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Health, justice, and an abandoned aqueduct
Thu, 13 Apr 2023
The University of Rochester students in PHLT 238: Environmental Health and Justice in the Rochester Community recently explored something hidden from most people in Rochester—the abandoned aqueduct and subway tunnel located under the Broad Street Bridge in the heart of downtown. The tour, led by ROC the Riverway Program Manager Kamal Crues (pictured), gave the 11 undergraduates a chance to consider multiple—and occasionally conflicting—interests and values central to the city’s “Aqueduct Reimagined” project. <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/environmental-health-justice-abandoned-aqueduct-subway-555872/">Read more.</a>
Continue ReadingLaith Awad ’24 receives inaugural Obama-sponsored Voyager Scholarship for public service
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
A first-generation college student and accomplished leader and scholar, Awad aims to address systemic racism and socioeconomic disparities within health care.
Continue ReadingStudy links fracking, drinking water pollution, and infant health
Wed, 13 Apr 2022
“Our findings indicate that drilling near an infant’s public water source yields poorer birth outcomes and more fracking-related contaminants in public drinking water,” says Rochester's Elaine Hill.
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Thu, 03 Feb 2022
The medical technology company will support student design teams and a University-wide medical device design challenge.
Continue ReadingStudents serve as public health ambassadors to reinforce pandemic safety measures
Thu, 04 Feb 2021
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.
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