URochester researchers have discovered an antioxidant—glutathione—that cancer cells appear to devour as fuel, opening new pathways for investigation and a drug that can restrict the way tumors use this nutrient.

Your 2025 Total Rewards statement is now available in myURHR Workday. This annual statement provides a personalized snapshot of the overall value of your combined benefits and compensation, inclusive of all earned wages for 2025. To access your statement:

• Log in to myURHR Workday using your Active Directory credentials.
• Select Benefits and Pay.
• Under Suggested Links, click URHCM0102 Total Rewards Statement.
• When prompted, enter 2025 for the year.
• You must click the Print button in the bottom-left corner of the page to generate the complete statement, including all details and the pie chart. From there, you can continue to print the statement or save it as a PDF. Your statement will remain available in myURHR if you need to return to it.

Open to all URochester instructors, this Teaching Center Zoom workshop will explore how to engage students in meaningful learning using a variety of active learning techniques and pedagogies. These tools will span uses across class sizes and disciplines. Register to attend on March 27 from noon to 1 p.m.

The UR Procurement Marketplace (Jaggaer) will be unavailable for placing catalog requisitions and transmitting all P2P purchase orders to suppliers beginning Friday, March 27, at 9 p.m. through the afternoon of Sunday, March 29. This upgrade will have no noticeable impacts for users. If you have questions or experience any issues, send an email or call (585) 275-2012.

Examine the roles that carbs, fiber, protein, and other nutrients play in your body and how to incorporate them into your diet and busy schedule. Register here for Well-U’s Nutrition Basics program starting Wednesday, April 1.

University Libraries are organizing an on-campus visit for LabArchives on April 28 and 29. Representatives from LabArchives and university colleagues will offer workshops on a variety of topics related to the electronic laboratory notebook platform, ranging from notebook essentials and data stewardship best practices to new features. The schedule is developing and will be shared here. If you would like to recommend general topics or plan a tailored session for your lab or classroom, fill out this form.

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Wilson Commons with a special exhibition in Hartnett Gallery, March 26 through April 9. Explore photographs, architectural drawings, objects, and even furniture that showcase the planning, construction, and enduring impact of the I.M. Pei-designed building at the heart of the River Campus. Attend a reception on Thursday, March 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Hartnett Gallery. Find more details here.

In the next Leadership Conversation, Reitu Mabokela, vice provost for global engagement, will explore the global forces redefining the higher education landscape, including geopolitical instability, intensifying global competition, and the disruptive rise of generative AI. Register to attend the webinar on Friday, March 27, from noon to 1 p.m. You can find upcoming webinars on the Leadership Conversations page, as well as a Q&A with Josh Farrelman, vice president for government relations, on how and why the University measures its economic footprint.

Join the Rochester Medical Orchestra for an evening of music inspired by nature and fairy tales. The orchestra is composed of students, faculty, and staff from the Medical Center and the greater Rochester medical community. Learn more and attend on Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in the Monroe Community Hospital auditorium.

The International Theatre Program’s 23rd annual One-Act New Play Festival is here, and this year it’s a reading festival. Experience student-written, directed, and acted plays by emerging playwrights on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, at 8 p.m. in the Todd Theater lobby. Seating is limited, and the box office opens one hour before showtime.

Correction: Julie Myers, vice president for information technology and chief information officer, will retire effective August 31. Yesterday’s issue incorrectly stated the effective date as September 1. 

URochester students can stop by Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons and Lowry Hall at the Eastman School of Music from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today, March 25, for Student Day of Giving. A donation of $5 or more unlocks a limited edition URBee keychain and an invitation to a special donor happy hour.

Students can earn credit for an internship in New York City that situates their program of study within the art world. Students in the Art New York program do not need to be art majors or minors; no previous art experience is required. Applications are due April 1.

The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center’s signature “Dine Around the World” event, hosted in collaboration with Dining Services, is on Thursday, April 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Danforth Dining Hall for all undergraduate and graduate students. Meal vouchers are available on a first-come, first-served basis for those who RSVP and request one. Vouchers must be presented at entry; otherwise, regular dining fees apply.

The Seattle Times, March 23