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Discover what’s new in Blackboard on Wednesday, September 9, at 2 p.m. Get a look at the latest updates from the past six months and explore ways these new tools can enhance your courses.

Earn your $150 incentive and learn how to make small changes in your lifestyle in Well-U’s coaching program that will help to decrease your risk of developing heart disease and other health issues. Enroll here.

Attend the Blue and Gold tailgate before the first football game of the year today, September 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grove by Genesee Hall. Create your own spirit gear, hang out with friends, and enjoy some food trucks. All Yellowjacket fans are welcome. Select activities are sponsored by the Student Activity Fee and are only open to URochester undergraduates.

You can also stop by the Campus Information Center in Wilson Commons to pick up a 15 percent off coupon for URochester apparel and gear up for Spirit Friday. The coupon is valid in-store at the URochester Bookstore, while supplies last.

Register to attend the next Dr. Vivian A. Palladoro Wilmot Shared Resources lunch-and-learn seminar on Tuesday, September 8, at noon. The topic is “How the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource Supports Bioinformatics Research.” All students, staff, postdocs, and PIs are encouraged to attend. Lunches will be provided.

Join Friends of Strong for its annual Celebrity Bartender fundraiser to benefit patient- and family-centered care, on September 24 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at GRAPPA in College Town. Enjoy complimentary appetizers as colleagues take turns serving drinks—with all cash tips going directly to Friends of Strong. GRAPPA will also be matching the first $1,500 in donated tips. Learn more and meet the bartenders.

Auditions are today, September 4, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, September 5, at noon, for T.I.M.E. (Time, Identity, Memory, and the End of History Illusion), a new theatrical work through the International Theatre Program. Find full details here.

Enthusiastic student volunteers from the School of Arts & Sciences and Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences are needed to assist with events throughout Meliora Weekend, October 1–4, on the River Campus. Find the full volunteer description and sign up by Friday, September 11. Contact Melissa Waughtel with questions.

This spring, Simon Business School and URochester Medicine are partnering for another offering of the Healthcare Leadership Development Program, which offers a unique opportunity to sharpen your business acumen and strengthen your healthcare management skills, without the commitment of a full graduate degree program.

URochester Medicine physicians and healthcare leaders with advanced degrees—as well as clinicians with a bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of professional experience—are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is October 14, and cohort size is limited. Learn more at a webinar on Wednesday, September 9, from noon to 12:45 p.m.

URochester has added to its 200-plus programs of study with new offerings that build on existing strengths and respond to emerging fields, evolving industries, and societal needs.

Nature podcast, September 2

Inspired by long-lived animals and human centenarians, researchers—including Vera Gorbunova, the Doris Johns Cherry Professor in the Department of Biology and codirector of the Rochester Aging Center, and her colleagues—are hunting for ways to enhance DNA repair and extend healthspan.