Phase one of the three-phase trial is testing the vaccine on about 40 people, said Dr. Edward Walsh, the infectious disease physician who’s leading the trial.
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Gaelen McCormick and ‘The Pandemic of Creation’
Former RPO double bassist Gaelen McCormick’s struggles with hearing loss inform her new book with Sraddha Prativadi, “The Pandemic of Creation: Recognizing freedom in Loss and Opportunity in the Void.”
Calendar preview: Getting schooled
This weekโs preview highlights some local opportunities to learn, expand perspectives, and engage meaningfully in important conversations.
Hospital chaplains relieve patientsโ isolation during pandemic
With hospitals still limiting visitations, hospital chaplains have become front-line soldiers in the fight against loneliness, an indispensable lifeline to patients in need of spiritual comfort.
Going online with cocktails, cannibals, and witches
With Rochester Cocktail Revival postponed, historian Maya Rook is filling the void with her History Happy Hour series online.
Calendar preview: No pause on what matters
In response to injustice, many events are on hold as we reflect. Still, there is no pause on what matters. Black Lives Matter.
Art | Rochester ArtStream
On Saturday, May 30, ShopLocalli will host more than 100 artists at its virtual art fair, Rochester ArtStream, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The future of film festivals
Digital collaboration โWe Are Oneโ offers an idea of what could become the new normal for film festivals worldwide.
Thanks to rebel farmers, it was illegal to wear masks in public . . . until now
Who knew we could have all gone to jail for 15 days just for doing the right thing and masking up?
MAG asks art lovers to help lower $500k deficit
The Memorial Art Gallery launches a โProtect the Artsโ fundraising campaign, director Jonathan Binstock lets donors decide his humiliation.
Calendar preview: Suddenly itโs summer
This week’s selection of events includes a celebration of World Otter Day, history talks and writing workshops, garden planning, music sessions, and artist talks.
RoCoโs sidewalk screening
We got the scoop on Rochester Contemporaryโs window video installation and the 411 on the โ6×6โ virtual exhibition.






