The University has been awarded a $3.8 million Healthcare Education and Life-Skills Program grant from New York State to expand career opportunities for employees and help fill high-demand healthcare roles. This funding builds on the University’s Career Pathways Program, which supports eligible staff who pursue high-demand careers with education costs, including tuition, fully covered.

Four high school teachers who inspired and influenced URochester seniors from the Class of 2026 have been chosen to receive the annual Singer Family Prize for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching.

Gum disease and periodontal disease are often preventable and treatable, especially when caught early. Nasser Assery, an assistant professor of dentistry, shares what to look for, treatment options, and how to maintain a healthy smile.

Get moving and get prizes throughout Bloom, Well-U’s University-wide wellness challenge. Each week in May, Well-U will draw multiple winners for all fitness levels. Choose from Fitbit Versas, Petzl headlamps, popular drinkware, Lego kits, sweatshirts, and more. Get registered before Monday, May 4, when logging begins. Have questions? Join a virtual Q&A session on Wednesday, May 6, at noon.

Open to all URochester instructors, this program discusses the implications of generative AI for teaching and learning. Participants will consider how to revise courses in response to generative AI, and if and how to integrate generative AI into student or instructor work. Appropriate for instructors who have never used generative AI and those who have used it extensively. Learn more and register.

The Office of Total Rewards hosts a webinar on Thursday, April 30, at 1 p.m. to cover eligibility for retiree benefits, health and dental insurance, Medicare, enrollment periods, and other benefits offered to URochester retirees. Register to attend.

Improve your daily energy and well-being while living with heart failure, A-fib, coronary artery disease, or a past stroke. Eligible employees can register for one-on-one sessions with Well-U’s condition management coaches and earn $150 upon completion.

Join the Memorial Art Gallery for Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day on Sunday, May 3, from noon to 4 p.m. Embrace music, art, culture, community, and more. Admission is free.

Join the Sustainability Office as a Zero-Waste Ranger on Saturday, May 16, to help ensure materials are properly sorted as recyclable, compostable, or trash at departmental Commencement receptions. Sign up here.

All URochester students can join Health Promotion and River Campus Libraries today, April 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. for an end-of-the-semester Destress Fest.

Students living in a University residential building can donate clothing, unopened toiletries, and nonperishable food through “Move-Out Cleanout,” running now through May 17. And, on May 9 and May 17, donate larger items like furniture, lamps, mirrors, and more by visiting “Dump and Run” events happening at select residences. Find details here.

First-year URochester students are invited to apply to be a Meliora Scholar. This selective program funds independent research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Students receive faculty mentoring, take part in enriching activities, and join a vibrant peer community. Apply by May 15.

Today, 60 percent of the University’s lawns are maintained organically, and Horticulture & Grounds is steadily progressing toward its ambitious goal: to convert 100 percent of campus lawns to organic or natural care by 2027.

The Monroe County Teacher Residency Consortium at the Warner School of Education & Human Development helped Tia Clark move from classroom assistant to certified teacher—while helping her district grow its own talent. Find her story here.