Community
Report calls for changes in child welfare system
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The HOPE585 report recommends steps including a shift from surveillance-based intervention to community-based prevention and family support.
Four Questions
URochester’s response to an ‘oral health crisis’
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Eli Eliav, who recently became inaugural dean of URochester’s new Eastman School of Dentistry, says “we have both an opportunity and a responsibility to educate a new generation of dentists.”
Development
Greece receives $5 million for new housing
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The state funds will allow the town to buy 13 acres of unused property at Greece Ridge Mall, with a goal of more housing for seniors and other mixed-use developments.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Luminate NY’s Ramanujan tapped to lead laser hub
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She will oversee the University of Rochester-led effort to make the region a national center for laser innovation.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Polish startup wins $1M Luminate NY prize
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Gekko Photonics makes analyzers that help manufacturers check product quality without stopping the line. Five other startups, working on lasers, displays, biotech and medical devices, also won awards at the ninth Luminate NY finals in Rochester.
Health & Science
Rural NY health care providers to get $76 million in federal funds
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The funds, delivered through the Rural Health Transformation Program, will support coordinated care and technology modernization.
Community
More than 6,000 stop-arm citations issued in last school year
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Nearly 20,000 citations have been issued since 2023, when the Monroe County School Bus Safety Program was launched.
Health & Science
Golisano Children’s rolls out pediatric mobile clinic
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The Pediatric Mobile Clinic Initiative, which will start in the city and aims to expand countywide, will give children and adolescents up to age 21 access services, regardless of insurance or housing situation.
Health & Science
CTSI gets more than $29 million in new funding
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The Clinical & Translational Science Institute at URochester received the research dollars from the National Institutes of Health.
Economy & Business
South Korean tech firm picks Perinton as U.S. headquarters
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MegazoneCloud, an AI and cloud-native company, has committed to creating up to 122 jobs here over five years in exchange for up to $1.22 million in state tax credits.