University IT announces two new features available in Box, the University’s cloud storage and collaboration platform, for all University faculty, staff, and students. Box Canvas is a digital whiteboarding tool supporting real-time collaborative coauthoring and brainstorming. Box Relay is a no-code automation builder to create workflows and processes centered around content in your Box account.
Academic budget and planning update from the provost
In a message shared yesterday with University faculty and staff, Provost Nicole Sampson detailed several steps being taken to manage academic resources more carefully. Read the full message here.
Short hiatus planned for @Rochester next week
@Rochester will take a short break from July 28 to August 1, with no issues planned during that time. We’ll return to our regular weekday schedule on Monday, August 4.
Are you living with heart failure, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, or the effects of a stroke? In Well-U’s heart health coaching programs, learn safe exercises that can improve your quality of life. Register now.
Register for Mindful Professor training
Register today for the fall 2025 cohort of the Mindful Professor Training program, based in cutting-edge research designed to support faculty and instructors in cultivating tools for emotional regulation, resilience, and mindful leadership, while also enhancing teaching effectiveness and strategies to support student well-being. Sessions will be held on Wednesdays in the School of Nursing from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free coffee will be provided. The program is open to all University faculty and course instructors.
Talk retirement with TIAA at the Medical Center
Have quick questions about the University’s retirement program, or need help enrolling online? Stop by the Sarah Flaum Atrium in the Medical Center today, July 22, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to chat with a TIAA representative.
Fourteen undergraduate students participating in the Rochester Urban Fellows program will make final presentations on Wednesday, July 23, in Havens Lounge, Wilson Commons. Presenters will highlight their service projects and synthesize their learning through this signature experiential learning program. Members of the University community are invited to attend.
Visit YoUR Market on Wednesday
Shop a variety of goods and services from local businesses on Wednesday, July 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Sarah Flaum Atrium, Medical Center. Enjoy samples, prize wheels, a raffle, and the most vendors to date. Brought to you by Friends of Strong and the URMC Fitness Center.
Virtual session on deep grievance
In the Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War, peace and conflict expert John Paul Lederach names deep grievance as a condition that gives rise to conflict. Join the Restorative Practices team to read and discuss excerpts from the book and ideas for implementing its wisdom into your lives. Register for a virtual session on July 24 or August 13 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Weekly yoga classes
The Mindful University Project offers free yoga classes during the summer on Mondays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. in the Leibner-Cooper Room, Goergen Athletic Center. Full-time students have free access to the gym, and faculty, staff, and part-time students can join with an R-Club membership for $23 each month. Check the calendar and sign up.
There are still a few weeks left to attend Tasty Tuesday this summer on the University’s Wilson Quadrangle from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Today’s scheduled trucks are Meat the Press, Tuscan Pizza, Roll’n Deep, and Travelin’ Tom’s. Find the full schedule here.
“The colonization rate of B. infantis, a bacterium associated with lower rates of allergic diseases, is very low in the United States and other Western countries, compared to very high rates in Mennonite communities, similar to some developing countries,” says Kirsi Järvinen-Seppo, who holds the Founders’ Distinguished Professorship of Pediatric Allergy and is the director of the Center for Food Allergy. “This mirrors the rates of autoimmune and allergic diseases.” These clues about the origin of the farm effect represent a step toward the prevention of allergic diseases, Järvinen-Seppo says.
Members of the University community donned their best rainbow gear and marched in the Rochester Pride Parade this past weekend. Find photos from the day on Instagram and other University flagship social media channels.
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