Join the Office of Total Rewards on Wednesday, March 18, at 9 a.m. for a webinar on Social Security and Medicare. Securian Financial will guide employees nearing retirement through practical steps to assess and improve their financial wellness. Learn when to claim Social Security and essential information about Medicare to plan your healthcare in retirement confidently. Reserve your place.

The semi-annual Workday upgrade was completed this past weekend with minimal changes to the overall user interface. For information on specific changes and support information, please refer to the announcements section on your Workday home page.

Join Gaelen McCormick, director of Eastman Performing Arts Medicine and a trained outdoor mindful guide, for a rejuvenating walk around the River Campus. Meet at Wilson Commons porch at 5 p.m. for a walk on March 17 from 5:15 to 6 p.m. Brought to you by the Mindful University Project, this event is open to URochester students, staff, and faculty.

Discover how URochester alumni use artificial intelligence and data-driven decision-making to launch and build globally competitive businesses in today’s rapidly evolving economy. Attend the panel discussion on Wednesday, March 18, from noon to 1 p.m. in Gleason Hall, followed by a reception.

Hosted by the Office of Research Integrity, Stewardship & Ethics, this in-person and hybrid session will offer an informal discussion focusing on fostering respectful, ethical research environments through civility, effective communication, conflict management, and navigating grey areas. Sign up to attend on Thursday, March 19, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Gamble Room, Rush Rhees Library.

Lilia Fernández, a professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Illinois, presents “The Latin American Origins of 21st-Century US Cities: Migrations Past and Present” on Wednesday, March 18, at 5 p.m. in the Humanities Center, Conference Room D, Rush Rhees Library. Learn more.

The Center for Community Engagement is hosting its second annual community-engaged learning summit, “Action in Concert: Summit for Collective Impact,” on May 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Staybridge Suites, 1000 Genesee Street. The deadline for presenter applications has been extended to March 20. Apply here and email mlovely@ur.rochester.edu with questions. Registration for general attendance at the summit will open soon.

The annual Flourish Festival, hosted by Health Promotion and the Mindful University Project, runs March 16 through 26. Check out the full schedule of activities.

The Center for Education Abroad and the Greene Center host a discussion on leveraging international experience to demonstrate career readiness on Wednesday, March 18, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

This one-hour Zoom Teaching Center workshop is open to all URochester graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Learn how to navigate different power dynamics and relationships both in and out of the classroom, including establishing boundaries, navigating professional relationships, and balancing time commitments as a graduate teaching assistant. Register to attend on March 20.

Health Promotion is relocating from the University Health Service Building to a new space in Susan B. Anthony Hall, Hollister Wing. Undergraduate and graduate students can drop by an open house on Friday, March 20, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Connect with program directors and faculty, learn about admission pathways for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, and tour the School of Nursing’s experiential learning spaces at an open house on Monday, March 23.

The Charles and Janet Forbes Entrepreneurial Competition challenges engineering students to think beyond the lab and explore how their designs could become products, companies, and real solutions in the world. Find important dates and deadlines here.

The New York Times, March 13

“Anything that you buy that gets delivered by truck is going to be more expensive because diesel’s gone up,” says Daniel Burnside, a clinical professor of finance at Simon Business School. He added that there are some simple ways to save money.

What happens when artificial intelligence enters the orchestra pit or the recording studio? A cross-disciplinary team of URochester faculty discusses the future of AI as a “creative co-worker.”