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Responding to Councilmember Willie Lightfoot’s call to halt reassessments for a period of two years, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans said “it is critical that we remain transparent and current” on actual property valuations in the city.
The medical center and Five Star are working together on a pilot effort to offer telemedicine-equipped health stations at bank branches in three rural communities.
RIT’s recently opened Student Hall for Exploration and Development serves as the intersection of technology, the arts and design on campus, its executive director says.
The Antiracism Curriculum Project’s Resistance Mapping project is digital education archive that documents the history of racist housing and other place-based policies in the Rochester area.
Holly Russell M.D. of Highland Family Medicine says using body mass index as a diagnostic tool is misguided.
The program, launched by nonprofit Beyond the Sanctuary, aims to help low-income Monroe County residents overcome transportation barriers to employment.
UR affiliate Excell and the university’s Center for Health + Technology aim to help life science startups gain FDA approval for new drugs.
The city of Rochester and Monroe County are looking for individuals from underrepresented and underserved communities to serve on an engagement team.
“There is still a tremendous need for safe affordable housing, access to affordable child care and resources to address food insecurity,” says Myra Henry, CEO of YWCA Rochester & Monroe County, who joined other community leaders at a White House event this month.
The 11-bed Acute Brain Injury NeuroRehabilitation Unit at Strong Memorial Hospital is designed to serve patients recovering from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and other types of acute acquired brain injuries.