Letter from Washington
Former Rochester journalist to moderate second presidential debate
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C-SPAN’s Steve Scully worked as an on-air reporter at WHEC-TV 10 in the late 1980s.
Events
Hamburger, Harris: top political journalists with Rochester roots
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The Washington Post investigative reporter and Politico cofounder, on tap for a Beacon online event next week, are in the top ranks of their profession.
Justice & Public Safety
Warren names RPD’s first female leader
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Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan, a Black former lieutenant with the city’s police department, will become interim chief on Oct. 14.
Justice & Public Safety
Suit targets RPD response to school bus incident
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Police officers allegedly maced, injured and wrongly arrested an eighth-grade honor student.
Community
In the shadows
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Economic hardships and social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic have caused an increase in domestic violence, experts say.
Health & Science
Quick Covid test earns approval
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A low-cost nasal swab card evaluated at URMC has received emergency use authorization from the FDA.
Four Questions
Entering the world of tokenized investments
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Rochester Institute of Technology has directly invested in Cosimo X, a blockchain-focused venture fund, becoming the first university in the nation to do so. Alum Robert Frasca’s track record helped the decision, says Gregory Van Laeken, RIT’s managing director for investments.
Health & Science
URMC team wins grant to unspool brain processes
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At $12.2 million, it is the largest National Institutes of Health award ever received by the university’s brain and cognitive science department.
Education
School COVID anxiety: At least it’s not the A-bomb
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In October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought civil defense drills and fears about being vaporized on the way home from school.
GUEST OPINION
A lens on Black lives and the fight for justice
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RIT assistant professor of photography Joshua Rashaad McFadden has turned his focus to racism and police brutality—in Minneapolis and now in Rochester.