The University offers eligible faculty and staff access to subsidized backup care through Care.com when there is a temporary breakdown in normal care arrangements for children or adults. Get help during an emergency, unforeseen disruption of regular care, or a planned day when extra assistance is needed. Find more information here and start your request today.

On Friday, October 24, at noon to learn how to strengthen your goal-setting plans and achieve sustainable success through lifestyle habits. Save your spot.

With expert instruction in Well-U’s You Can Quit program, you can decrease or end your nicotine use and receive replacement therapy if needed. Get started here to earn $100 and improve your health.

Vladimir Kara-Murza, one of the leaders of Russia’s democratic opposition, gives the lecture “Russia Under Putin—and Beyond” today, October 21, at 5 p.m. in Hoyt Hall auditorium. Explore event details.

Registration deadlines are approaching for Simon Business School’s three-session microcredentials, 0.5-credit online courses taught by expert faculty. URochester employee tuition benefits are accepted. Learn more about the courses and register now.

Ouafaa Deleger, an instructor of French at Butler University, gives the next Margaret Parkhurst Morey Lecture on Thursday, October 23, at 11 a.m. in Humanities Room D, Rush Rhees Library. Learn about the talk, sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.

Craft a spine-chilling 3D character in this Studio X workshop using Blender, the industry-standard open-source 3D modeling software. You can also show off your creepy or cute creation by entering the annual Blender pumpkin contest on Instagram. Get details and attend on Tuesday, October 28, at 1:30 p.m. in Mary Ann Mavrinac Studio X.

“Blowin’ in the Wind: Songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen” is a tribute concert featuring a repertoire of Dylan’s and Cohen’s iconic songs, followed by a stage interview with cantor Gideon Zelermyer, who collaborated with Cohen on the production of the Grammy Award-winning song “You Want it Darker.” Tickets are free, but the seats are limited, and registration is required to attend on Thursday, October 30, at 7 p.m. in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus.

This year’s Neilly Author Series and Fairbank Alumni Lecture events celebrate curiosity and discovery in all its forms. Parking is available in Library Lot for “So That Just Happened: A Random Walk Through the Literary World, with Cameos from Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and Bohr” with Edward Ashton ’93 (MS), ’96 (PhD) at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, and for “The Seward Family Archive” with Thomas Slaughter at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19.

The Aging Institute and Memorial Art Gallery host “Aging INSPIRED!” on Tuesday, November 18, from 1 to 5 p.m. All are invited to attend this celebration of creativity and aging, especially community organizations and individuals who work with older adults. The deadline to register for this free event is November 4.

All URochester undergraduate and graduate students can attend sound bath and acupuncture sessions offered by the Mindful University Project at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, and Wednesday, November 12, in the Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library. Registration is required. Students can search for Health Promotion events on CCC.

University IT notes that not all unwanted emails are the same and how you handle them matters for your security.

It’s okay to click “Unsubscribe” if you recognize the sender, if the email looks professional and expected, and if you’re no longer interested in their emails.

You should mark the email as spam or phishing if you don’t recognize the sender; if the email looks suspicious, poorly written, or overly urgent; if the message is unexpected—especially if it contains attachments or strange links; or, if it asks for personal information or login credentials. Clicking “Unsubscribe” in these cases could confirm your email address to scammers or even lead to malware or phishing websites.

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