Elected officials are urging General Motors Corp. to begin producing ventilators at the company’s Rochester facility. U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle on Tuesday sent word to GM Chairman and CEO Marry Barra to ...

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Funding for the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics has been agreed upon in a record amount for five years, according to Sen. Charles E. Schumer. Schumer on Friday shared an announcement of the Laser Lab’s $409.9 million “Cooperative ...

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The University of Rochester will receive $1.55 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to support research in quantum computing. U.S. senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the award Thursday. They said the funding will help researchers ...

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US Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced today that $80 million—a $5 million increase—for the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics is included in the Senate version of the energy and water appropriations bill for 2019. The ...

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With talks about reauthorization of the five-year federal Farm Bill about to begin, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has introduced a bill that would help support the prices dairy farmers are paid for their milk. Gillibrand said on Tuesday that the ...

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