Proven to help manage stress and improve well-being, Well-U’s mindfulness-based stress reduction program starts on Tuesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. Sign up now for the eight-session, in-person program and earn $150 upon completion.

The Goergen Institute for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence is now inviting proposals for 2026–27 seed grants in data science and artificial intelligence. This program aims to support collaborative research efforts toward attracting major external funding, with a particular focus on work aligned with at least one specified research priority in data science and artificial intelligence. Proposals will be accepted until Monday, June 15, at 11:59 p.m. Find full details, including research priorities, here.

Today, May 4, marks Design Day, and nearly 300 of the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences seniors and master’s students will showcase their capstone projects and how their creativity and curiosity fueled impressive discoveries and innovations. The event takes place throughout the day in the Goergen Athletic Center beginning at 9 a.m.

On display starting today, May 4, this exhibit features first-edition works from Rare Books & Special Collections written by artists featured in Fire!!, an influential but short-lived Harlem Renaissance literary magazine, such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen.

Today marks the start of Teacher Appreciation Week, running May 4–8. The Warner School of Education & Human Development celebrates its graduate students preparing to become teachers, as well as its many alumni who are making a meaningful impact in classrooms and communities. Follow along on the Warner School’s Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn channels for daily posts and spotlights.

On Wednesday, May 6, starting at 9 p.m., the Parking Department’s online parking services will be temporarily unavailable due to a scheduled system upgrade. During this time, My Parking Online services and mobile applications will be offline for approximately two hours. For questions or assistance, call (585) 275-4524.

Artist Hugo McCloud’s work, Blue Zone, is on view in Memorial Art Gallery’s newly reimagined contemporary art galleries. Listen to McCloud discuss his groundbreaking work and ever-evolving, prolific career on Friday, May 8, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Find more details here.

In this presentation hosted by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Kristin Scheible, a dean’s professor of pediatrics, will focus on defining a developmental timeline during infancy and assessing the impact of several common exposures along that timeline. Learn more and attend this virtual event on Thursday, May 14, from noon to 1 p.m.

The Eastman Community Music School is now accepting summer registrations for kids and adults. To fit your schedule, programs are offered in a variety of formats—weekly rehearsals, weekend intensives, and half- and full-day options. A 25 percent discount is available for University employees and their dependents on all programs.

URochester students can spend time with therapy dogs during Paws for Stress Relief today, May 4, in the Goergen Athletic Center from 6 to 7:15 p.m.

PhD student Meg Farinsky (Luminous Gills), Matthew Ahn ’28 (The Architecture of Knowledge), and Majd Tabsi ’29 (Strings of Life) were the winners of this year’s Ed and Barbara Hajim Art of Science competition. (URochester photo by Claudia Pietrzak)