May 25, 2026
Street food and science — Rochester delivering both
Two very different stories this week, both very Rochester. One is about showing up on a Wednesday night with a crowd and a hunger for good food. The other is about a team of researchers who may have just changed what's possible for the tiniest patients in our hospitals.

Rochester Food Truck Rodeo 2026: Your Guide to Every Last-Wednesday Gathering at the Public Market
The 2026 Rochester Food Truck Rodeo runs five events from May through September — always the last Wednesday of the month, 5–9 PM at the Public Market, free to attend

Rochester Researchers Built an AI That Could Save Premature Babies' Lungs
University of Rochester researchers published an AI model in the Journal of Pediatrics that substantially outperforms existing online calculators at predicting which premature babies will develop severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
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