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Within the district, Hispanic students had the lowest graduation rates. In the 2010-2011 school year, the graduation rate among Hispanic students was 43.9 percent In 2011-2012, the Hispanic graduation rate dropped to 38.1percent.

Less than two months after Lakeside Health System officially closed its hospital to patients, the Lakeside Board today announced plans to sell most of the system's assets to the University of Rochester Medical Center .

The acquisition, the medical center said in a statement, was intended to return "outpatient services'' to the Brockport area of Monroe County.

Brian Bell is a systems analyst and the IT guy for the University of Rochester's Writing, Speaking and Argument Program.

Here's a look at some of the lowest gas prices across the greater Rochester area for Monday June 17, 2013.

LaMendola has a decade of experience in health care. Before his arrival in Paris, he served as administrative clinical leader at Newark- Wayne Community Hospital in Wayne County, N.Y., and was a critical care specialist/ independent nurse consultant.

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'Serge Haroche, Joe Eberly and Nick Bigelow outside Hoyt Auditorium before the start of the conference.

University of Rochester auditors have uncovered what officials call "a significant misappropriation" of UR funds in one of the Medical Center's departments.

Christina M. Hammock, 34, holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from North Carolina State University, according to her bio on the NASA website.

NASA has picked eight Americans, a mix of scientists and military pilots, to begin training for future space missions that may one day launch them all the way to Mars.

About my most recent post, which touched on the Civil War, a reader wondered, "Aren't there more pressing contemporary issues to discuss than a civil war that transpired so long ago?" One might have an easier time identifying contemporary issues that don't go back to the Civil War.

I took on my first "boss" role a couple of years ago while overseeing a tiny cadre of junior-level editors at a national women's magazine.

John D. Lapek Jr. recently was awarded a Ph.D. in toxicology from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, N.Y. He will be completing a post-doctorate focusing on clinical cancer proteomics at Harvard Medical School affiliate Mass.

We are at a pivotal juncture in the fight against cancer. Every day, cancer researchers across the country, and in our own backyard, take steps to answering key questions in treatment and prevention -- requiring dedication, patience and money.

It was a busy week for one family in our community. Chris and Lori Naczynski took time out last weekend to attend the auditions for Wheel of Fortune and although they were not selected, they enjoyed the adventure.

Combine the expertise and resources of a contract manufacturer/packager, mix it with the knowledge gained from working with the packaging departments of major universities, sprinkle in some old-fashioned entrepreneurial spirit, let those ingredients simmer, and you've got an innovative package stew cooking in the pot.

Today is June 15. On this day in 1900, General Elwell Stephen Otis, a national war hero, returned home to Rochester.

Gates * Kyle Logan DePriest of Gates graduated in May from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Rochester * Mara Kouides of Rochester was named to the dean's list for the spring semester at the University of Portland in Oregon.

Making something invisible does not require complex materials and techniques. Well-placed mirrors or lenses can cloak fish, cats and even people, two new studies show.