@Rochester
— April
25, 2008
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Forecast: Partly Sunny, High 76°
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In
Today's Issue
- Learn More about the Benefits of FSAs and HSAs
- Students Present 'Clean, Green' Solutions Today
- Free Smoking Cessation Program Returns
- Submissions Due for Creative Excellence Contest
- Scholarships Available for Youth Summer Programs
- Event
Highlight: Ballet Spring Show
- Rochester
in the News: Neil Herendeen on Stainless Steel Baby Bottles
- In Higher
Ed: Data on Minority Doctorates Suppressed
News
and Announcements
Learn More about
the Benefits of FSAs and HSAs
The Benefits Office Health Education series continues on April 30 and
May 7 with presentations on Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health
Savings Accounts (HSAs). Learn more about the tax advantages, how the
two accounts differ, and how they work in conjunction with the University
Health Care Plans. Representatives from Aetna, Excellus, and the Benefits
Office will be available to answer questions. View
session times and locations.
Students Present
'Clean, Green' Solutions
Undergraduate students in the interdisciplinary entrepreneurship course "Solving
UR's Enviro-footprint" will present their team proposals to address
specific initiatives identified by last fall's Sustainability Task Force
at a public class today from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in 321 Morey Hall. The University
community is invited to attend. Read
more...
Free Smoking
Cessation Program Returns
Well-U is now enrolling for a new session of Quitting Time, a four-week
smoking cessation program that is free for employees and their spouses. Register
online.
Submissions Due
Monday for Creative Excellence Contest
Faculty, staff, and students have until Monday, April 28, to submit an
entry for this year's Creative Excellence Award Contest. Read
more...
Scholarships
Available for Youth Summer Programs
The Tauck Foundation is offering full tuition scholarships for the Rochester
Scholars Jr. and the Rochester On Campus summer programs for students
currently in grades 6-11. Applications are
due Thursday, May 1. For more information on the programs, call the Office
of Special Programs at 275-2344. Read
more...
Events
Friday,
April 25
Ballet
Performance Group Spring Show. Strong Auditorium. 8 p.m.
For more events: www.rochester.edu/calendar
Rochester
in the News
WHAM TV13
(April 23)
“Glass Baby Bottles May Be Back”
Neil Herendeen, associate professor of pediatrics, says a third option
for baby bottles (in addition to bisphenol-free plastic and glass) may
soon be available to parents: "I've seen a couple of manufacturers
now looking at a stainless steel bottle, not just the juice cup. So I
think there are ways of making these less hazardous, with less chemical
exposure, you just have to look for those." Read
more...
In
Higher Education
Inside Higher
Ed (April 24)
“Data on Minority Doctorates Suppressed”
"The National Science Foundation, citing privacy concerns, bars
release of data on minority Ph.D. attainment when only small numbers
of degrees are awarded. Diversity advocates question the rationale." Read
more...
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