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Rochester Institute of Technology has directly invested in Cosimo X, a blockchain-focused venture fund, becoming the first university in the nation to do so. Alum Robert Frasca’s track record helped the decision, says Gregory Van Laeken, RIT’s managing director of investments.
Morgan Properties, which owns a number of apartment communities locally, is expected to donate a portion of residents’ May and June rents to Rochester Regional Health and Foodlink.
David Brown, who has partnered with Dennis DeLeo to launch a new venture fund in Rochester, says “it’s one of the best times in history to be starting a company.”
Kit Miller, director of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, says her group’s new campaign presents nonviolence as a solution for young people—a matter of increased urgency after last weekend’s rioting in Rochester.
A group of health care industry professionals is raising funds to provide meals to oncology clinics, emergency departments and first responders.
GRYT Health, led by a two-time cancer survivor and oncology researcher, has launched the free online Cancer and COVID Live Interactive Series.
Longtime Rochesterian Jim Croop lives and works in China. He says shutting down the country worked to halt the spread of coronavirus.
RIT will engage student and community volunteers to provide the light source for an image while photographers shoot an extended exposure in the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood the night of March 22.
ESL Federal Credit Union has stepped up its grantmaking and added seasoned professionals to its Community Impact team.
When Phil Castleberry takes over as vice president for development and alumni relations, a key task will be completing the $1 billion campaign launched in 2018.
A philosophy colloquium sponsored by St. John Fisher and RIT puts the spotlight on Rochester’s heritage in the feminist movement and a commitment to learning from and supporting those who are most vulnerable to exploitation.
