Reduced shuttle service to River Campus will begin on Tuesday, December 26. Medical Center shuttles—Corporate Woods, evening staff shuttle, and Lot 24/Scottsville Road—will operate according to their regular schedules during Winter Break. There will be no shuttle service for any University shuttle routes on December 25 and January 1 due to University holidays. Visit the Transportation and Logistics website for up-to-date shuttle information and schedules.
Research reveals transformative impact of mind/body approaches in chronic pain
University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered on Wednesday, December 20, for Joseph McDonald, a professor emeritus in the Department of Neurosurgery, who died on November 25. McDonald joined the University faculty in 1975.
Energy-saving and sustainability practices for the holidays
In this week’s Go Green blog post, University Facilities and Services offers some tips to help the University community celebrate the holiday season sustainably.
Wilson Commons construction and student life spaces building hours
From Friday, December 22, through Wednesday, January 17, the student life building hours will change to Winter Break hours. Additionally, due to several construction projects, access to the second floor of Wilson Commons will be limited between December 20 and January 11. For more information, visit the building hours website. Email wcsa@rochester.edu with questions.
2024 is shaping up to be a dynamic year for HR modernization efforts—including the go-live of myURHR, the University’s modern HR workspace replacing HRMS. Following a thorough analysis of many factors and intersecting projects, myURHR’s go-live is shifting from spring 2024 to fall 2024. The added time will allow the project team more time to engage University members in preparing for the transition to myURHR, as well as test and verify Workday and UKG (the two market-leading software programs that will power myURHR) effectively meet the needs of all faculty, staff, student workers, and other University members. Be on the lookout for more communications and engagement activities in preparation for myURHR.
We will include a listing of holiday hours for non-clinical offices and services around the University in the Thursday, December 21, issue of @Rochester; clinical offices should follow their standard policies for holidays. If you have an update you’d like to share, please send details to at-rochester@rochester.edu by noon today, December 20, to be included.
The Center For Education Abroad has started a podcast aimed at celebrating world cultures, storytelling, and a way for the University community to share their international experiences. Listen to the podcast, And So The Story Goes, through Spotify with new episodes out on Fridays.
Earlier this week, advanced surgical teams at the Medical Center performed the first-ever surgery in the world using histotripsy to treat cancer. The brand-new therapeutic technique targets cancerous tumors with focused precision and uses high-intensity focused ultrasound to fragment and liquefy targeted tissues. Learn more on the UR Medicine Facebook page.
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