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August 1, 2018
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Health app helps victims of domestic abuse
Researchers and domestic violence advocates at RIT and Resolve of Greater Rochester created an avatar named RITa to provide “on demand” domestic violence expertise in primary care settings. -
May 21, 2018
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RIT offers behavioral health internship
The Priority Behavioral Health Care Psychology Internship Program aims to increase the number of highly trained clinicians and researchers working as clinical leaders in the region. -
May 2, 2018
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Ghazle honored as 2018 Edwina Award winner
For his advocacy for gender diversity on campus and in the community, Hamad Ghazle was honored with the 2018 Edwina Award during RIT’s annual Women’s Career Achievement dinner and gala. -
May 2, 2018
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RIT and Foodlink partnership combats food insecurity
RIT and Foodlink have signed a formal agreement, strengthening their partnership and creating opportunities for new collaborative efforts in the fight against hunger in the region. -
April 28, 2018
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RIT grad returns to West Coast for ‘dream job’
Cynthia Walker is on the cusp of a health-care career focusing on the heart. She graduates from RIT on May 11 with a BS from the School of Individualized Study and a certificate in echocardiography, or ultrasound of the heart, from the College of Health Sciences and Technology. -
April 28, 2018
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RIT graduates future leaders through ROTC programs
Phylicia Matusz and Christopher Tran are two of the nearly 30 students in RIT’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs who are being formally commissioned during commencement weekend. -
April 16, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Testing nutrition know-how
Students in RIT’s nutrition programs have created a tour of calcium-rich foods for Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival.
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April 13, 2018
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RIT pilots community nutrition program
A federally funded pilot program developed by RIT professors promotes a healthy diet with financial incentives that allow local shoppers to stretch their nutrition assistance benefits when they buy fresh vegetables at designated locations. -
April 10, 2018
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Research fuels creativity that powers RIT designers
RIT is one of the top universities in the nation working at the intersection of technology, the arts and design. RIT’s design programs are world ranked due to innovative students and faculty, along with close ties to industry and alumni. Click for a story and video. -
April 6, 2018
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RIT announces public service award winners
Twyla Cummings, dean of Graduate Education, and Claire Finnerty, a fourth-year biomedical sciences and public policy dual major, will receive this year’s Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Awards. -
March 29, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Studying abroad in Chile
Meet Luis Reyes-Umana, a fourth-year biomedical science major who traveled to Chile for the fall semester. From July to December, Reyes-Umana took classes and worked in local hospitals to get a taste of what international medicine is like. -
March 19, 2018
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Marvel-ous comic artist has luck of the draw
He may not have superhero powers, but he certainly has a talent for drawing them. during his career as a comic artist, Adam Kubert ’81 (medical illustration) has illustrated for DC Comics and now exclusively at Marvel Comics.
