Last Call to Vote in U.S. News Best Hospitals Rankings: Don’t forget to vote for URMC in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals ranking survey, which closes Saturday, March 28. Not sure if you’re eligible vote? Find out via Doximity’s eligibility check.

Help URMC Science Win STAT Madness! URMC has made it farther than ever before in the STAT News competition pitting the year’s best biomedical breakthroughs head-to-head. Please support Maiken Nedergaard’s landmark study in Cell, 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.

Geriatric Faculty Scholars Program: The UR Aging Institute seeks SON and SMD junior and mid-career academic faculty interested in geriatric education development and advancing the Age-Friendly Health System model. Up to two scholars will be selected to receive a $5,000 stipend to enhance teaching and leadership skills and support career development as academic educators in geriatrics and gerontology. Apply by Monday, March 30.

Geriatric Teaching Day: This full-day, in-person conference on Thursday, April 9, brings together clinicians and care professionals to share practical strategies you can apply immediately in the care of older adults.  It will be held at the Larry and Cindy Bloch Alumni and Advancement Center (300 East River Road, Rochester).

URMC Diabetes Symposium: Join this interdisciplinary, full-day event in the Class of ’62 Auditorium on Saturday, April 18, to learn about patient-centered approaches to diabetes care across the lifespan and evolving clinical challenges and innovations. 

Apply for Novel Methods Awards: UR CTSI offers up to $25,000 to support the development of innovative biostatistical, epidemiologic, and machine learning methods tackling key challenges in translational research and population health. University faculty may apply by Monday, May 4.

Members of the DOM regularly blow off steam playing tennis in a group started decades ago by the late cardiology legend Arthur Moss, MD. The group roster has included many URMC superstars over the years, including surgery icon Seymour Schwartz, MD, and group members have built camaraderie both on and off the court. Now run by Leway Chen, MD, MPH, of Cardiology, the group meets Tuesday evenings at the Tennis Club of Rochester. Reach out to Chen if you're interested in playing!

In the News: Rahul Gosain, MD, MBA, of Hematology & Oncology, and his brother Rohit Gosain, MD, of Roswell Park, spoke with Forbes about the importance of early cancer screening, especially for women in high-stress environments.

In the News: Vera Gorbunova, PhD, of Geriatrics & Aging, spoke with Popular Mechanics about her recent Nature study showing that recreating hyaluronic-superpowered naked-mole-rat genes in mice increases their lifespans.

In the News: Emily Weis, MD, of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, spoke with WXXI News about Rochester’s recent designation as an “allergy capital.”

Publication: Daniel Lachant, MD, led the study “Longitudinal Remote 6-Minute Walk Distance and Cardiac Effort Using Wearable Sensors in Pulmonary Hypertension,” published in Pulmonary Circulation.

Publication: Angela Branche, MD, of Infectious Diseases, published the editorial commentary “The Renaissance of RSV Diagnosis: How Understanding Burden can Inform Clinical Practice and Demonstrate the Benefit of Vaccines” in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Publication: Erika Ramsdale, MD, of Hematology & Oncology, led the study “Barriers and Facilitators of Deprescribing for Older Adults with Cancer and Polypharmacy,” published in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology.

Publication: Valentina Kutyifa, MD, PhD, of Cardiology Heart Research, led the study “Effects of Metabolic Syndrome on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Non-Obese Heart Failure Patients,” published in ESC Heart Failure.

Publication: Olga Astapova, MD, PhD, of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, led the study “Ovarian Insulin Signaling Is Intact Despite Systemic Insulin Resistance in a Mouse Model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome,” published in Endocrinology.

Publication: Robert Horowitz, MD, of Palliative Care, led the study “A Blueprint for Implementing Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy in Palliative Care: Design, Process, and Treatment Patterns of a Real-World Clinical Program,” published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

Publication: Keith Nehrke, PhD, of Nephrology, co-led the study “Tunable Tau Expression in C. elegans Neurons Reveals That Early-AD Tau Phosphorylation Selectively Impacts Behavior and Mitochondrial Quality Control,” published in Neurobiology of Disease.

Publication: Edith Williams, PhD, of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, led the study “The Intervention to Improve Quality of Life for African American Lupus Patients Project: Incorporating the Element of Choice to Improve Disease Self-Management and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Study,” published in Lupus.

Publication: Diane Morse, MD, of General Medicine, was the senior author of “Integrating Reentry Medicine into Medical Education: A Student-Run Free Clinic Model,” published in the Journal of Correctional Health Care.

Publication: Patrick Twohig, MD, MPH, of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, led the study “Liver Injury in Cystic Fibrosis: How to Distinguish Drug-induced Liver Injury from Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease?” in the World Journal of Gastroenterology.

Publication: Kevin Zablonski, MD, Hematology & Oncology fellow, led the study “Successful Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Novel Case Report,” published in the Annals of Hematology.