Health & Science
Two UR researchers receive federal grants
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Biologists Dragony Fu and Jack Werren will study how the coronavirus interacts with proteins in human cells. The work could help in the development of effective treatments and vaccines.
GUEST OPINION
‘These dead shall not have died in vain’: COVID’s Gettysburg moment
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Those who have perished from the coronavirus cannot determine what their deaths will mean for the nation; it is, as it was amid the Civil War, for us to decide.
Culture
Nathaniel Rochester sculptor: Art teaches us who we are
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Pepsy Kettavong reflects on his public art work in the South Wedge, the community input that led to its creation and the vandalism with anti-racism messages that defaced it.
Community
Proposal to rename Rochester’s airport takes flight
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County Executive Adam Bello supports the idea to rechristen the airport in honor of Frederick Douglass.
Justice & Public Safety
La’Ron Singletary’s trial by fire
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Rochester’s police chief acknowledges the need for reform in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. But he says people should not “take issues from other cities and drop them on the backs” of city residents and the RPD.
Education
White House backs down, removing threat to foreign students
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The move means international students in Rochester and around the country will not face loss of their lawful status if they attend online-only classes this fall.
Letter from Washington
And a charity for all
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Political requests in obituaries reflect our divided nation and they themselves can be divisive. Instead, why not suggest worthy causes for donation that everyone can be glad to support?
Community
Black clergy respond to unrest over racism
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The May 30 Black Lives Matter protest that turned violent prompted religious leaders console their congregations, teach them to become antiracists and lead them in prayer.
Community
Warren’s eulogy for David Gantt: ‘a man of integrity and strength’
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At the assemblyman’s funeral, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren spoke of a “protector of the people” who was “a father to me.”
Health & Science
Health care leaders share their COVID-19 outlook
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In an online forum presented by the Rochester Beacon and Upstate Venture Connect, URMC CEO Mark Taubman and two other upstate CEOs say their systems adapted quickly and efficiently but remain financially at risk.