DECON TRAINING: Upstate University Hospital employees take part in a decontamination exercise as part of their crisis readiness training with Upstate’s Emergency Management department. The scenario was an accident with a truck carrying a hazardous liquid, which required “patients’ to be decontaminated.

WHITE COAT CELEBRATION: Alana Wiener, a student in the College of Nursing, receives her white coat from Professor Dr Karen Klingman. Wiener is a Pioneer Scholar, which may be awarded to students working toward their doctor of nursing practice degree. The College of Nursing held its Pinning and White Coat Ceremony Sept. 20.

REUNION RETURN: Alumni of Upstate’s Norton College of Medicine check out Upstate’s Simulation Center during Medical Alumni Reunion, held Sept. 16 and 17. With approximately 8,600 square feet, the center offers specialized rooms for skills and task training, immersive patient care simulation, and debriefing simulated sessions.

TUG OF WAR: Students in the Norton College of Medicine Learning Communities take part in athletic competitions, like tug of war, this week in Thornden Park.

GOING GOLD: Upstate’s pediatric cancer team goes gold to support Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.

GAMES, GOODIES, AND GOOD TIMES. Students took part in Upstate’s Welcome Fest, held at the Campus Activities Building this week to escape the rain, and had opportunities to connect with dozens of student groups, offering games and goodies. Among those making connections are the Meds Peds Interest Group, Surgery Club, Wilderness Medicine, Medical Students for Choice, Global Health, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, among others.