Racially and socioeconomically diverse schools that draw students from Rochester and its surrounding suburbs are “likely to improve educational outcomes and long-term success among all students,” the report states.
Education
RIT’s sponsored research tops $76 million
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Though research efforts were impacted by the pandemic, the university attracted more than $38 million in federal monies.
Education
A strong voice for the nursing profession
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Kathy Rideout, who will step down as dean of University of Rochester School of Nursing in June, says in this “season of stress” the focus must remain on the critical importance of the profession’s educators and frontline workers.
Education
RCSD honors an education pioneer
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School No. 3 has been renamed Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence, recognizing the pioneer who tore down barriers that prevented poor, underserved minority and disabled children from receiving a quality education.
Economy & Business
UR retains spot as region’s top employer
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With roughly 32,000 workers, the University of Rochester employs more people in the state than Walmart, McDonald’s and Home Depot, a new report from the Center for Governmental Research says. It is the seventh-largest employer in New York.
Education
UR performing arts center to debut
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The new Sloan Center is the first building on the River Campus designed to serve the performing arts.
Education
Using COVID to change science education
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A three-year UR Warner School study focused on justice-centered science teaching recently received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Education
The challenge of sexual violence on campus
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The number of reported incidents at Rochester-area colleges and universities is rising. Prevention efforts also are growing.
Education
$1.25 million gift from RIT alum to fuel facility expansion
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When completed, the 6,000-square-foot area funded by Susan Holliday’s donation will include a conference hall, reception gallery and wine room at the Saunders College of Business.
Education
A magnet for Orthodox Jewish families
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Since its founding in 2004, Derech HaTorah of Rochester has grown steadily, in part by enabling parents who want a strong Torah-based education for their children to move here.
Education
A stronger global presence
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International students at Rochester universities weathered the “perfect storm” of 2020. In the coming academic year, enrollment numbers for first-year foreign students are on the rise again.