnings of administrative computing at the University
A new year of wellness perks for faculty and staff
Details on DSCC 401: Tools for Data Science for employees and PhD students
Shutting down schools during the pandemic might have hurt girls more because they tend to do better in school generally, says David Figlio, the Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education. “Girls have a comparative advantage in school, and if you take schools away, they’ll suffer more.”
Open Scholarship Award applications for PhD students
The Office of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Open Scholarship Community Rochester collaborated this year to create the Open Scholarship Awards, a new incentive for PhD students that celebrates those who demonstrated exemplary efforts in making their research open and accessible to the wider community. Applications for these awards are now open and due on February 28 at 11:59 p.m. Students can apply here. Up to 15 prizes are available to students from all disciplines in five domains: physical and natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, arts and humanities, and medical sciences.
University employees and PhD candidates seeking a hands-on intro to widely-used tools for data science are invited to check out the first day of class for DSCC 401: Tools for Data Science on Wednesday, January 22, from 9 to 10:15 a.m. in Bausch and Lomb Hall, Room 109. Topics for the course include computational hardware and Linux, languages and packages for statistical analysis and visualization, parallel computing and Spark, libraries for machine learning and deep learning, databases including NoSQL, and cloud services.
From hot flashes and mood swings to fatigue and brain fog, the effects of menopause can impact both productivity and well-being. Learn coping strategies in the January blog by Behavioral Health Partners.
What happens to a work of art when the exhibition is over? How do paintings travel from other museums to the Memorial Art Gallery? What secret sculptures are hidden from the public eye? On this MAGsocial DeTOUR, Lauren Tagliaferro, curatorial assistant, will guide participants through the winding halls of the museum’s art storage areas for a look at sacred treasures few have seen. Find tickets here for the event on Thursday, January 16, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Survey on understanding the landscape of biopsychosocial research at Rochester
In 2024, the provost funded 10 pilot projects to develop transdisciplinary research centers as part of the University’s Boundless Possibility strategic plan. One of these projects is to develop a Center for Applied Biopsychosocial Research that builds on the unique history, culture, and people at the University, where George Engel’s biopsychosocial model of health and illness was born. As part of this project, faculty and students across campuses, schools, departments, and disciplines are invited to complete a brief survey to help provide an understanding of who is doing biopsychosocial-related research at Rochester and how they define their connections to biopsychosocial research. The deadline to complete the survey is January 24.
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