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As the number of individuals with no college degree has increased since the COVID pandemic, a Rochester company aims to find the strengths already within students.
The diocese’s plan would create a $126.35 million trust to pay abuse survivors, but it must face off against a rival plan filed by the Continental Insurance Co.
The goal of this year’s Urban League summit, slated for Sept. 19-20, is to inspire attendees to reflect on the legacies they have inherited and how they can build on that foundation.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who was in Rochester for the announcement, says plans include fast-tracking funds for law enforcement technology and equipment.
Andrew McCandless, a former Eastman School of Music who recently was appointed associate professor of trumpet, is slated to perform for the first time as a soloist with the Eastman Wind Ensemble.
A benefit concert to honor the memory of Shae Ebner and support his family will take place this Sunday.
Ten years after the development’s groundbreaking, the University of Rochester’s decision to buy the 312,000-square-foot, mixed-use complex gives it local ownership for the first time and an opportunity to build a greater sense of community.
Other Rochester companies and organizations that ranked among the best workplaces in the state are Excellus, Wegmans, Paychex, Rochester Institute of Technology and UR’s River Campus.
The U.S. premiere of Cirque Inextremiste’s show is one of more than 500 performances across 31 venues in the festival’s 12th season.
Among community college students, degree completion and upward transfer rates are both low. But two-year institutions boost the mobility and the earnings of low-income students.
The Greenidge Generating Station on the lake’s western shore is using enormous amounts of energy to mine cryptocurrency. The environmental stakes are high.
Looking ahead, the organization’s ninth annual State of Our Children Report says parent engagement will be crucial to making additional gains.
Three close races all appear to be decided in favor of the Democratic candidate, giving the party a one-seat advantage.
Since the Warner School of Education took over management of the school, East High’s graduation rate has jumped to 85 percent from 33 percent.
The current rise in cases is putting stress on ICUs, could force limits on elective procedures.
Its managed-service arrangement with LiteracyCNY in Syracuse is one of several initiatives with an aim of expanded programming.
Mayor Lovely Warren took the step as the city is experiencing its deadliest year of violence.
The orchestra will present perennial favorites “Gala Holiday Pops” and “The Nutcracker” along with “Hansel and Gretel” and a North American premiere.
Monroe County reported 550 new confirmed cases Thursday, and the seven-day average is higher than it has been in months.
Many patients with a potentially fatal illness also fall victim to another scourge: high out-of-pocket costs for needed drugs.
It has distributed more than $60 million since 2018 and expects to top $22 million this year.
Foodlink Community Café brings people of diverse backgrounds together and provides healthy, affordable meals for the needy.
The Rochester region in September again outperformed New York as a whole in job growth, but it has not yet reached pre-pandemic employment levels.
George Eastman Museum is presenting a retrospective of Rochester photographer Joshua Rashaad McFadden’s early career.