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Notable items in today’s issue include:
- A retirement program webinar
- URochester on 250 years of American music—playlist included
- Guidance from University IT on safely using QR codes
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Today’s updates |
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Board elects new members at May meeting |
At its May meeting, the University’s Board of Trustees elected five new board members and recognized two members for becoming trustees emeriti.
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ICYMI |
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@Rochester will be on hiatus next week |
There will be no scheduled issues of @Rochester from June 29 to July 3. Send submissions for Friday’s issue by noon today. We’ll return to our regular weekday schedule on Monday, July 6.
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Healthy living |
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Do vibration plates work? |
Vibration plates are everywhere, from TikTok fitness routines to home workout setups. Conner Lorenzo, director of fitness science at URochester Medicine’s Orthopaedics and Physical Performance, breaks down what these machines can and can’t do for your body.
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For faculty and staff |
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Retirement program webinar |
Get an overview of the University’s 403(b) retirement program, learn how to create a retirement strategy, update your account with TIAA, and utilize the useful tools provided by TIAA in a live webinar on Wednesday, July 15, at noon. Reserve your spot.
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For the community |
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Play kickball at Genesee Valley Park |
Play kickball at Genesee Valley Park on July 15 and 22 through the URochester Medicine Fitness Center. The cost is $6 per person. Sign up with friends or as an individual.
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For students |
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Make an impact through machine learning |
The School of Nursing’s fall Intro to Machine Learning in Healthcare course invites students, scientists, and professionals to expand their knowledge and shape healthcare research and practice through computational models. Registration opens July 13. Matriculated non-nursing students can reach out via email starting in July. Non-matriculated students can contact course instructors for permission.
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From the magazine |
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Illustration by James Taylor.
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America’s greatest hits: The soundtrack of a nation at 250 |
URochester experts guide you through 250 years of American music—from Indigenous song and spirituals to jazz, rock, hip-hop, and Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX performance—with a playlist ready for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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IT security tip |
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Scan smart: Not every QR code is safe |
QR codes are everywhere: menus, parking meters, flyers, packages, and email attachments. The problem? A QR code is just a link in disguise, and you can’t tell where it leads by looking at it. Scammers exploit that with “quishing” (QR-code phishing), codes that send you to fake login pages or malware. University IT advises users to scan with caution.
- Preview the URL before opening. Your phone’s camera shows the web address first. Check that it’s the real, expected site before tapping.
- Be extra skeptical of codes in emails and texts, especially ones creating urgency using language like verify your account, your package is held, or pay now.
- Use your built-in camera, not a random ”QR scanner“ app from an app store.
- Stop if it asks you to log in or pay. Navigate to the site directly through a browser or app you trust instead of through the code.
- When something feels off, don’t scan.
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