New professorship supports early career faculty in optics

Barbara Zuegel ’57 has established the Zuegel Family Professorship in Optics in honor of her late husband, Richard Zuegel ’57, and in recognition of her family’s ties to the University. Her gift, matched by the Wyant Challenge, will support an early career faculty member in laser science, technology, or engineering at the Institute of Optics. This marks the first fully funded early career professorship and the fifth made possible through the challenge, a $12 million fund established in 2022 to create 10 endowed professorships in 10 years.

Flags will be lowered for Dean Arvan

University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered on Thursday, February 27, for Dean Arvan, a professor emeritus in the Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, who died on January 14. Arvan joined the University faculty in 1977.

Health professions exploration event

The Greene Center and partners host an interactive health care and health professions exploration event on Saturday, February 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Feldman Ballroom in Douglass Commons. Build skills with hands-on sessions including Narcan training, crisis support training, CPR, and Stop the Bleed; attend sessions on health care-focused student organizations, research opportunities, and the medical school admissions process; and connect with a panel of Rochester alumni. All attendees will be entered into a giveaway. Find more information and register here.

Play Lingopoly! with the Language Center

The Language Center presents Lingopoly!, an exclusive version of Monopoly where all the action revolves around world languages and cultures. Join the game on Saturday, February 22, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library, and compete with friends for the title of wealthiest team. Refreshments will be provided.

Consent and boundaries workshop

Join the UHS Health Promotion Office and Title IX office for a consent and boundaries workshop on Tuesday, February 25, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Welles Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library. Learn about consent and boundary-setting and gain practical skills to use in platonic and romantic settings. A catered meal is provided. Open to all students, registration is encouraged but not required.

Kohn Lecture on accents, language, and communication

Join the Speaking Fellows for their next Kohn Lecture on Tuesday, February 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Barbara J. Burger iZone. Learn more about the talks and the presenters. After both talks, there will be time for questions and discussion.

First-Year Residential Experience programs

Residential Life and Housing Services introduce the First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE), a coordinated set of programs and opportunities for first-year students to help transition smoothly into college. Attend upcoming programs in collaboration with the Learning Center and Career Center:

Study groups at night: Peer leaders are ready to answer questions related to common first-year courses.

• Wednesdays, from 8 to 10 p.m. in Friel Lounge: ACC 201, CSC 161, ECON 108, MATH 141/142/143, MATH 150, MATH 161/162, STAT 190
• Thursdays, from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Gilbert Community Room: ACC 201, BIOL 110/111, CSC 161, ECON 108, MATH 150, PHYS 113/114, STAT 190

Career Center workshops

• Looking for Internships: How To Search and Apply in your First Year: February 26, 6 to 7 p.m. in Friel Lounge
• Tools to Apply and Improve Your Resume and Cover Letters: March 26,  6 to 7 p.m. Location TBD.

Join the Study Zone community

The Study Zone, located within the Learning Center in room 1-160D in Dewey Hall, is a quiet, focused place to work. Students commit to spending at least three hours per week in the Study Zone and benefit from peer support in planning effective study sessions. By providing a productive location, personal support, and free snacks, this informal study location will help students get past common barriers to turn their academic goals into reality. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. The program serves students in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Simon Business School, and the Warner School of Education and Human Development. Enroll here.

Financial Health Bites webinar on personal finance

The Office of Total Rewards hosts a personal finance webinar on Wednesday, February 26, from noon to 1 p.m. to help you assess your current financial situation and take action toward financial wellness. Securian Financial will break down simple steps to help you recognize challenges, set goals, and take charge of your finances and savings. Register here.

Lecture: ‘Dignity For Living, Living With Dignity’

The Paul M. Schyve, MD Center for Bioethics and the Humanities Center host a new series of events on dignity, a follow-up to the previous series on grief. Peter Christensen, the Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities in the Department of Art and Art History and the Ani and Mark Gabrellian Director of the Humanities Center, gives the first lecture “Dignity For Living, Living With Dignity” on Tuesday, February 25, at 5 p.m. in the Humanities Center, Conference Room D. Learn more. 

200th volume in Eastman Studies in Music series

In 1994, the Eastman School of Music partnered with the University of Rochester Press to launch the Eastman Studies in Music series, dedicated to music scholarship and highlighting the diversity and richness of musicology. The Press announces the recent publication of the 200th volume in the Eastman Studies in Music series.

Discover the complete Eastman Studies in Music series and find your next read, or consider submitting a manuscript for publication. Learn more and explore submission details.