The Memorial Art Gallery will open its doors to all visitors free of charge beginning May 1, 2027, marking the official launch of its Free for All, Forever initiative. The museum announced the date yesterday, five months after revealing that it had raised more than $9 million to eliminate general admission fees in perpetuity.

Have you signed up for Well-U’s Walktober yet? Registration ends today, October 9, so don’t miss your chance to join and win prizes in this motivating and fun wellness challenge. Develop a fitness habit for a lifetime of good health and enjoy all that this season has to offer. Sign up today.

Join Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Shared Resources team for the next seminar in the Dr. Vivian A. Palladoro Lecture Series. The October Lunch and Learn seminar, “The Metabolomics Shared Resource (MSR): How Our Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches Can Be Utilized To Support Your Research Needs,” will be held on Tuesday, October 13, at noon in the Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576), Health Sciences Campus. All students, staff, postdocs, and PIs are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be provided. Find more details and register here.

The Sands Family Foundation and Simon Business School host the annual Sands Leadership Lecture with Jim Weber, former CEO of Brooks Running, on Friday, October 16.

Open Science Framework (OSF) is phasing out OSF Projects as an active collaboration and storage workspace, starting November 16. While published OSF Projects will remain available in a static form indefinitely, active projects should migrate to alternative platforms. Join University Libraries for an online information session on Tuesday, October 20, at 1 p.m. to understand what this means for you and your projects. Sign up to attend.

“Saying it Out Loud: What’s on Your Mind Matters!” is the theme of this year’s Skirboll Conference, cohosted by the Center for Developmental Disabilities and the Rochester Regional Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Geared toward families, self-advocates, medical providers, and educators, the three-day virtual event from October 21–23 covers topics such as feeding, sleep, and toileting; effective school advocacy; transitioning to high school and college; and planning ahead for your loved one’s care in the event of your own illness or death.

Join the Center for Community Health & Prevention at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, for a screening of In Her Shoes, a film in which women who are incarcerated reflect on their lives. The screening, held in Helen Wood Hall, will be followed by a community panel discussion featuring local individuals with lived experience, advocates and experts in counseling, and more. Registration for the event is required.

The Center for Professional Development and Education Reform at the Warner School of Education and Human Development, will host “Leadership in Practice: A K–12 Leadership Learning Series, during the 2026–27 school year. This monthly workshop series features short, virtual professional learning sessions designed for building and district leaders, aspiring leaders, and students enrolled in leadership preparation programs, and educators interested in exploring workshop topics. There is no cost to participate, but registration is required.

A diverse team of motivated undergraduate students will spend the summer of 2027 designing and building their own engineered biological system with the URochester International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team. Students can learn more about the program at an information session on Friday, October 16, in Morey Hall, Room 205, or by emailing anne@annemeyerlab.org.

Thomas Brown, the Dr. James C. Wyant Professor in Optics, is the next speaker in the Professors of Faith speaker series, where professors speak about the impact faith has on their lives. Sponsored by URochester Christian Fellowship and the Interfaith Chapel, the event starts at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, in Wegmans Hall, Room 1400. Food and beverages will be served.