July 29, 2024
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Dear members of the Hajim School community,
Throughout the summer, Hajim School faculty and staff have been working hard to help undergraduate students explore the possibilities of careers in research. Our partners at the David T. Kearns Center have welcomed more than 60 students to campus to participate in the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program or REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) programs in Imaging in Medicine and Biology, Nanophotonics, Quantum Photonics and Vision/Biomedical Optics, Chemistry Research for Medicine and Energy, and Physics and Astronomy.
This Friday, August 2, the Kearns Center will host their annual summer research symposium, which celebrates the achievements of scholars who spend the summer engaged in important research at the University. Students will present their findings in panel discussions, oral presentations, and poster sessions.
The event takes place in the Feldman Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and I encourage anyone who is available to attend and see the discoveries the students have made this summer. Learn more on the Kearns Center website.
ANNUAL DIVERSITY CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE OCTOBER 15
The Office of Equity and Inclusion announced that Isabel Wilkerson, author of the聽New York Times听产别蝉迟蝉别濒濒别谤,听Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, will deliver the keynote address at the University鈥檚 2024聽聽on October 15 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淗ow Do We Move Forward When We Disagree?鈥
The conference offers important opportunities for our community to collaborate, learn, and engage around strategies, implementation, and application of bringing together diverse voices committed to transformative environments when DEIJ is ever-evolving. All are welcome to attend, including all students from the University, the Greater Rochester community, and staff, faculty, and trainees. Registration for the conference opens in early August and you can find out more on the OEI website.
FATEMEH NARGESIAN APPOINTED TO NAMED PROFESSORSHIP
Congratulations to , an assistant professor of , who has been jointly appointed as the James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science.
Fatemeh鈥檚 research in data management focuses on the discovery and integration of data in very large repositories of heterogeneous and raw data. The professorship was established with a gift from James P. Wilmot鈥檚 estate.
NASIR UDDIN RECEIVES GRANT TO STUDY LIVER DISEASE AND BRAIN HEALTH IN PEOPLE WITH HIV
Congratulations to , an assistant professor of and , who received a $2.7 million Director鈥檚 Pioneer Award (DP1) grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) impacts brain function in people living with HIV.
Despite advancements in antiretroviral therapy, liver-related health issues remain a significant concern, with NAFLD affecting up to 50 percent of this population. The study will explore the combined effects of NAFLD and HIV on brain health. .
2024 BIOMEDICAL DATA SCIENCE HACKATHON
The 2024聽Biomedical聽Data聽Science鈥疕ackathon鈥痺ill take place online from August 12鈥17. The鈥痟ackathon鈥痠s open to all University undergrads, graduate students, and postdocs, and includes prizes for better-than-random predictions鈥痑nd cash prizes for first- and second-place winners. Participants are welcome to work individually or in teams of up to four people. All skill levels are welcome.聽.
Have a great week!
Your dean,
Wendi Heinzelman
