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Life where the outbreak began
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Longtime Rochesterian Jim Croop lives and works in China. He says shutting down the country worked to halt the spread of coronavirus.
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‘Big Shot’ event highlights women’s rights movement
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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.
Community
Aiming for even greater reinvestment
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ESL Federal Credit Union has stepped up its grantmaking and added seasoned professionals to its Community Impact team.
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His job is funding RIT’s future
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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.
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A gathering of feminist pragmatists
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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.
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An innovative approach to helping the homeless
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RIT professor Caroline Easton has designed a program to provide addiction treatment and mental health services through videoconferencing and email.
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Why more VC dollars are flowing here
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Somak Chattopadhyay, whose firm recently led a funding round for locally based Jorsek, says upstate is seeing “an influx of young entrepreneurs (who) are eager to participate in the region and make it their home.”
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Honoring nonviolence
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Members of the Rochester community will mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary today. Kit Miller, director of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, believes Rochester has a big role to play in promoting nonviolence.
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Why ITX chose downtown
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Based in suburban Rochester since 2001, the maker of web and mobile software products considered other locations including Portland, Ore., before deciding to move into the center city.
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RIT aims to be a cyber defense leader
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Endowed executive director Steve Hoover says the university’s Global Cybersecurity Institute, slated to open next year, will boost the Rochester brand in technology and help draw businesses and talent to the region.