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March 15, 2022
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RIT, NTID make history with Coca-Cola-sponsored film
Film and Animation students Anna McClanahan (BFA) and Gabriel Ponte-Fleary (MFA) are finalists in Coca-Cola's Refreshing Films program. They are producing what is thought to be the program's first finalist film dealing with deaf and hard-of-hearing themes.
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March 14, 2022
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Russia’s false claims about biological weapons in Ukraine demonstrate the dangers of disinformation and how hard it is to counter – 4 essential reads
The Conversation highlights an essay by Justin Pelletier, director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center.
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March 14, 2022
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Faculty research improves smart warehouse technology and material handling options
Soon industrial robots in warehouses will be smart enough to know which has the right of way in busy aisles. Researchers at RIT are developing an intelligent materials handling system for warehouses that integrates smart technologies.
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March 11, 2022
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How Apple's FaceTime glitch allowed eavesdropping
WHAM-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, about a security issue with FaceTime.
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March 10, 2022
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Architect Michael Maltzan to deliver Vignelli Center Design Conversation Lecture March 17
Architect Michael Maltzan, whose firm is the design architect behind RIT’s performing arts complex, will be the next featured speaker for the Vignelli Center for Design Studies' Design Conversations Lecture Series.
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March 8, 2022
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High gas prices could soon mean higher prices at the store
WHAM-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about the effects of high gas prices on the supply chain.
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March 8, 2022
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A new image captures enormous gas rings encircling an aging red star
ScienceNews talks to Joel Kastner, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about mass loss in stars.
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March 8, 2022
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Local woman highlights challenges deaf Ukrainians face in war
WROC-TV talks to RIT/NTID’s Regina Kiperman-Kiselgof about her effort to assist deaf people in Ukraine.
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March 8, 2022
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ESL Federal Credit Union makes $3 million commitment to name ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute
RIT’s world-class home for cybersecurity has a new name. On March 8, RIT and ESL Federal Credit Union jointly announced an exclusive naming rights partnership for the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute at RIT.
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March 5, 2022
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Midstater was on guard, but a thief emptied his account anyway
WHTM-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, about scam phone calls to get users’ bank account information.
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March 4, 2022
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Women’s History Month: 5 groundbreaking researchers who mapped the ocean floor, tested atomic theories, vanquished malaria and more
The Conversation highlights an essay on Margaret Morse Nice written by Kristoffer Whitney, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society.
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March 4, 2022
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RIT fuels employment pipeline for innovative employers
More than 2,200 RIT students donned business attire to meet with recruiters from 160 prospective local, regional, and national employers during Wednesday’s university-wide career fair inside the Gordon Field House.
