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News. Events. Resources.

February 23, 2024
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Photo taken by Mansi Sharma, an MS candidate in Sustainable Systems. “The Road less (frequently) traveled.” Submit your photo.

  
 
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APS-SPS-SOPA Outreach

In collaboration with SPS and SOPA, we will be visiting third grade classes at the Manor Intermediate School in Honeoye to do fun demos about magnetism, supplementing the curriculum, on February 28 and March 1 from 9-10:30 am. Regardless of whether physics is your core area of interest, we'd be happy to add your individual perspective to our team! We're also incorporating art and biology, through coloring and discussing animals that navigate via the Earth's magnetic field, as well as engineering through electromagnets and motors.
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AWARE-AI: Workshop on Creating Diversity Statements

When: February 27, 2024, 9:30am – 12:00pm
Where: Golisano Hall, CYB 1710

This AWARE-AI NRT workshop is facilitated by Dr. Taj Smith, Director of Diversity Education.

Hosted by the AWARE-AI NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program, this workshop welcomes AWARE-AI trainees and other RIT graduate students. Participants will discuss and gain experience with drafting a diversity statement.
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Tiger Tales Toastmasters Open House Tips for Your Graduate Showcase Presentation

When: Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 6:30pm – 7:45pm
Where: Institute Hall, 1140

The event will focus on how you can improve your responses to impromptu questions during graduate showcase or job interviews. The meeting will have a impromptu speech sessions where guests are welcome to speak on random topics and get feedbacks as to how the speakers can improve their responses.
Register here
 
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RIT researchers highlight the changing connectivity of the Amazon rainforest to global climate

The Amazon rainforest is a unique region where climatologists have studied the effects of warming and deforestation for decades. With the global climate crisis becoming more evident, a new study is linking the Amazon to climate change around the rest of the world.

Read full story by Mollie Radzinski >
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Computer engineering faculty member joins national initiative on neuromorphic computing

Cory Merkel, assistant professor of computer engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, will represent the university as one of five collegiate partners in the new Center of Neuromorphic Computing under Extreme Environments, also referred to as CONCRETE.

Read full story by Michelle Cometa >
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Pictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries — a medical illustrator explains how

“Medical illustrators draw what can’t be seen, watch what’s never been done, and tell thousands about it without saying a word.”

For decades, this slogan appeared on the website and printed materials of the Association of Medical Illustrators. Although the association no longer uses this tag line, it’s still an accurate description of the profession.

Read full story by James A. Perkins> 
 
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REMINDER! Graduate Showcase: Call for Submissions

Graduate students! We invite you to submit your proposals to present at the Graduate Showcase.

Submit to present posters and/or oral presentations at the Graduate Showcase where your work will be acknowledged and celebrated along with fellow RIT graduate students. The highest ranking presentations will be recognized at the Keynote and Awards Celebration on Thursday, April 11th, and will receive a monetary award.

Deadline: February 28, 2024, 11:59 pm EST.
*There will be a separate Call for Submissions email going out from the College of Art and Design for visual arts exhibition proposals/abstracts.

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RIT Spring 2024 Student Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey

As a part of the ongoing effort to ensure the RIT community is safe and aware of options for getting help, students are invited to take the 2024 Student Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey. The survey launches on February 10, 2024, the survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Complete survey >
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Interested in Student Government?

Today marks the beginning of Student Government Elections Season! As a leader in Student Government, you will advocate for students within your respective constituency. If you are interested in running for Graduate Senator in the Student Government, please fill out the link below!

You will have to complete a petition for candidacy that is due by noon on March 1, 2024, so get started now!

Apply now >