A collaboration between Eastman Institute for Oral Health and URochester’s Department of Computer Science is piloting an interactive platform called SOPHIE—Standardized Online Patient for Healthcare Interaction Education—to help dentists strengthen communication, build trust, and better respond to patients’ fears and concerns.

The first fall event from the Center for Learning in the Digital Age (LiDA) provides an opportunity to share updates on current LiDA-related projects and to make connections. Find more details and register to attend via Zoom on Tuesday, September 22, at 3:30 p.m.

Register to attend an open house at the School of Nursing & Health Sciences on Tuesday, October 6, to explore bachelor’s, graduate, and advanced certificate programs; connect with faculty and admissions staff; and learn more about grants & scholarships—including opportunities for full tuition coverage.

Want to get started with using qualitative data for your research? In October, URochester Libraries Data Services, with other members of the Northeast Carpentries, is offering a series of workshops that teach basic concepts and skills, plus two tools for working with qualitative data: Taguette and QualCoder. No prior experience is required. Learn more and register for any workshop here.

The Regional Palliative Care Collaborative provides a comprehensive range of updates for clinicians and ancillary professionals who care for patients and their families with serious illnesses. Topics include the growing set of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, supportive care, discussions about available options, and the mechanics of end-of-life care. Learn more and register to attend on Friday, November 6, from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students can explore mobile health vehicles during this interactive, hands-on experience with the Greene Center today, September 18, from noon to 2 p.m. on the Wilson Quad.

Students can join “Well-Being Wins” to earn points for attending Health Promotion programs throughout the academic year, which they can redeem for a variety of prizes.

University Student Life is launching a new Student Life Advisory Committee, bringing together representatives from every undergraduate and graduate school to meet monthly with USL leadership. Members will share feedback, surface concerns, and help shape how USL operations serve the campus community. Interested students can fill out the application by October 5. Email lara.ozcayir@rochester.edu with questions.

The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center, in partnership with Dining Services, is hosting a “Comfort Foods Around the World” Danforth Dining Takeover on Thursday, October 29, during lunch hours. All recognized undergraduate and graduate student organizations are encouraged to apply to collaborate on this initiative. Learn more and submit the interest form by Thursday, October 1.

Forbes, September 16

The Z boson entanglement is “quite significant,” said Regina Demina, the C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor of Physics. “Right now it is hard to point to an application that would make unstable particles more interesting for technology than the stable ones—electrons or photons. Yet it is a common story: Curiosity is driving the research process, and the realization on the applications comes later.”