The New York State Amber Alert system will test upgraded capabilities for the Rochester area on Thursday, March 6, at approximately 10 a.m. At this time, you may receive an automated alert to your cellular phone for the Amber Alert test.
University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered on Thursday, March 13, for Joyce Wallace, a physician assistant in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, who died on February 15. Wallace joined the University staff in 2018.
Sci-fi novel Mickey7, written by Edward Ashton ’96 (PhD), has been adapted into the motion picture Mickey 17, directed by Academy Award-winner Bong Joon-ho and starring Robert Pattinson. Read more about Ashton—an MRI expert by day and novelist by night—and the film, which opens this week.
Information session on Flourishing in Medicine Core Online Workshop
Register to attend a free, live Zoom session today, March 5, to learn about the agenda, topics, and format of the Flourishing in Medicine Core Online Workshop scheduled for April 14–May 19. The workshop is approved for tuition reimbursement for eligible University employees. Additionally, for Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital medical staff insured by MCIC, the Core Workshop is among the opportunities to qualify this year for a 15 percent malpractice insurance premium differential through the UR/MCIC Premium Differential program when combined with the annual online high-reliability course.
Health Bites webinar on nutrition trends
UR Medicine EAP, Well-U, and the Center for Community Health and Prevention experts present a deep dive into diet trends on Tuesday, March 11. Discover how and what you should eat to prevent disease, increase energy, and improve overall health. Register here.
EAP Supervisor Series overview of leave administration
Join UR Medicine EAP, Well-U , and Leave Administration to expand your knowledge of plans such as the Family Medical Leave Act, Paid Family Leave, Workers’ Compensation, and Short- and Long-Term Disability on Wednesday, March 12, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Understand the eligibility requirements, employee responsibilities, and department responsibilities for each plan. This training is for those in a supervisory or managerial role only. Sign up here to attend.
Nominations due March 14 for the President’s Staff Awards
The Witmer Award for Distinguished Service honors employees with careers marked by outstanding and sustained contributions to the University.
The Meliora Award recognizes a staff member or team whose work and performance exemplify the University’s motto, Meliora.
The Staff Community Service Award honors a nonmanagement staff member who volunteers at the University or a nonprofit within the Greater Rochester community beyond their usual responsibilities.
The Lamar Riley Leadership Award recognizes a staff member for innovative and proactive leadership.
Wilmot Shared Resources lunch and learn on spatial transcriptomics
Join Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Genomics Shared Resource for its “Spatial Transcriptomics (Spatial-Omics)” lunch and learn seminar on Tuesday, March 11, in the School of Medicine and Dentistry Large Auditorium (2-6424). Students, staff, postdocs, and PIs are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be provided. Learn more and register to attend.
Fitness Center recreational golf league
The URMC Fitness Center hosts a recreational golf league that plays on Monday or Tuesday evenings at Genesee Valley Park. Come with a partner or by yourself. Play starts in late April and lasts through September, but registration is due by Wednesday, March 11.
‘Water Cures and their Role in the Temperance, Women’s Rights, and Abolition Movements’
Leonard Slatkin, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, and Eastman Philharmonia concert
The Eastman School of Music welcomes conductor Leonard Slatkin, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins ’93E, and the Eastman Philharmonia to Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Wednesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. The program features Body in Motion, a concerto written for Hall-Tompkins by Emmy-winner Jeff Beal ’85E. Beal founded the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media with his wife, University Trustee Joan Beal ’84E. The performance is free and open to the public.
Population Health Coordinating Collaborative and Health Equity in Progress meeting
The Center for Community Health & Prevention and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute host a Population Health Coordinating Collaborative meeting, paired with Health Equity in Progress on Thursday, March 20. All faculty, staff, trainees, and students interested in population health and health equity are invited to attend. Register today.
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