Nominations are open through March 23 for the annual President’s Staff Awards. Celebrate a colleague whose dedication, service, or leadership makes the University and community stronger. Recognize their impact and contributions through the Witmer Award for Distinguished Service, the Meliora Award, the Staff Community Service Award, and the Lamar Riley Murphy Leadership Award.

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This full-day program focuses on patient-centered approaches to diabetes care across the lifespan, highlighting evolving clinical challenges and innovations. Find more information and register to attend on Saturday, April 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Anuradha Bhosale, founder and director of the non-profit organization AVANI in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, presents a talk on sustainable agriculture today, March 6, at 10 a.m. in the Barbara J. Burger iZone.

Join the NSF Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures for its next seminar, “When Planetary Science Meets High-Pressure Physics,” with speaker Ravit Helled, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Zurich. Attend via Zoom today, March 6, at 3:30 p.m. No registration is required. Email Adriana Cabiedes with questions and find details here.

Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Shared Resources hosts a lunch-and-learn town hall seminar on how to advance your cancer research career on Tuesday, March 10, at noon in the Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576), Medical Center. Students, staff, postdocs, and PIs are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be provided. Find more details and register.

The deadline for faculty, staff, and community partners to nominate colleagues for the 17th annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards has been extended to March 11. The awards recognize significant contributions to community health through research, teaching, practice, or service programs.

Doug Guiffrida, a professor of counseling and human development at the Warner School of Education & Human Development, and colleagues from the Medical Center will present “The New Science Behind Chronic Pain: Your Body is Not Broken” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, at the Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue. This presentation is designed for patients. A follow-up presentation for healthcare providers will be offered on June 18. Learn more and register to attend.

If you’re age 45 or older, join the Memorial Art Gallery on Friday, March 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. for “Make a Connection!,” an evening inspired by the art on view at the museum. Come ready to mix, mingle, and maybe meet someone who brings a little extra color to your canvas. Tickets are $15 or $5 with a MAG membership or a valid University ID.

The URMC Fitness Center is offering a free six-day trial in March for anyone who has not previously had a membership or trial. Learn more here.

In partnership with Project Level The Field, Impact Competition, and the 1st Gen Society, the David T. Kearns Center is challenging the brightest minds at URochester to bridge the gap between potential and opportunity. Find key dates and deadlines and learn more here.

The University, in partnership with Barnes & Noble in College Town, would like to hear from students on how to enhance the campus store experience. The survey takes no more than 15 minutes to complete, and participants can enter a drawing to win one of five $500 Visa gift cards.

STAT News is once again pitting the year’s best biomedical breakthroughs head-to-head, and URochester is in the mix. Featured is a landmark study in Cell by Maiken Nedergaard, codirector of the Center for Translational Neuromedicine, which shows how the sleeping brain clears harmful proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease. You can vote once a day throughout March in the STAT Madness competition.