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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.
The university, which ranks among the top schools nationwide for game design and development programs, earned more plaudits with the Gristmill, a digital card game created as a student project.
The effects of the increase enacted by New York are hard to measure, but we can be certain it will be good for some workers, employers and consumers—and bad for others.
FLREDC cites progress funded by the state and outlines action items developed in a review process.
Fleeing pograms, my family started a new life in America.
Will others get the same chance?
In an unusual step, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken on the role of plaintiff in the case against the Fairport restaurant.
In her book “Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Environmental Health and Justice in Urban Communities,” Katrina Korfmacher argues that coordinated efforts toward a well-defined goal—including those of the local Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning—are vital for lasting, positive environmental change.
Science, technology, engineering and math students should actively pursue non-STEM coursework just as much as non-STEM students should engage deeply in the STEM disciplines. Incorporating synthesis and analysis is key to a well-rounded college education.
An internal audit discovered some overspending, the Rochester City School District Board of Education says. The impact of these preliminary findings is not clear.
James Moore, who murdered teenager Pamela Moss in 1962, is New York State’s longest-serving prisoner. Each time Moore’s case comes up for parole, the Monroe County district attorney circulates a petition opposing his release. Should these petitions continue?
In an unusual step, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken on the role of plaintiff in the case against the Fairport restaurant.
In her book “Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Environmental Health and Justice in Urban Communities,” Katrina Korfmacher argues that coordinated efforts toward a well-defined goal—including those of the local Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning—are vital for lasting, positive environmental change.
Science, technology, engineering and math students should actively pursue non-STEM coursework just as much as non-STEM students should engage deeply in the STEM disciplines. Incorporating synthesis and analysis is key to a well-rounded college education.
An internal audit discovered some overspending, the Rochester City School District Board of Education says. The impact of these preliminary findings is not clear.
James Moore, who murdered teenager Pamela Moss in 1962, is New York State’s longest-serving prisoner. Each time Moore’s case comes up for parole, the Monroe County district attorney circulates a petition opposing his release. Should these petitions continue?
Kathryn Mariner, a cultural anthropologist, is researching placemaking in the city of Rochester, through Fertile Ground, a visual, large-scale, multi-year project.
A recent Business Roundtable statement broke with decades of corporate doctrine whose roots, in part, extend to Rochester. But is it really a departure from how most companies actually are run?
The legal action brought last week by neighbors of the former Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School campus followed City Council approval of rezoning for Angelo Ingrassia’s redevelopment plan.
Facing sex-abuse claims, the Catholic Diocese of Rochester has asked court protection from creditors while it reorganizes. Still, much remains to be determined as to how the bankruptcy will play out.
The Empire Discovery Institute aims to boost Western New York’s reputation as a hub for life science research and innovation. To do so, however, it must raise more money and clear other hurdles.
Outside the nation’s 10 largest metro areas, the decrease in the ranks of reporters has been dramatic.
In the space Remington’s occupied for three decades, Lucca Kitchen & Cocktails aims to be a place for people who love food, family and Rochester.
RIT has joined a national partnership of universities focused on combining engineering skills with the mindset of entrepreneurs.
Mark IV Enterprises affiliate Highland Grove contends the city should help pay for environmental remediation at the site of its Goodman Street apartment project.