Beacon Notes
The best of the Beacon in 2020
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The articles this year that drew the most readers and meant the most to our writers span a wide range of topics.
Health & Science
The mRNA breakthrough
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The two approved coronavirus vaccines use messenger ribonucleic acid to produce antibodies to fight COVID-19. The new approach—decades in the making—also could transform the battle against cancer and other diseases.
Education
New leader of MCC named
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DeAnna Burt-Nanna will be the sixth president and first person of color to lead the college.
Economy & Business
What the jobless claims numbers tell us
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Like the autumn surge in new daily COVID-19 infections, first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in recent weeks have turned upward.
Four Questions
United Way’s $20 million opportunity
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s “transformational grant” will allow the United Way to fully explore innovative methods to support the nonprofit sector, President and CEO Jaime Saunders says.
Health & Science
RIT alum helps boost confidence in vaccine
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Ian Mikutel and a partner have launched VacSeen, which makes and delivers blue silicone wristbands worn by individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Community
The year of the pandemic
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In a Rochester Beacon year-end survey, readers reflect on the impact of COVID-19 and voice cautious optimism about what lies ahead.
Health & Science
We have met the COVID-19 enemy
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Household or social gatherings are the chief source of infection. We have only ourselves to blame if the coronavirus continues to spread.
Education
City schools plan partial return to in-person learning
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Some RCSD lower grades and special-needs students will return to school buildings, but upper-grade instruction will mostly stay online.
Government & Politics
Final counts for votes and money
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The margin of victory for many Democratic candidates this year fell well short of their financial advantage.