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March 3, 2021
Comparing The COVID-19 Vaccines
NPR's 1A program talks to Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about how the different COVID-19 vaccines work.
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February 26, 2021
A plague of homicides
The Rochester Beacon talks to Irshad Altheimer, director of the Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about the rise in the homicide rate in Rochester.
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February 25, 2021
How does the Johnson & Johnson vaccine compare to other coronavirus vaccines? 4 questions answered
Essay by Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, published by The Conversation.
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February 24, 2021
RIT faculty using smartphones and artificial intelligence to help assess crop roots
An RIT faculty member is creating new artificial intelligence systems that could empower agricultural researchers, breeders, nurseries, and other users to analyze the roots of their crops with the power of their smartphones. Assistant Professor Guoyu Lu is receiving a $450,000 New Investigator grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct the research.
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February 9, 2021
Image Permanence Institute research scientist receives honorary emeritus rank
Jean-Louis Bigourdan retired after 26 years of meaningful contributions to the Image Permanence Institute, a university-based research center housed in the College of Art and Design.
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February 5, 2021
RIT’s Nabil Nasr part of board advising federal leaders on top climate initiatives
Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, is part of an advisory board, The CLEEN Project, which recently launched the nation’s first co-operative idea database designed specifically for federal leaders in the new administration and focused on providing actionable ideas to combat climate change and advance climate justice.
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February 2, 2021
RIT professor co-designed drone imaging system that can determine grape farm health
WROC-TV highlights work by Jan van Aardt, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science.
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January 27, 2021
RIT’s Image Permanence Institute receives $350,000 grant from NEH
Research activities for the three-year, field-based research project will be organized and led by Kelly McCauley Krish, IPI preventive conservation specialist. The study will apply data from temperature, relative humidity, and pollutant monitoring to comprehensively balance these known risks to collections when implementing energy-saving mechanical system operations.
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January 26, 2021
RIT professor developing drone imaging systems to help farmers monitor grapevine nutrients
RIT Professor Jan van Aardt from the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science is receiving more than $357,000 in funding from the United States Department of Agriculture to help grape growers make data-driven nutrient-management decisions.
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January 26, 2021
RIT’s online degree programs ranked among nation’s best in 2021
RIT has been recognized for offering some of the best online programs in the nation. The 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings, released this week, featured RIT on its lists for business, computing, engineering, and undergraduate online education.
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January 21, 2021
Professor wins USAF Research Program Young Investigator Award
RIT engineering faculty-researcher Panos Markopoulos recently received an Air Force Young Investigator Program award to develop a more robust sensor analysis system to better evaluate data simultaneously from sources such as cameras, oscilloscopes, and other sensors.
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January 20, 2021
RIT sponsored research hits another record high
The Rochester Beacon highlights RIT's sponsored research efforts from fiscal year 2020.