New research provides credible evidence to support the contention that healthy bodies lead to healthy minds.
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To win the AI race, we must not throttle manufacturing innovation
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Legislation that would create a confusing, fragmented patchwork of AI regulation is not the way to maintain our competitive edge.
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Trump truce or not, we have armed a genocide
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Our tax dollars, our political representatives, and our local companies are directly funding and profiting from the supply of weapons and military technology being used in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
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Why has Rochester chosen to criminalize poverty?
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Our city is following Trump’s playbook on homelessness: Being unhoused with substance-use disorder is treated as a criminal act instead of the public health issue it is.
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UR won’t explain why an Eastman student was expelled
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Asked to answer for apparent retaliation against an Eastman School of Music student who reported harassment, the University of Rochester dodged.
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Supreme Court: politics or principles?
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In its current term, the justices will decide several important cases—and perhaps answer fundamental questions about the legitimacy of the nation’s highest court.
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Is making public transportation free a good idea?
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New research suggests free public transit can enhance the lives of low-income individuals, though it has no statistically significant impact on employment rates, hours worked, earnings, or job stability.
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It’s time to fix the confusing election calendar
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New York is moving certain elections to even-numbered years in a bid to increase democratic engagement. It’s a good step, but more can be done.
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The legacy of Warth v. Seldin
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A half-century ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case that arose in Penfield—a little-remembered decision that has had lasting impact on access to affordable housing and the broader structure of racial and socioeconomic segregation in the U.S.
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Planting seeds for change: the Breast Cancer Coalition Research Initiative
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The Breast Cancer Coalition has awarded over $1 million in seed grants to regional researchers to date.
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How RG&E and the PSC are failing us
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If the Public Service Commission is not going to effectively regulate utilities, it must help create new publicly-owned utilities.