Community
Searching for Leah Liwska: A Purim story for all
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As we uncover stories of virtue, or gain faith that unseen virtue exists around us, we can grow as a society.
Four Questions
‘Big Shot’ event highlights women’s rights movement
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RIT will engage student and community volunteers to provide the light source for an image while photographers shoot an extended exposure in the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood the night of March 22.
GUEST OPINION
Changing how we think about violence
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For the last two years, the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence and its partners have coordinated a campaign, Nonviolence Now, using media to promote peacebuilding. The project is now in its second phase, engaging younger consumers ages 18 to 35.
Health & Science
A hopeful antidote
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An antiviral treatment effective against the new coronavirus could become available in as little as three months and tested on local patients even sooner.
Events
Beacon event focuses on entrepreneurship
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Rochester Beacon’s first event of the year will be hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology’s MAGIC Center. Panelists will share their paths to entrepreneurship and discuss ways to build the next generation of business founders.
Technology & Innovation
VisualDx earns Gates Foundation grant
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The Rochester company will use the funds to develop a version of its medical diagnostic tool for use in remote areas.
Justice & Public Safety
Judge rules insurer must pay RDC legal costs
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Despite the ruling in its favor, Rochester Drug Co-operative still must prove its case against Hiscox Insurance.
GUEST OPINION
Don’t back away from bail reform
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Since cash bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent offenses ended in New York on Jan.1, it has brought pretrial detention into focus. However, lost in the current debate on bail reform is what led to these historic changes.