Celebrate this year’s Art of Science Competition winners
The judges have weighed in and your ballots have been counted. Meet the winners of this year’s Art of Science Competition and celebrate their entries at a reception starting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, on the second floor of Carlson Library.
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University IT offers tips for being mindful about answering questions on social media in this week’s Security Tip
Find discounted tickets to upcoming Eastman School of Music concerts
University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered Tuesday, May 3, for Edward Opich, a senior communication analyst in Information Technology Services, University Telecommunications Division, who died on January 16. Opich joined the University staff in 1995.
At Night to Write, AS&E students will find snacks, coffee, and company to help fuel productivity and fight end-of-semester procrastination. Writing tutors and librarians will be available to help and answer questions. Drop in and write as long as you would like today, April 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library.
Fitness classes at Goergen Athletic Center
Sign up for fitness classes offered at the Goergen Athletic Center during finals season:
Peer-led vinyasa yoga on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Zumba on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Iyengar yoga via Zoom on Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. EDT
Iyengar yoga on Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m.
Classes are open to all undergraduate students and Goergen Athletic Center members. Registration is required.
Enroll in Fitness 101, brought to you by Well-U, for help discovering your physical potential, reaching your goals, and staying motivated while doing away with procrastination. A new virtual session starts Wednesday, April 27, at noon.
Discounted tickets for upcoming concerts at Eastman
The Eastman School of Music concert series and Eastman Presents offer discounted tickets to the following upcoming performances. For box office hours, check the website.
“Gamelan,” Monday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. One free ticket to current University ID holders with the code URIDFREE. Prior sales excluded.
Richard Good, Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $34. ESM20 and URID20 codes will provide the standard 20 percent discount for faculty and staff. Student10 will provide students with $10 tickets. Prior sales excluded.
Ying Quartet, Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. Tickets start at $24. ESM20 and URID20 codes will provide the standard 20 percent discount for faculty and staff. Student10 will provide students with $10 tickets. Prior sales excluded.
Warner Wednesday talk on education in Estonia
Attend the next Warner Wednesday talk, “Education in Estonia: Perspectives from Tallinn University,” presented by Tallinn University’s Merilyn Meristo, an associate professor of French, and Eve Eisenschmidt, a professor of educational leadership, who will speak about foreign language teaching and learning in Estonia, from grades 1 to 12 and at the university level. The HyFlex event takes place Wednesday, April 27, from noon to 1 p.m. EDT. Registration is required. For disability-related accommodations, email Mary Judge Diegert.
Virtual talk: US Latinos with cancer experience health disparities
Tune in to the Center for Community Health & Prevention’s Facebook page on Thursday, April 28, any time after 11 a.m. EDT as Evelyn Arana, a research assistant professor, presents “Cancer Health Disparities among US Latinos.” The taped presentation will address health disparities faced by Latinos with cancer, from diagnosis to treatment, why the disparities exist, and what can be done about them. The talk is a special event for National Minority Health Month in April.
Attend the Hajim School’s annual Design Day
The Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ annual Design Day celebration will be held in person this year from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Friday, April 29, under a tent on the Hajim Quad, River Campus. Nearly 100 capstone projects will be on display, and this year’s Dottie Welch Award recipient will be announced.
Mechanical engineering, optics, and computer and data science teams will exhibit their projects from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Audio and music engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, and electrical and computer engineering senior design teams, as well as teams of CMTI master’s degree students in medical device design, will show their projects from 12:30 to 3 p.m.
Learn more about Design Day, including a link where you can explore projects virtually by program or topic when all projects are uploaded.
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