Community
Expanding access to graduate programs
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A St. John Fisher College program offers employees at partner organizations a 20 percent tuition discount on a range of masters and doctoral programs.
Education
RIT students win ROC the Project challenge
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Their plan, “The Common Source,” was geared to help Rochester’s M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence—this year’s partner for the Project Management Institute’s competition held by the local chapter.
Culture
Music for the moment
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The resurgence in Rochester of ska music, a mix of joyful sounds and social awareness, brings with it a message that remains an ideal, not yet reality.
Justice & Public Safety
An interview with one of Edwin Fleming’s accusers
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Victoria Visiko alleges she suffered sexual abuse at the hands of her high school music teacher. She is the only accuser to come out publicly with her real name.
Community
Rochester’s poverty rate declines slightly
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The latest five-year data shows some improvement both overall and among children under the age of 18.
GUEST OPINION
Blame Cuomo for the state budget crisis
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Instead of properly managing Medicaid, the governor subverted his own reforms, which led directly to the state’s worst deficits since the Great Recession.
Economy & Business
A recipe for growth
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Geneva startup RealEats America, led by Dan Wise, won the $1 million top prize in this year’s Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition. It also illustrates how food and agriculture can deliver results for the regional economy.
Health & Science
A brain science breakthrough at UR
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Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience believe they have identified why brain-cancer patients who have cranial radiotherapy experience cognitive impairment.
GUEST OPINION
Community over competition
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The collaborative spirit that infuses Rochester’s thriving coffee scene offers a lesson for all businesses.
Justice & Public Safety
Financing broker sues Canandaigua resort
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The firm claims the Canandaigua Finger Lakes Resort, slated for opening next year, owes it a $370,000 consulting fee.