Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/author/smritijacob/page/5/)
The bulk of the commitment to the University of Rochester Medical Center by entrepreneur and philanthropist Philip Saunders will support the work of the UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center.
The lawsuit against the city and former finance director Rosalind Brooks-Harris, stemming from a bond offering, is now closed.
The medical system has taken action in response to a nationwide shortage of intravenous sterile fluids. The pause begins Oct. 16.
Neighbors in Action is based on former Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson’s nationally recognized 1996 initiative Neighbors Building Neighborhoods, which inspired hundreds of projects around the city.
The university will get $9.9 million to lead USSF University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 work on advanced space power and propulsion.
The legislation, which would create a statewide framework for mental health and substance use crisis response, was introduced after the 2020 death of Daniel Prude.
Tech-centric communities show more polarization than non-tech communities when discussing artificial intelligence, researchers found in an analysis of nearly 34,000 comments posted on Reddit.
The city’s Pathways to Peace initiative will launch a proactive case-management approach through its school-based team.
The money will fund the next phase of the state Youth Employment Program, which aims to reduce gun violence among at-risk youth.
A $25 million project brings new space and features to the home of the Saunders College of Business.