The new Constitutional Assembly of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) held its first meeting on Wednesday, 18 May. The new assembly consists of 78 academic staff members, 26 general staff members, and 26 student representatives.
The new Constitutional Assembly will serve for the next three years. They will make decisions about the most important aspects of the university – the election of the Rector, the Senate, the Academic Arbitration Court, and other issues.
On Tuesday, 17 May, cardiac surgeon and Corresponding Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS), Professor Pēteris Stradiņš was presented with the Pauls Stradiņš Award for his outstanding contribution to the development of heart surgery, as well as for his significant contribution to preserving the intellectual legacy of the Stradiņš family. The decision to give this award to Pēteris Stradiņš was approved by the RSU Senate and the LAS Senate.
Older people, especially those with fewer digital skills were receiving limited healthcare services during COVID-19. We explore how the health of the ageing populations in different countries was affected before and during COVID-19 pandemic, and what are the effects of labor market attachment on pension income.
The Statistics Unit is organizing a guest lecture by Assoc. Prof. Tanja Kirn (University of Liechtenstein) on the subject of future gender gap in pensions. An overview about the central findings will be presented and insights on statistical issues of dynamic microsimulation will also be discussed.
The lecture will be held in English.
The first Kanzan sakura cherry trees were planted this week in Rīga Stradiņš University’s (RSU) Inspiration Park. The initiative is part of the “Zaļš” project implemented by the RSU Student Union (Studējošo pašpārvalde, SP) in cooperation with the Department of Infrastructure.
It is one of the first steps on a list of improvements to Inspiration Park. Other landscaping work such as adding footpaths, benches, and lighting to the park are also planned.
28. maijā RSU Studējošo pašpārvaldes Studentu mājā (Palasta ielā 3) notiks pasākums Breaking Barriers 2022, kura galvenais mērķis ir sapulcēt vietējos un ārvalstu studentus, lai lauztu starp viņiem pastāvošās barjeras.
On 28 May, the event Breaking Barriers 2022 will take place at the RSU Student Union House (3 Palasta iela). The main goal of the event is to bring together local and international students in order to break the barriers that exist between them.
Despite the rain and a queue that stretched from Kronvalda bulvāris, across the city canal, all the way down to Muitas iela, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Anatomy Museum attracted 1,397 visitors on Museum Night on 14 May.
This year, the museum invited visitors to look into different inner worlds, both physical and dream worlds, to encourage openness and tolerance. Visitors had the opportunity to view the museum's anatomical, anthropological, and teratological collections free of charge.
Collaboration in biomaterials research, new residency specialisations in oral pathology and in academic performance monitoring systems in surgery, anaesthesiology, gynaecology, and other specialties are just some of the future cooperation directions established between Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and the University at Buffalo (UB) in New York. RSU representatives recently visited New York to discuss deepening these collaborations, which is seen as the next step in the work already underway between the two universities.
The RSU Asian Society (ASOC) will be organising an Asian Night Market on 3 June in Inspiration Park behind the RSU Main Building. At the market, you will be able to enjoy authentic foods from countries like Taiwan, Japan, India, and Sri Lanka and play different street games.
On Sunday, 15 May, a team of runners from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) with both students and staff members participated in the Rimi Riga Marathon. They represented the University in all races – the full marathon, the half-marathon, as well as the 10km and 6km races.
