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January 27, 2022
RIT students to perform in Ovation
RIT students will have a chance to show their talents and compete for cash prizes during Ovation: RIT Performing Arts Showcase, from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Robert F. Panara Theatre in Lyndon Baines Hall. It is one of several events for this year’s 10-day FreezeFest festival.
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January 25, 2022
Stop Meddling With Midwives
Essay by Lauren Hall, professor and chair of the political science department, published in the U.S. News and World Report.
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January 25, 2022
RIT/NTID to show virtual performances this weekend of ‘Angels in America’
The fall production of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches will be offered in streaming format this weekend. The streamed performances will include American Sign Language, spoken English, and captions.
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January 22, 2022
How real could virtual reality become?
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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January 19, 2022
Study abroad program to Ireland explores comparative criminal justice systems
Students have the opportunity to learn about comparative law and justice systems from an international perspective while spending two ;weeks in Waterford, Ireland as part of a summer 2022 study abroad program.
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January 17, 2022
School of Communication announces administrative changes, new director
RIT’s School of Communication has appointed Tracy Worrell, professor of communication, as its new director. The previous director, Kelly Norris Martin, is now associate dean of faculty and staff affairs in the College of Liberal Arts.
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January 11, 2022
Millions of women have quit their jobs during the pandemic, childcare partly to blame
WROC-TV talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, about “disproportionate homework.”
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January 10, 2022
Rochester Institute of Technology and Genesee Country Village & Museum Partnership Renewed
Rochester Institute of Technology and Genesee Country Village & Museum (GCV&M) have re-affirmed their collaboration between the entire university and the living history museum with an historic village, art gallery, nature center with five miles of trails, and historic base ball field.
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January 10, 2022
How Mid-Century Album Art Revolutionized American Pop Culture
Blind Magazine features Jonathan Schroeder, the William A. Kern Professor in Communications, and his new book, Designed for Dancing: How Midcentury Records Taught America to Dance.
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January 6, 2022
The ‘China shock’ of trade in the 2000s reverberates in US politics and economics – and warns of the dangers for fossil fuel workers
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation. This article was republished by the UK magazine Futures of Work, among others.
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January 4, 2022
Ultra Rare PC Demo of 'Super Mario Bros. 3' Discovered by Cataloguer at The Strong
Tech Times features Kirsten Feigel ’15 (museum studies), a cataloguer for Strong National Museum of Play.
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December 31, 2021
The Super Mario that never was: Rare demo found at Strong Museum
WXXI talks to Kirsten Feigel ’15 (museum studies), a cataloguer for Strong National Museum of Play, and Stephen Jacobs, professor of interactive games and media.