Living Well Workshop
All Living Well Workshop articles are collected here.
UMRA interest groups offer joy in belongingEvent Date:Our September workshop will feature UMRA members who have started and convened some of our interest groups, including the UMRA Hiking Club. They’ll give us a taste of what happens in their group and what they get out of exploring this interest with others. More... |
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UMRA workshops return in SeptemberThe UMRA Living Well Workshop will return in September. Please check back later for program dates, times, and details. Published:More... |
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Portals to health and happiness: Minnesota state parksEvent Date:Our May workshop, via Zoom, will be about Minnesota’s state parks and how we can engage with this wonderful resource and use it to help ourselves and our families become healthier and happier. More... |
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A tour of the aging eyeEvent Date:UMRA’s April 19 workshop will address changes in our eyes as we age. Erik van Kuijk, MD, PhD, chair of the U of M Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, will discuss what happens to the anatomy of the eye and offer preventive and preservation measures for taking care of our eyes. More... |
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Financial planning services for retirees—nice or need to have?Event Date:One of the benefits of the University’s choice of Fidelity Investments to manage retirement funds is that this association allows us to take advantage of some of the financial planning resources of one of the world’s largest asset managers. UMRA's March 15 workshop will be an overview of these resources. More... |
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Health benefits of companion animals for seniors: pros and consEvent Date:Pamela Schreiner, PhD, a professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health and director of the School of Public Health’s Center to Study Human-Animal Relationships and Environments, will be the featured speaker for UMRA’s first Living Well Workshop of 2022. More... |
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How to ignore your inner critic and write without fearEvent Date:Julie Schumacher, Regents Professor of English and Creative Writing and winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, will discuss her writing process and the ways in which writing—whether fiction, nonfiction, or poetry—can become more enjoyable and even, at times, less of a personal trial. More... |
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Fostering creative capitalEvent Date:Our strategic advantage as humans has been our ability to learn and innovate. Neuroscientist and Professor Emeritus Alice Larson, our guest speaker for UMRA’s November 16 Living Well Workshop via Zoom, will discuss how people of all ages can enhance their creative powers and why this is important, especially in challenging times. More... |
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Making sense of healthcare insurance optionsEvent Date:Are you prepared for Open Enrollment? This year’s health insurance workshop will begin with a presentation by representatives from the international insurance broker and consulting firm Willis Towers Watson, followed by an overview of next year’s U of M retiree health plans by representatives from the Office of Human Resources. More... |
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Special Forum: Minneapolis Government Structure Charter AmendmentEvent Date:Humphrey School Senior Fellow Jay Kiedrowski will be joined by Professor and President Emeritus Robert Bruininks for this special forum to discuss the proposed amendments to the Minneapolis city charter that will be on the ballot in November. More... |
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Tasting Minnesota wines with winemaker and enologist Drew HortonEvent Date:UMRA’s late-afternoon workshop on July 20 will be a free wine tasting with U of M research winemaker and enologist Drew Horton. He will speak with us about how to properly taste wine, what it takes to breed wine grapes in Minnesota, and what U of M grapes are being used to make the best local wines today. More... |
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Keeping your hands healthy and functionalEvent Date:How are your hands holding up as you age? Our May workshop presenter, Ann Van Heest, MD, is one of the U’s top hand experts. She will talk about what happens to the complex anatomy of our hands as we age. More... |
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Treasure or trash? How do you assess historical value?Event Date:Are you getting ready to downsize? Unsure what to do with all the files from your office? Planning to spring clean during the pandemic? Our March 16 workshop presenter, Erik Moore, head archivist for the University of Minnesota, will help us to assess the potential value of what we’ve stored away. More... |
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The Minneapolis 'megamurder' mysteryEvent Date:Join National Park Ranger Sharon Stiteler, aka the “Birdchick,” to learn about opportunities for birding and wildlife viewing along the Mississippi National River and Recreational Area and the huge, mysterious groups of crows circling over the river gorge between Minneapolis and St. Paul. More... |
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How not to sound oldEvent Date:RESCHEDULED. A weakening voice can impact one’s ability to thrive in later years. The good news is, there are things we can do to build and maintain our vocal strength, as we will learn in this workshop with Peter Watson, PhD, from the U of M Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. More... |
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