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Shielding immigrants and foreign students
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View the video presentation by R. Linus Chan, Professor of Clinical Law, Andy Whitman, Carlson School’s Partners, and Scott Whitman, Immigration Attorney.
More...New advances in understanding the developing brain
Event Date:Many of us have been touched in some way by conditions such as autism, dementia, and other cognitive disorders. To help us better understand this topic, particularly as it relates to children, Damien Fair, PhD, will join us at the October 28 UMRA Luncheon Forum to address new advances in understanding the developing brain.
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Enhancing personal wellbeing, mindfully
Event Date:Mindfulness techniques are a proven way of helping people maintain emotional equilibrium. UMRA’s October 21 workshop will focus on using mindfulness to strengthen personal wellbeing and emotional resilience, including everyday strategies for mitigating the effects of stress as we age.
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Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare with the New UMOHR Exchange: Issues & Choices.
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See this recording of Fin & Legal session on how the new "OHR Exchange" can assist?
More...Book Notes | ‘The Cello Still Sings’
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Author Janet Horvath was the associate principal cello of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1980 until 2012. The thrust of this story is about the her journey to uncover her father’s depravations during World War II, when he was forcibly relocated to a labor camp along with thousands of other Hungarian Jews.
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Observations on our food system … and why cooking matters!
Event Date:UMRA’s September luncheon forum is all about food, and will feature award-winning and prolific cookbook author Beth Dooley in a program entitled “A writer in the kitchen: Personal and professional observations of our local, sustainable, regenerative food system … and why cooking matters!”
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Financial Life in Retirement
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See the recording of David Foster, CFP©, CRPC©, CRPS©. Vice President, Senior Wealth Planner discussing Longevity, Distributions, Long Term Care, Social Security and Comprehensive planning
More...Tour Egypt and Lebanon
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Ann Hill Duin and her husband Doug Duin shared their recent “bucket list” tour of “Egypt: Temples, Tombs, Time.” Bill and Sheryl Lazarus took us on "A Tour of Lebanon, 2022." See the video.
More...Book Notes | ‘West with the Night’
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Figurative language, including personifications of animals and inanimate objects, give "West with the Night," a memoir by Beryl Markham, a poetic quality. As Ernest Hemingway said, “…She can write rings around all of us who consider ourselves as writers—it really is a bloody wonderful book.”
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Change in retiree health insurance is coming soon
Event Date:If you obtain your health insurance through the U of M retiree group Medicare options, or are turning 65 and anticipating Medicare enrollment, please take note. The University is transitioning to individual marketplace coverage, effective January 1. To learn more, join UMRA’s Living Well Workshop on Tuesday, September 16. Being well informed will help you to make the best choice for your circumstances.
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UMRA Breakfast group creates a book list
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When the UMRA breakfast group met in September, we had a full house of book lovers, and a lively discussion about books we are currently reading, and favorite reads. The genres ranged from non-fiction history to mystery and fantasy. The group created a list (attached) of these books, with the author and genre. For more information about the book list or the UMRA breakfasts, please contact Lynn Slifer ([email protected]) or Bill Donohue ([email protected]).
More...Who Are These people?
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Watch the video below to hear how Ilene Alexander, while searching for information about her ancestors, became part of a “Not Parent Expected” category of people whose DNA test brought unexpected discoveries.
More...Book Notes | ‘Blue Ribbon’
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Do you love the Minnesota State Fair and want to know more about its history? Then 'Blue Ribbon' by Karal Ann Marling, U of M professor emerita of American art and culture, is your chance.
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Finding common ground by learning to disagree better
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More than 40 UMRA members practiced skills for listening and sharing perspectives during a special workshop held at the Ramsey Country Library in Roseville in July and led by Braver Angels co-founder Bill Doherty.
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Book Notes | ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’
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Written by New York Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid, "Daisy Jones & the Six" is about the rise of a fictional rock and roll band in the 1970s. It is also now a limited series available on Amazon Prime.
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