We spotlight the scholarly and service contributions of University community members to their fields. If you have news to share about a faculty or staff member, student, or department/unit that has recently achieved a significant professional accomplishment or received a prestigious national or international honor, please let us know so we can consider it for a future listing. Recent award recipients include:

• Louis “Sandy” Constine, the Philip Rubin Professor of Radiation Oncology, received the 2026 Pediatric Oncology Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
• James Druckman, the Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political Science, has been elected the American Academy of Political and Social Science’s 2026 Harold Lasswell Fellow.
• Elaine Hill, Dean’s Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health Sciences, was selected for the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine fellowship.
• Leaders in pulmonary medicine and respiratory science were recognized with awards from the American Thoracic Society. M. Patricia Rivera, chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine, received the Elizabeth A. Rich, MD, Award; Augusto Litonjua, director of pediatric pulmonology, received the John M. Peters Award; and Gloria Pryhuber, a professor of neonatology, received a Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishment.
• P. Emile Rossouw, a professor of dentistry and chair and program director of Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, will serve as chair of the American Board of Orthodontics’ executive committee.
•  J. Albert Uy, Dean’s Professor of Biology and chair of the Department of Biology, has been awarded the 2026 Elliott Coues Award from the American Ornithological Society.

Register for Well-U’s nutrition basics program starting virtually on Friday, July 10. Gain expert guidance on nutrition and healthy eating patterns for you and your family. Complete the program and earn $150.

If terms like deductible, copay, or HSA leave you confused, join the Office of Total Rewards for a webinar on Friday, July 17, that breaks down the basics of the University’s health and dental benefits. Learn about key healthcare terms, the medical and dental plan options available to you, and how spending accounts like FSAs and HSAs work. Whether you’re enrolling for the first time or just need a refresher, this session is for you.

Join the Office of Total Rewards and MetLife on Wednesday, July 22, at noon for a webinar on caring for an aging spouse, relative, or friend. Find information on anticipating their daily needs and explore helpful planning options, tips, and resources. Enroll now to reserve your place.

For July, URochester employees who are new Effortlessly Healthy subscribers can enjoy 40 percent off their first meal order. Get started here. This offer ends July 31. Email Effortlessly Healthy with questions.

The Office of Undergraduate Research is hosting a weekly professional development series open to all URochester undergraduate researchers on Wednesdays in Dewey Hall, Room 1-101, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. This week’s session is on talking about research to lay audiences.

Previously housed under the Department of Psychiatry, URochester Medicine’s Firearm Injury Prevention Program has moved under the Center for Community Health & Prevention.

Anuradha Godishala, an associate professor of clinical medicine, explains the symptoms of advanced heart failure, treatments, and signs you should seek care.

The New York Times, June 25

Blood, Sweat & Tears’s musical cocktail of symphonic arrangements blended with horns and pop was met with particular contempt by Rolling Stone magazine, which tended to look askance at anything but unadulterated rock, says John Covach, director of the Institute for Popular Music, the Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities in the School of Arts & Sciences, and professor of theory at the Eastman School of Music.