“A new academic term is an opportunity to assess goals, evaluate ideas for ongoing and future research and scholarship, prepare for performances and exhibitions, develop experience in clinical rotations, and appreciate the energy of new classes and campus events,” writes President Sarah Mangelsdorf, in a message shared yesterday with the University community. “It’s also a chance for each of us to think about the ways in which we can demonstrate our leadership within our roles as students, faculty, and staff members.” Read the full message.

As part of For Ever Better: The Campaign for the University of Rochester, University Trustee Jay S. Benet ’76S (MBA) and Jeanne Benet have committed $1 million to establish an endowed scholarship at the Simon Business School. The Jay S. and Jeanne Benet Endowed Scholarship is designed to provide permanent financial support to students pursuing graduate business degrees, expanding access and opportunity at a pivotal moment for higher education, particularly at the professional level. Read more about the gift.

Discover what your bowel patterns are telling you and how you can best support your gastrointestinal health. Register to join Well-U on Tuesday, January 27, at noon.

Step inside the executive mindset during a candid conversation on leadership, influence, and careers shaped at the highest levels with Efrain Rivera ’89S (MBA), board member and senior advisor. This keynote address is part of Simon Community Weekend, open to prospective and current students and alumni. Learn more and register to attend on Friday, January 30, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Sands Constellation Auditorium, Gleason Hall. Reception to follow.

URochester students and alumni can participate in the 2026 Rochester Carillon Composition Competition, hosted by the Arthur Satz Department of Music. Submissions of music pieces for the Hopeman Memorial Carillon, the 50-bell instrument atop Rush Rhees Library, are due by March 15, and prizes of up to $2,000 are available. Learn more and submit an entry.

The Lucy Burne Gallery, located in the basement of Cutler Union within the Creative Workshop at the Memorial Art Gallery, showcases student and faculty artwork, on view while classes are in session. The winter student show runs through March 28, with a closing reception on March 26 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Study abroad returnees can celebrate their adventures abroad on Wednesday, January 28, at 4:30 pm in Havens Lounge, Wilson Commons.

Auditions are Friday, January 23, and Saturday, January 24, for the International Theatre Program’s spring production of Lucas Hnath’s contemporary drama, The Christians. Auditions are open to all undergraduates.

The next training session for Red Watch Band—a bystander intervention program focused on promoting safety around alcohol and other drugs—is on February 3 at 4 p.m.

This Teaching Center program gives URochester graduate students and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to earn documentation of completion and/or a transcript citation through completion of a structured self-study professional development opportunity about teaching.

The Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, in partnership with the David T. Kearns Center, has received renewed funding from the National Science Foundation to continue its Research Experience for Undergraduates program, Computational Methods for Understanding Music, Media, and Minds. Find full eligibility details, project descriptions, and application information.

The Study Zone, located within the Learning Center in Dewey Hall 1-160D, is a quiet and focused space for students to work. The program serves students in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, the School of Medicine & Dentistry, Simon Business School, and Warner School of Education & Human Development. Learn more and enroll.

When UR Medicine Imaging Sciences faced the costly task of replacing several aging MRI scanners, they chose an unconventional path: rebuilding the machines onsite instead of buying new ones. The decision has cut costs, minimized waste, and prevented hundreds of tons of carbon emissions—a notable achievement in one of healthcare’s most resource-intensive fields.