Money order service discontinued at Medical Center post office
Effective June 30, money order services at the Medical Center post office will be discontinued. For alternative locations offering the service, visit www.usps.com or contact your nearest USPS branch.
Graduate students can attend a free outdoor yoga class today, June 23, at 7 p.m. on the College Town Green hosted by Graduate and Family Housing, the Mindful University Project, and College Town. Some mats will be available, but you’re encouraged to bring your own mat or towel. Register in advance; bring your student ID.
Professional development session on applying to fellowships
The Office of Undergraduate Research hosts a weekly professional development series for Schwartz Discover Grant recipients on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A limited number of slots are available to all University undergraduate students. The next session on June 25 is on applying to fellowships and will be in the Computer Studies Building, Room 209. Pre-registration is required.
Alcohol education seminar
Join the UHS Health Promotion Office for an alcohol education seminar on June 26, July 25, or September 26 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The seminar aims to educate students about University policy, physiological effects, and harm reduction strategies regarding alcohol. Register on CCC at the links above.
Workshop on giving effective feedback as a GTA
This workshop will discuss the research on giving students actionable, specific, and effective feedback as a graduate teaching assistant. Register to attend on Tuesday, July 8, from 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Open to all graduate students or postdoctoral fellows at the University.
Higher Education Teaching Citation Program
This Teaching Center program allows graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to earn documentation of completion or a transcript citation through completion of a structured self-study professional development opportunity about teaching. Learn more and register here.
The Office of Total Rewards hosts a retiree benefits webinar on Friday, June 27, at 1 p.m. to discuss eligibility for retiree benefits, health and dental insurance, Medicare, enrollment periods, and other benefits offered to you as a University retiree.
Webinar on the impact of movement on diabetes
Join Well-U on Friday, June 27, at noon to learn how incorporating movement into your day can help manage blood sugar, improve insulin sensitivity, and delay symptoms of diabetes. Register here by noon on Thursday, June 26.
The summer applied genomics seminar is a weekly series on Wednesdays from 4 to 5 p.m. in Wegmans Hall, Room 1005, run as part of the Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence MS program in applied genomics. On June 25, attend a seminar on cell trajectories and differential expression, and on July 2, attend a seminar on evolution in replicate avian hybrid zones. Learn more at the links.
LabArchives training sessions
Representatives from LabArchives, the electronic laboratory notebook provided to Rochester researchers, will be at Rochester to provide in-person training sessions on Thursday, June 26, open to the entire University community. Find the full schedule with locations here. Personalized sessions for your lab can be organized during or outside of the week. Use this form to share any topic recommendations, and contact UR Libraries Data Services with questions.
Warm weather is here, summer vacations are booked, and you’re ready to unwind. IT Security reminds you to remain vigilant in securing your identity. Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, airports, and other public areas are convenient, but what you do is also public knowledge to anyone else on the same network. If you’d ensure your belongings are safe and secure, why wouldn’t you do the same with your data? Read the FTC’s advice for securely using public Wi-Fi networks and what device settings you should change, and consider using the University’s VPN to prevent attackers from seeing or modifying your data as it travels across the network.
For decades, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has been a “very important system to ensuring the health and safety of the country,” says Nancy Bennett, an emeritus professor of medicine and public health sciences and a former chair of the committee. “It’s hard to know what this huge disruption in the system will cause in the future.”
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