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South Clinton Avenue Detour Lifted
Understanding the University Retirement Program
Learn How to Have a Healthy Home
June Issue of HR Intercom Available Online
Prostate Cancer Topic of Free Discussion
Artist Talk: '20 Fresh Perceptions'

News and Announcements

South Clinton Avenue Detour Lifted
The one-way detour on South Clinton Avenue between Westfall Avenue and Senator Keating Boulevard has been removed. All lanes are now open to two-way traffic. Additional lane closures will be required in the future, but will be performed without traffic detours.

Understanding the University Retirement Program
A free informational session designed for employees newly eligible to receive the University’s direct contribution to the retirement program will take place at noon Wednesday, June 16, in ACF-C (2-1361) in the Medical Center. A representative from TIAA-CREF will also give a presentation covering general information on how to choose an investment allocation. For more information, visit the Benefits Web site.

Learn How to Have a Healthy Home
Well-U will hold a free session on how to find and eliminate common hazards and health risks from the home at noon on Wednesday, June 16, in the Adolph Auditorium (1-7619) in the Medical Center. The session is open to all University employees but registration is required. For more information, call 276-5050 or e-mail Well-U.

June Issue of HR Intercom Available Online
View the latest issue of HR Intercom, a newsletter with updates about Human Resources programs and resources.

Prostate Cancer Topic of Free Discussion
A free talk on prostate cancer prevention and treatments is planned for 7 p.m. Monday, June 21, at the Wilmot Cancer Center.
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Artist Talk: '20 Fresh Perceptions'
British artist and educator Trevor Flynn will lead a discussion based on his work at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, at the Memorial Art Gallery. His talk, titled "20 Fresh Perceptions: Uncommon Sense and the Visual Imagination," will trace the processes used by successful designers, engineers, architects, and artists to visualize forms that do not already exist.
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June 14, 2010

Today's Forecast:
Chance of Showers, High 75°
Tomorrow:
Partly Cloudy, High 77°

Today's Event Highlight
Jazz Concerts at Eastman
Part of the Rochester International Jazz Festival. All week. Eastman School. Read more...

View more events
www.rochester.edu/calendar

Rochester in the News
Discovery News (June 10)
'Earthquakes From Space Killed the Dinosaurs'
"Several researchers take this idea very seriously. Chief among them is Asish Basu, a professor of earth science, who published a paper in Science in 2003 in which he presented evidence of an impact in Antarctica 250 million years ago." Read more...

In Higher Education
USA Today (June 9)
'For-profit Colleges Lead the Way in Adopting E-textbooks'
Campus libraries and e-reader manufacturers are betting on electronic learning materials to overtake traditional textbooks in the foreseeable future, but very few students at traditional institutions are currently using e-textbooks, according to recent surveys. Read more...

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