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Faculty, postdocs, and graduate students are invited to attend a Postdoc Research Day poster session from 9 to 11 a.m. today in Flaum Atrium, Medical Center.

Retired local educator and writer William Guiffre ’56, ’63W (Mas), ’78W (EdD) is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of his children’s picture books to Golisano Children’s Hospital.

Learn about the Master of Science in Technical Entrepreneurship and Management (TEAM) degree program at the upcoming information session, Thursday, Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. in the Center for Entrepreneurship, 1-211 Carol Simon Hall.

The inaugural First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival starts today at various Rochester locations, including the Eastman School. Want to get involved? Participants are wanted for the “UR Dances” flash mob.

The River Campus Libraries have released a new homepage that offers a new look, a new discovery resource for Articles & Books, and a new face to the Voyager Catalog.

Check out a performance by comedian Craig Ferguson on Friday, Oct. 12, enjoy the Celebration of Diversity luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 13, sign up for the Presidential Symposium on “The Humanities, Artistic Expression, and the Digital Age: Innovation and Opportunities” on Oct. 13, or attend one of the many other programs and activities scheduled throughout Meliora Weekend, Oct. 11–14.

Erin Taylor, assistant professor of philosophy at Cornell University, will present “Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis and the Non-Identity Problem” from noon to 1 p.m. in K-207 (2-6408), Medical Center.

The Vanessa Mangione Quartet (above) — all graduates of the Eastman School of Music — are among the performers at Rochester's first-ever Fringe Festival, which opened on Wednesday. University students, faculty, and alumni are among the more than 200 performances scheduled for the five-day fest.

The $630,000 Champalimaud Award goes to Professor David Williams for his work on adaptive optics technologies.

A new online archive of the Post Family Papers reveals a Rochester family at the center of the abolition, woman's suffrage, and temperance movements of the 1800s.

Dedicated in memory of a beloved son, the Memorial Art Gallery looks forward to its centennial celebration in October 2013 as a community landmark and resource for the arts.

To celebrate the International Day of Peace, the AC6 cultural diversity committee and Strong Memorial Hospital Professional Nursing Council are collecting individually packaged food items for Foodlink’s BackPack program. Cans of tuna and hard granola bars are a particular need this year. Units may collect items during the next few weeks and then deliver them to the main lobby of the hospital from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21.