A new center for people with autism and their families has opened in Rochester.

The Golisano Autism Center is a “one-stop hub” for services and support for people with autism, said Ann Costello, director of the Golisano Foundation.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for a national election, which will happen in six weeks. Imagine that: a national election campaign that goes from start to finish in less than two months. In the United States, the campaign is essentially endless, with official campaign events running for two years.

Which system is better? Which is more productive in allowing the population to choose a leader? Our guests weigh in:

• Rob Shum, a Canadian who serves as a professor of public policy at the College at Brockport
• Paul Hypolite, an American who serves as a political strategist
• Anthony Plonczynski-Figueroa, an American who serves as a political consultant and founder of LaCumbre
  

Vaping, or the use of electronic cigarettes, has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks after reports of hospitalizations and deaths caused by the products. Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mike Mendoza is urging county residents to stop using all vape products until the investigation into the cause of those illnesses concludes.

Is the nationwide response proportionate to the health risks? It’s a question debated by doctors and people who use vape products. We sit down with local physicians to discuss the risks associated with vaping (and with cigarettes) and the latest into the investigations on pulmonary illness. We also hear from people who use e-cigarettes. In studio:

• Dr. Mike Mendoza, M.D., Monroe County Public Health Commissioner
• Dr. Nicholas Nacca, M.D., emergency medicine and toxicology specialist at the University of Rochester Medical Center
• Scott McIntosh, P.h.D., associate director of the Smoking Research Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center
• Andrew Ribble, owner of Liquid Cloud Lounge and Greenhaus CBD
  

Nazareth College is taking another step in the effort to enhance its undergraduate and graduate music programs.

The Nazareth College Wind Symphony is just one of the orchestras that make up the extensive menu of music performance and other programs at that college.

And now, Nazareth has announced it will establish a School of Music.  It’s led by Mario Martinez, an accomplished opera singer and also an arts administrator, who says that forming a new school will, among other things, help Nazareth better market its music offerings to prospective students and staff.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Sufian Zhemukhov immigrated to the United States from Russia in 2010 to pursue his work. He's an associate research professor at George Washington University and teaches European history and Russian history at the University of Maryland.

He said navigating American culture has been the most difficult part of his transition. Along the way, Zhemukhov took a storytelling class to hone his English skills.

He'll be using those storytellilng skills this weekend when he's town for the 2019 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival. His show is called "Flirting Like an American."