Hajim offers ‘think-about-it’ book

In his second book, Ed Hajim ’58, the University’s board chair emeritus and namesake for the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, suggests that readers should be open to thinking about success in less scripted ways.

Aliens could be everywhere but without fire, we'll never know

MSN News, August 16

“We’re just getting started looking for the atmospheres of terrestrial planets,” says Adam Frank, the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. “This is the exciting thing—we’re at the frontier now.”

Fall Welcome Week on the River Campus begins Monday

More than 1,550 new undergraduate students in Arts, Sciences & Engineering and their families will arrive on the River Campus on Monday, August 21, and Tuesday, August 22. Following move-in and check-in, more than 120 Welcome Week events and activities will take place from August 21–29, planned by the Office of Orientation and First-Year Programs. You can find the full event schedule by downloading the Guidebook app or reviewing the web version. Email orientation@rochester.edu with questions.

School of Nursing graduate program application workshop

Discover how a master’s degree, doctoral degree, or advanced certificate from the School of Nursing can transform your nursing career. Register to attend an all-program application workshop today, August 17, at noon, to learn more about program options, degree pathways, and how to prepare the most competitive application. Registrants will receive the event recording, and attendees will receive an application fee waiver. Contact the School of Nursing Admissions Office with questions.

Apply for Novel Biostatistical and Epidemiologic Methods Pilot Awards

Apply now to the Clinical and Translational Science Institute Novel Biostatistical and Epidemiologic Methods Pilot Awards. Receive one year of funding up to $35,000 to support the development of novel biostatistical and epidemiologic methods that overcome analytic limitations and enhance the validity, accuracy, scope, or speed of clinical or translational research. Submit initial abstracts by October 16 at 5 p.m.

Online employee tuition waiver application available for fall 2023

The online employee tuition waiver application is now available in HRMS using the following path: Self Service>Benefits>Tuition>Apply Employee Tuition Waiver. All applications must be submitted within 30 days from the start of the course. For more information, visit the Tuition Benefits website.

Annual Gandhi Institute Changemaker Retreat

Join the MK Gandhi Institute’s 2023 Changemaker Retreat, focused on in-person community-building and exploring nonviolence. The retreat takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. August 21–23 and from 9 a.m. to noon on August 24. Payment for the retreat is offered on a sliding scale; contribute what will work for you while considering the institute’s sustainability. Space is limited, register soon.

Strong Memorial Hospital gift shop to temporarily close, reopen under new management 

The ripple effects of the pandemic have made it impossible for Friends of Strong to continue operating the hospital gift shop independently. The store will soon transition its operations to a national retail company specializing in hospital gift shop management—bringing expanded services, longer operating hours, and greater merchandise selection to the hospital’s gift shop customers. Be sure to use any existing gift shop gift certificates or vouchers by Thursday, August 31, and stop in for great deals with closeout sales now underway. The gift shop is scheduled to close on Wednesday, September 6. Have a suggestion for the new gift shop? Share your thoughts and ideas here.

Eastman Faculty Artist Series fall schedule