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August 14, 2023
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Eva Navarro López named School of Information Director
Eva Navarro López has been named director of the School of Information in RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.
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August 5, 2023
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Camp that aimed to bridge digital divide touted by local officials
Rochester Business Journal reports that more than 50 underrepresented public and charter school students in grades third through sixth participated in the inaugural AT&T ROC Jr. Game Dev Camp Powered by RIT.
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August 2, 2023
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Alumna Karen Roth named president-elect of the Society of Women Engineers
Karen Roth ’06 (software engineering) recently became president-elect of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), one of the largest advocacy, educational, and professional groups for women in engineering.
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August 1, 2023
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Creating Digital Holographic Comics with Unity, Autodesk, and Adobe Tools
Jake Adams, lecturer of interactive games and media, is interviewed by 80 Level about the production process of his digital holographic comics. Adams is an interactive visual artist and founder of Valholo, a VR and digital holographic studio.
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July 28, 2023
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MAGIC Center partnership with Foundry creates interdisciplinary research opportunities for students
RIT’s MAGIC Center and MAGIC Spell Studios has formed a partnership with Foundry, a Rochester-based company whose mission is to empower institutional miners, staking customers, and blockchain entrepreneurs with the tools they need.
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July 24, 2023
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New cybersecurity department and degree names align with evolving industry
Cybersecurity is no longer a buzzword—it’s the dominant industry term. That’s why RIT’s computing security degrees and department have adopted new names. The transition from “computing security” to “cybersecurity” will help RIT align with the ever-changing demands of the cybersecurity industry.
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July 20, 2023
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Convening public benefit and charitable foundations working in open domains
Open@RIT has joined the Open Policy Alliance. Stephen Jacobs, director of Open@RIT, discusses the new program aimed at supporting a coalition of underrepresented voices from public benefit and charitable foundations.
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July 17, 2023
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Why and How We Must Diversify Cybersecurity
Essay by Justin Pelletier, director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center, published by PIT Cases.
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July 17, 2023
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Events that never happened could influence the 2024 presidential election – a cybersecurity researcher explains situation deepfakes
Essay by Christopher Schwartz, postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Cybersecurity, published by The Conversation.
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July 12, 2023
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Protecting yourself from credit card skimmers
WROC-TV talks to Ahmed Hamza, lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, about how consumers can protect themselves against credit card skimmers.
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June 30, 2023
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DSS partners with students to defend against security threats
State Magazine features a photo of RIT students during a visit to the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Headquarters.
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June 28, 2023
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AT&T, RIT to host game development camp for kids: How to register
The Democrat and Chronicle features an upcoming game development summer camp at RIT.
