Republican and Democratic voters agree on one thing—the need for generous COVID-19 relief
The latest Bright Line Watch survey finds that voters support COVID-19 relief spending, but partisan divides remain over the election and impeachment.
University leaders share updates for staff
The Genesee Staff Council invited President Sarah Mangelsdorf and other University leaders to share updates on the institution’s finances, the Career Path Modernization project, campus COVID-19 cases, efforts to vaccinate eligible staff, and other topics.
New study suggests mother’s milk may help fight COVID-19
Medical Center researchers find that breastfeeding women with COVID-19 do not transmit the virus through their milk, but do confer milk-borne antibodies.
Students serve as public health ambassadors to reinforce pandemic safety measures
Rochester students volunteer to serve as public health ambassadors to help raise awareness among their peers about campus precautions and procedures to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
Rochester responds
The University’s magazine, Rochester Review, spotlights the many ways our community responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Staff and volunteers help ease students into quarantine housing
Staff and volunteers provide welcome bags, peer support, and food delivery to students in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19.
Testing regimen screens students as they return to campus housing
University Health Service and other campus offices team up to test students before they move back into their campus housing assignments for the spring semester.
How the coronavirus recession will end
In a study documenting the evolution of the labor market from mid-March through November 2020, Rochester economics professor Lisa Kahn says controlling COVID is essential to restoring the economy.
Chip on a card would detect COVID-19 antibodies in a minute
Researchers in Rochester are developing a “completely new diagnostic platform” that could prove to be a valuable clinical tool for detecting exposure to multiple viruses from a single drop of blood.
How to be happier in the new year
Toss out your usual list of New Year’s resolutions and do things that make the world a better place, says a Rochester expert on motivation and well-being.