Tagged - Health
Center for Community Engagement
Fighting against poverty in Rochester with the Urban Fellows Program
Urban Fellows, an annual program hosted by the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) and funded by Americorp, gives undergraduate students the opportunity to work with local nonprofits over the summer — and get paid for it.
asylum
Immigration Health Panel: Treating Rochester’s asylum seekers and immigrants
The U.S. Latino population has been predicted to have a 142% increase in cancer cases in the next 15 years because of a growing population.
Dance
Zumba in medicine, the unexpected crossover
Each year at URMC, a new cohort of unsuspecting pediatrics residents get a crash course. “There are no mistakes in Zumba,” Gellin says.
Environment
No more pink soap: Why the University’s decision to implement fragrance-free soap is a move in the right direction
The ubiquitous pink soap in University bathrooms are gone, replaced with Purell “Fragrance-Free” dispensers. Why the change?
bean there done that
Coffee! The all natural pick-me-up!
Due tomorrow does in fact mean do tomorrow.
body image
The worst weight-loss advice
You shouldn’t need to go on an extreme diet just to lose weight or feel good about yourself, and a lot of weight-loss advice on the Internet can actually be really toxic — or just flat-out stupid.
covid
UR ends most COVID-19 accommodations, all reporting requirements
Tuesday's new COVID-19 guidelines drew back accommodations for most students and ended the tiered masking system and reporting requirements.
Health
Inside the Health Promotion Office
Bottom line — prioritizing specific, diverse programming is more important than a new yoga session in the library.
Health
Free tampon and pad proposal moves forward
Ford estimates that a pilot program would cost approximately $5,000, but if the program were to be adopted University-wide, the annual cost would be significantly higher.