Campus-Wide IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Exercise

To ensure the resilience and continuity of our essential university operations, Information Technology Services is conducting a Planned Disaster Recovery (DR) Failover Exercise on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

This exercise is a critical step in validating our ability to operate following a catastrophic IT event that would take out all of our IT services for a significant period of time, including campus access to the Internet.

Seminar Discussion: “Mirror Biology and Centralized Biosecurity Reporting: Bridging Global Asymmetries in Science”

This seminar explores mirror-image biology, synthetic systems, and data governance, emphasizing inclusive global collaboration— linking the America 250 ideals of discovery, security, and shared prosperity.

This seminar is in collaboration with Dr. Noah Reynolds' General Biochemistry class.

This event is open to the public.

Hands-on Workshop: “Scenario-Based Risk Assessment in Laboratory and Public Health Settings”

A practical session applying a 5×5 risk-assessment matrix to case studies in biosafety and biosecurity. Participants will learn to balance innovation with safety, reflecting the American value of responsible scientific advancement.

This workshop is in collaboration with Dr. Jessica Madrigal's Environmental Risk Assessment class.

This event is open to the public.

Employee Development Series: Violence Prevention & De-Escalation Training

Please join us for the next installment of the monthly Employee Development Series: Violence Prevention & De-Escalation Training with Captain Justin Emmonson on November 19, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. Attendees will leave this session with new knowledge on identifying different types of disruptive, concerning or criminal behaviors, how to be a good witness, and the Dos and Don’ts of incident involvement.