A new URochester-led research effort will test whether a drug originally developed to treat HIV can quiet a chronic immune response triggered by the body’s own DNA, to help preserve overall health and function later in life. Supported by an up to $22 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, the project is led by Vera Gorbunova, the Doris Johns Cherry Professor in the Department of Biology and codirector of the Rochester Aging Research Center and the Upstate NY Comparative Biology of Aging Nathan Shock Center.

This benefits basics webinar from the Office of Total Rewards will cover key healthcare terms, walk through the medical and dental plan options available to you, and explain how spending accounts like FSAs and HSAs work. You’ll also learn about helpful tools and resources to make confident, informed choices during enrollment and beyond. Register to attend today, February 25, at 11 a.m.

The Office of Total Rewards hosts a personal finance webinar today, February 25, from noon to 1 pm, to help you assess your current financial situation and take action toward financial wellness. Securian Financial will break down simple steps that can help you recognize challenges, set goals, and take charge of your personal finances and savings.

“Seeds for Collaboration” is a faculty and postdoc mixer sponsored by the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience and the School of Medicine & Dentistry dean’s office. The goal is to germinate and incubate discourse that will ultimately result in interdepartmental and cross-disciplinary collaboration, discoveries, publications, and grant applications. Attend the next session on Thursday, February 26, at 4:30 p.m. in LeChase Assembly Room (G-9576) at the Medical Center.

Join the Democracy Center and the Department of Political Science for the 2026 Cutler Lecture: “An ER for the Rule of Law: Lawyering in an Era of Democratic Erosion” today, February 25, at 5 p.m. in Wegmans Hall, Room 1400. You can also stream the talk live.

Presented by the Warner School of Education & Human Development, this virtual event will feature Zhuoran Zhang, who will share her professional journey of bringing her US counseling education and training back to China. Learn more and attend via Zoom on Friday, February 27, from 9 to 10 p.m.

This Translational Science Grand Rounds presentation shows how mechanistic mathematical models developed using large-scale omics data can be used to develop digital twins and virtual patients. Learn more and attend from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, in the School of Nursing Auditorium in Helen Wood Hall.

This recreational golf league, run through the URMC Fitness Center, plays at Genesee Valley on Mondays or Tuesdays. Find out more.

This workshop on February 26 explores the four phases of the menstrual cycle and how hormonal shifts can affect energy, mood, focus, and learning.

The Democracy Center and the Greene Center host a conversation with Sonia Mittal, a clinical lecturer and associate research scholar in law at Yale Law School, on Thursday, February 26, at noon.

River Campus undergraduate students can fill out this form to submit nominations for Professor of the Year among social sciences, natural sciences, humanities, and engineering. The deadline for the award, which is distributed by the Students’ Association, is February 27.

Students can join the Greene Center on Friday, February 27, to learn how AI is transforming technical fields and build transferable skills through conversations with peers and professionals.

The Office of Orientation and New Student Programs is accepting applications for 2026 FOOT trek leaders, open to current undergraduate students in the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, the School of Arts & Sciences, and the Simon Business School. Students can learn more here or at an interest meeting on Thursday, February 26, or Monday, March 2. Applications are due Friday, March 13, at 5 p.m.