Last week, William J. Barber II, minister, civil rights leader, author, and social justice advocate, delivered the University’s 25th Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address.

Congratulations to Eastman School of Music’s Sara Gazarek, an associate professor of jazz voice, Paul O’Dette, a professor of lute, and numerous alumni who were named winners at the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences 68th Grammy Awards on Sunday.

The Teaching Center’s Instructor Spotlight is on Jennifer Marsella, an assistant professor of neurology, who will offer a virtual workshop on Thursday, February 5, from 11 a.m. to noon. Open to all University instructors, this Zoom workshop provides an overview of journal clubs as an instructional tool that engages students in discussion and critical evaluation of published literature. Learn best practices and practical guidance for designing and facilitating journal clubs within a course, scaling that design to accommodate increased enrollment, and examples of how journal clubs are being used effectively at the University. Register to attend.

Join UR Medicine EAP and Well-U for a webinar on Tuesday, February 10, at noon to explore the rise of vaping from its early days to the high-potency products now widely available. Learn what this means for public health, especially for adolescents and young adults. Register here.

With the support of Well-U and an expert coach, you can reach and sustain your health goals. Get focused on your well-being by requesting your sessions now.

Voting is open through February 16 for Genesee Staff Council representatives in the Central Finance Administration and Warner School of Education districts. Those eligible to vote have received an email through which to do so. Cast your vote for the candidate of your choice if a staff member is in one of these districts.

Love Data Month, hosted by the University Libraries, celebrates data with a month of workshops and events. This week’s webinars are Beyond the Article, today, February 3, at 3 p.m., and Bloom Your Scholarly Profile with ORCID on Thursday, February 5, at 1 p.m. Learn more and register. Stay tuned for the rest of the month, which includes a special exhibit, a Wiki edit-a-thon, and workshops focused on metadata and documentation, Python, and 3D visualizations in XR.

The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center welcomes author and activist Leti Gomez as the speaker for the semester’s Lorri L. Jean and Darrel Cummings LGBTQ Leadership Lecture and Dinner on February 18, catered by Salena’s Mexican Restaurant.

The Center for Community Health & Prevention is seeking nominations for its 17th annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards. Faculty, staff, and community partners are encouraged to nominate colleagues for their significant contributions to community health through research, teaching, practice and/or service programs. The deadline for nominations is noon on Wednesday, March 4. All nominees will be invited to a May 6 event where awardees will be announced. In addition to the awards, a Special Public Health Grand Rounds will take place May 7, featuring keynote speaker Daniel E. Dawes, senior vice president of Global Health Equity and executive director of the Institute of Global Health Equity at Meharry Medical College. Stay tuned for registration.

If you are HIV-negative, healthy, and between the ages of 18 and 55, you may be eligible to take part in an HIV vaccine research study at the Medical Center. For this upcoming study, volunteers who plan to stay in the Rochester area over the next several months are needed. Volunteers are compensated approximately $750 for participation. Call the Rochester Victory Alliance at (585) 756-2329 or send an email for more information.

The Greene Center hosts an interactive evening with URochester alumni working across the healthcare spectrum. Register to attend today, February 3, at 6:30 p.m.

URochester undergraduate students can register to attend an open house on February 6 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to learn more about the graduate school opportunities the University has to offer.

The Greene Center hosts an employer road trip to Crane Dental Laboratory, one of the region’s leading dental technology facilities, on Friday, February 6.

Graduate students and postdocs in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences are invited to a hands-on workshop introducing AI-powered research tools. Register to attend on Monday, February 9. Email Whitney Gegg-Harrison with questions.

Undergraduate and graduate students can join the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center for a Gay-lentine’s Day Party on Tuesday, February 10, between 4 and 8 p.m.

Simon Business School’s part-time MS in medical management program strengthens business acumen and prepares students for the challenges and opportunities that new regulations and emerging innovations present industry-wide. Employee tuition benefits are accepted, and no GMAT or GRE score is required. Apply for free by February 15.

Writing groups through the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program meet once a week for two hours across the semester, giving students time and structure to focus on their writing. View active groups and sign up. 

Variety, January 28

Through its tactics, Paramount is “buying time for negotiations, raising the costs for rejecting the deal and signaling commitment” to buying Warner Bros. Discovery, says Joseph Kalmenovitz, an assistant professor of finance at Simon Business School.