News
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November 22, 2019
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How the FIU tragedy could change bridge construction projects
Construction Dive talks to Amanda Bao, associate professor in civil engineering technology, about typical bridge design procedures.
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November 21, 2019
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The toll of illegal firearms
The Rochester Beacon talks to Irshad Altheimer, associate professor of criminal justice and director, Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about gun violence.
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November 20, 2019
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Supply Chain Management Faculty Member Contributes to LMI Project
The Logistics Manager’s Index, developed by Assistant Professor Steven Carnovale and his colleagues, has become a data source for The Wall Street Journal and FreightWaves.
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November 20, 2019
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Baby Black Holes May be Orbiting Supermassive Black Holes
Futurism cites research by Richard O’Shaughnessy, assistant professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences.
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November 19, 2019
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Facial recognition: Do you really control how your face is being used?
USA Today talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about regulation of facial recognition technology.
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November 18, 2019
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International Collegiate Programming Contest
Over the past month, teams of RIT students have been competing in the International Collegiate Programming Contest. In addition to taking top places at the regional qualifier, RIT’s top team placed 7th in the regional competition.
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November 18, 2019
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Former Urban League of Rochester President and CEO William Clark named RIT Minett Professor
The Minett Professorship brings distinguished Rochester-area multicultural professionals to the RIT campus to share their professional knowledge and experience with RIT’s students, faculty and staff for one academic year.
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November 12, 2019
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New book by RIT’s Nabil Nasr assembles world’s thought leaders on remanufacturing
A new book by Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS), brings together many of the world’s thought leaders on the fundamentals of remanufacturing and its vital link to resource efficiency and the circular economy—including two additional authors from RIT.
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November 12, 2019
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A gathering of feminist pragmatists
The Rochester Beacon talks to Katie Terezakis, professor of philosophy, about the 2019 Feminist-Pragmatist Philosophy Colloquium.
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November 12, 2019
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An Affordable Way to Find Circular Economy Profits
Guest essay by Clyde Hull, professor of management, published by the Network for Business Sustainability.
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November 11, 2019
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Why tyranny could be the inevitable outcome of democracy
Essay by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor of philosophy, published by The Conversation.
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November 8, 2019
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Q&A: Computing security lecturer and Army Reservist Justin Pelletier
RIT computing security lecturer Justin Pelletier is back to his regular office hours this semester, after taking part in a six-month-long military tour in Afghanistan earlier this year. As an Army Reserve counterintelligence officer, Pelletier traveled across Afghanistan and was based in the special operations headquarters, helping to assess and counter foreign threats.
