{"id":51342,"date":"2014-05-15T19:48:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T23:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=51342"},"modified":"2015-08-05T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T17:51:53","slug":"new-report-details-economic-reach-of-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/new-report-details-economic-reach-of-university\/","title":{"rendered":"New report details economic reach of University"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new report by the Center for Governmental Research (CGR) shows that the URochester is directly and indirectly responsible for supporting an estimated 50,300 jobs in the region.\u00a0 The report also finds that the new Institute for Data Science will create 460 jobs, and with 22,451 full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees, the University is the eighth largest private sector employer in New York State.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a source of scientific innovation, entrepreneurship, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment, research universities such as the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ play a critical role in the economic vitality and quality of life of the communities in which they reside,\u201d\u00a0 said Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ president Joel Seligman.\u00a0 \u201cThe contributions that the University makes to our region\u2019s economy are due, in great measure, to the support we have received from philanthropy and local, state, and federal government.\u00a0 These investments have enabled the University to compete on a national level for the top students, faculty, and research grants.\u201d<\/p>\n