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  • April 27, 2017

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    Team introduces second-gen virtual therapists

    RIT is advancing interactive medical technologies to help people dealing with addiction, anger management and violent behavior directed at their family and intimate partners. These digital tools can teach coping skills and keep clients focused on recovery.

  • April 20, 2017

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    RIT student presents research on Capitol Hill

    RIT biomedical sciences student William Marmor will present his undergraduate research at the Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C., April 25-26. The Council on Undergraduate Research sponsors the competitive event for students to share their research with congressional members.

  • April 6, 2017

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    Founder of InterVol to speak at RIT

    The Global Health Association @ RIT, a student organization that seeks to create dialogue and explore opportunities to address global health issues, is featuring a talk by Dr. Ralph Pennino, founder of InterVol, on April 14.

  • March 31, 2017

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    IdeaLab teams proposed healthcare solutions

    Twenty-one RIT students from multiple disciplines participated in the spring IdeaLab@RIT, held March 25-26, and developed possible solutions to challenges provided to them by Rochester Regional Health patients and healthcare personnel.

  • March 28, 2017

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    Ice-breaker was really love at first sight

    Guerin Gagliastri ’14 (physician assistant) and Stephen Jones ’13 (film and animation) met as Resident Advisors in 2011 and instantly became friends. They were married in September.

  • March 16, 2017

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    RIT to offer BS in exercise science

    RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology is offering a BS degree in exercise science, with its first freshman class beginning in the fall semester.

  • March 7, 2017

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    Professor to serve on panel for hip dysplasia

    Professor Hamad Ghazle has been nominated by the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography to serve on an expert panel developing criteria on pediatric hip dysplasia for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

  • February 16, 2017

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    Group launches global health association club

    The newly formed Global Health Association @ RIT involves students from across campus for a multidisciplinary perspective on health concerns. Its first event features a talk by James Harrington, executive director of the Ugandan Water Project, on Friday.

  • November 3, 2016

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    Professors roll out nutrition program for children

    The NEEDs for Tots program, developed by Barbara Lohse, head of the Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition, focuses on the importance of shared family meal time. Assistant professor Elizabeth Ruder won a grant to bring the program to 16 Volunteers of America Children’s Centers.