Outlook online archive offers additional storage mailbox

Starting today, February 22, an online archive is being added to University and Medical Center Outlook email accounts. This separate mailbox is available in the Outlook desktop application and online webmail (in-place archive), offering an additional 99GB of storage for email that does not need to be accessed frequently or to help free up space in the primary mailbox. Through your primary mailbox, drag-and-drop or use the “Move” option to transfer messages or entire folders. Read about the online archive mailbox, how it differs from the archive in your primary mailbox, and how to move messages between mailboxes.

Flags will be lowered for Amanda Dailey

University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered Tuesday, February 28, for Amanda Dailey, an information analyst at Strong Memorial Hospital, who died on February 1. Dailey joined the University staff in 2007.

How commissioning projects helps make campus more sustainable

In this week’s Go Green blog post, learn about building commissioning projects and the effect they have on the University’s effort for a greener campus.

Workshop on intuitive expression

Rather than using reason and linear language to understand emotions, this workshop encourages intuitive expression via automatic writing, images, and sounds to relate to emotions and the self. Mediums include but are not limited to painting, drawing, writing, music, and collage. Hosted by the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center, the workshop takes place Friday, February 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Stackel Room, Wilson Commons.

Writing retreat for AS&E graduate students

The Graduate Writing Project is hosting an in-person writing retreat March 6–9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST each day. Writing retreats are designed for AS&E graduate students who are working on graduate-level writing such as dissertations, theses, proposals, and publications. This structured writing experience offers guidance, accountability, and community as well as the option to work one-on-one with a writing consultant. Register online and email Liz Tinelli with questions.

Deadline to submit staff award nominations is March 1

You have one more week to nominate an outstanding colleague for the annual President’s Staff Awards: The Witmer Award for Distinguished Service, Meliora Award, the Staff Community Service Award, and the Lamar Riley Murphy Leadership Award. Submit your nomination online and learn more about each award here.

‘Intro to XR’ with Waleed Nadeem ʼ23

The world of extended reality (XR), which includes augment, virtual, and mixed reality, can be intimidating. Let Waleed Nadeem ʼ23, the Karp Library Fellow Brand Ambassador at Mary Ann Mavrinac Studio X, take you through it. Join Nadeem in Studio X from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today, February 22, to learn the basics and get some hands-on experience. Register here to attend.

International Theatre Program production of The African Company Presents Richard III

The International Theatre Program presents Carlyle Brown’s The African Company Presents Richard III, in the Smith Theatre of the Sloan Performing Arts Center, Thursday, February 23, through Friday, March 3. The production is based on the first African American theater company and features guest director Vernice Miller. Tickets are available online or at the box office one hour before the performance and are $15 for the general public, and $12 for seniors (65+) and University faculty, staff, and alumni. Free tickets are available to University students with Univesity ID at the door, subject to availability.

Grand rounds lecture: ‘The Anatomy of Hate’

Register to attend a conversation about how the University community responds to hate at the second session of the “Anatomy of Hate” grand rounds on Wednesday, March 1, from noon to 1 p.m. EST via Zoom. With a rise in antisemitic and other hateful rhetoric targeting racial, ethnic, and religious groups, it is important to confront instances of hate, understand its origins, and recognize how it has incited a new wave of fatal consequences. Jessica Guzmán-Rea, assistant dean for diversity and the director of the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center, will moderate a panel discussion featuring University student groups.

March ‘Voices of XR’ series sessions

The Mary Ann Mavrinac Studio X speaker series “Voices of XR” brings immersive technology scholars and professionals to Rochester. A new batch of talks is coming.

• Wednesday, March 1—“Color Science and Augmented Reality”: Learn how the human visual perception of color, light, and materials works in virtual spaces from Mike Murdoch, an associate professor at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Munsell Color Science Laboratory.
• Monday, March 13—“Orthopaedics and XR”: Hear from Ram Haddas, an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, who is developing world-class motion labs that leverage extended reality (XR) technologies for clinical service and research and development.
• Wednesday, March 15—“Black Terminus AR”: It’s a no-code augmented reality (AR) art studio you carry in your pocket. Join founder Damien McDuffie to discover how you can easily create 2-D and 3-D AR projects with your phone or tablet.

Mindful movement classes at the Goergen Athletic Center

Are you looking for ways to engage in mindful movement on campus? Join Zumba and yoga classes at the Goergen Athletic Center, happening weekly until the end of the semester. Classes are open to all students and Goergen Athletic Center members. Find the class schedule and register here. More classes will be added in the coming weeks, so stay up to date.

• Vinyasa yoga—Tuesdays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Vinyasa classes are a strong moving flow that cultivates balance, stability, flexibility, and vigor. Breath awareness and coordination are carried throughout the practice as the asana ebbs and flows between effort and ease. This class is suitable for all levels and prior yoga experience is not required.
• Zumba—Tuesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: A dance-based, interval-style workout set to Latin and international music. Everything can be modified to your fitness level.
• Iyengar yoga—Wednesdays, 6 to 7 p.m.: This one-hour class is formatted for the beginner or intermediate yogi. Practice inversions, standing poses, backbends, and balancing poses.

The new UR Medicine Orthopaedics and Physical Performance Surgery Center opened in Henrietta earlier this week. Read more about the facility and take a brief tour on the UR Medicine Facebook page.