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May 29, 2019
East House James Papero Enrichment Program to open at RIT on June 3
Forty-five East House clients will visit RIT in June to take part in a two-week enrichment program designed to encourage participants, who are recovering from mental health or substance use disorders, to pursue educational goals to achieve independence and self-sufficiency.
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May 29, 2019
RIT researchers receive NSF award to develop new diagnostic tool for cardiac disease
Researchers at RIT are providing a better map to the human heart. They are developing a critical tool that will help clinicians identify damaged areas in the heart to more accurately diagnose cardiac disease.
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May 29, 2019
RIT/NTID awards Dodge Faculty Grant to chemistry instructor
Jennifer Lynn Swartzenberg, a faculty member in NTID’s science and mathematics department, is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Ronald D. Dodge Memorial Faculty Grant and will receive $1,000 for her project to produce videos of established and new American Sign Language (ASL) signs for organic chemistry.
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May 29, 2019
RIT experts shine at Rochester’s Light and Sound Interactive Conference June 25-27
RIT experts will help Rochester push the edge of light- and sound-based technologies at the Light and Sound Interactive conference. The event aims to spur economic growth, as leading technologists and innovators come to Rochester for collaboration on the future of light-and-sound based technologies, applications and emerging industries.
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May 28, 2019
RIT students, faculty and alumni take Manhattan for stellar Design Week
Students, faculty, staff and alumni from RIT’s College of Art and Design descended on Manhattan last week for NYCxDesign—New York City’s annual celebration of design that attracts hundreds of thousands from across the globe—that included a memorable celebration on the iconic Sesame Street.
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May 23, 2019
Trump Will Not be Heralding Victory in Trade War with China Anytime Soon
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.
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May 22, 2019
Handsworth grad examines inner workings of outer space with NASA project
Assistant Professor Michael Zemcov interviewed by North Shore News for his part in contributing to NASA’s new mission to explore the origins of the universe by performing the first near-infrared all-sky spectral survey.
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May 22, 2019
Looking Back on This Year's Classroom Experiments
Inside Higher Ed talks to Sandi Connelly, principal lecturer in the College of Science, about the technology-enabled teaching she did this year.
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May 21, 2019
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May 21, 2019
Complaints Filed Against Facebook Over Missing Facial Recognition Opt-Out In Some Accounts
Z6 Mag reports on Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talking about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.
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May 20, 2019
Report finds some users can’t opt out of Facebook’s face recognition
The Daily Dot reports on Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talking about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.
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May 20, 2019
Facebook's Face Recognition Privacy Setting Missing for Some Users
Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talks to Consumer Reports about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.