Breast imaging specialist shares insights on breast cancer screening
Recently, the United States Preventive Task Force released new draft guidelines about mammography, sparking many news stories—and new questions. Avice O’Connell, a professor of imaging sciences and the director of UR Medicine Breast Imaging, shares insights on what to know.
In today’s issue:
Updated security requirements will have users signing into their Zoom application every 30 days
A new policy on break time and workplace accommodations for nursing employees
Events celebrating Juneteenth with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and Rochester Victory Alliance
In an effort to enhance application security, University IT will be requiring users to sign into their Zoom application every 30 days. If you sign into the web version, you already do this on a daily basis.
On June 22, you will be prompted to sign back into your Zoom application, and every 30 days after that. Find instructions on how to sign back into Zoom here. After the change, if you schedule Zoom meetings through your Outlook application, you will also be prompted to sign in to the Zoom application every 30 days when scheduling a new meeting.
Narayana Kocherlakota, the Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics, faulted the Fed for “continuing to sell the story that interest rates will not have to go significantly higher. Will the Fed have to go to 7 percent? I hope not. Is there a possibility they’re going to have to go to 7 percent? Absolutely.”
Deadline extended to June 19 for TRANSFORM Research Center's Summer Research Institute
Are you a postdoctoral fellow interested in transdisciplinary child abuse and neglect research? The deadline to submit your application for the TRANSFORM Research Center’s Summer Research Institute has been extended to June 19. National and internationally recognized experts in the field of child maltreatment will help teams work on developing and refining proposals for potential pilot funding.
Yoga and lawn games for graduate students
The Graduate Student Wellness Committee is hosting a yoga class and lawn games day on Thursday, June 29, from 3 to 5 p.m. for all graduate students. Come for either or both parts of the program for some mindful movement, social connections, and food. Bring a mat if you plan on attending yoga. The event will be held on the Hajim Quad between Wegmans, Hutchison, and Goergen Halls. Register here today.
New policy on break time, workplace accommodations for nursing employees
The University has approved a new policy on Break Time and Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Employees (Policy #174), effective immediately. It provides reasonable unpaid break times for nursing employees to express breast milk at work for up to three years after the birth of a child. Employees should request time in advance and work with their supervisor to designate a reasonable schedule and location. For questions on the policy, reach out to your HR Business Partner.
‘Unfriend’ your stress
Stress is not your friend, but Well-U is. During the stress reduction program beginning on June 22, you can find out how to “unfriend” your tension and embrace being confident, calm, and collected. Enroll now.
Join the Office of Equity and Inclusion in commemorating Juneteenth on Thursday, June 15. On the Medical Center Campus, employees and students can enjoy self-care services from the Mobile Spa and Groom Room in Café 601 North Room from 7 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Ice cream from JoJo’s Cool Bus will be available in the MRB lot (Lot 8) in the parking area behind Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters from noon to 2 p.m. On the River Campus, JoJo’s Cool Bus will hand out ice cream treats on Wilson Quad from 2 to 3 p.m.
Run or walk the ROC Juneteenth 5K with Rochester Victory Alliance
The University community can join Rochester Victory Alliance in participating in the ROC Juneteenth 5K Run/Walk on Monday, June 19. Sponsored by the Black Community Focus Fund, the event will feature post-race refreshments, community vendors, and a jazz concert. This 5K event is based at the Riverbend Shelter in Genesee Valley Park, and starts at 1 p.m. Packet pickup begins at 11 a.m. Funds raised go toward the construction of Heritage Park, an outdoor civil rights classroom at Baden Park. Sign up online and select “RVA” as your team, or sign up on your own. Registration is $25 before June 19, $30 the day of, and $10 for your own virtual event before June 19.
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