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June 28, 2022
Mechanical engineering professor appointed to Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Risa Robinson was appointed to the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. Robinson, department head of mechanical engineering in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, brings extensive research in the area of fluid dynamics, particle inhalation and toxicological effects of various tobacco products and nicotine delivery devices.
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June 27, 2022
Museums and libraries nationwide leveraging low-cost spectral imaging systems built by RIT
Libraries and museums across the country have begun recapturing lost and obscured text on historically significant documents thanks to low-cost spectral imaging systems developed by faculty and students at RIT.
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June 24, 2022
Wealth of nations: Why some are rich, others are poor – and what it means for future prosperity
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.
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June 22, 2022
My advice to graduates is just one show: ‘The Wire’
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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June 22, 2022
Some economists are skeptical of proposed federal gas tax holiday
WHAM-TV talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, about problems with suspending the federal gas tax.
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June 22, 2022
RIT’s Battery Prototyping Center part of finalist team for New Energy NY initiative
The Battery Prototyping Center at RIT is part of Binghamton University’s New Energy NY Project that received Phase I funding of the American Rescue Plan’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge.
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June 21, 2022
RIT health systems management MS program earns national accreditation
The health systems management online MS program at RIT has been awarded accreditation in compliance with national standards and guidelines that define the healthcare management field.
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June 20, 2022
Renowned artist and advocate receives NYS commendation award
WHEC-TV features Thomas Warfield, director of dance in NTID’s Department for Performing Arts, who received the New York State Commendation Award.
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June 17, 2022
Worried About Your Privacy? A New Tech Could Reduce Eavesdropping on Devices
Discover magazine talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, about how and why smartphone apps listen to a user's voice.
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June 16, 2022
How math and language can combine to map the globe and create strong passwords, using the power of 3 random words
Essay by Mary Lynn Reed, professor and head, School of Mathematical Sciences, published by The Conversation.
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June 15, 2022
RIT Vignelli Center partners with Corning Museum of Glass to host design workshop
The Vignelli Center for Design Studies is hosting a week-long Summer Design Workshop in partnership with Corning Museum of Glass. Held from June 11 to 18, the workshop is an opportunity for professional designers to utilize the resources at the Vignelli Center and Corning Museum of Glass.
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June 13, 2022
Photographer Joshua Rashaad McFadden exhibit explores how images impact race and identity
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about his solo exhibition, "I Believe I'll Run On," at the George Eastman Museum.