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January 28, 2020
Faculty member wins award at film festival
Elisabetta D'Amanda, principal lecturer of Italian in the College of Liberal Arts' Modern Languages and Cultures Department, had her 2008 film, "As Good As Bread," given an Award of Exceptional Merit in the Depth of Focus International Film Festival in January.
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January 27, 2020
Dane Gordon, beloved RIT historian and educator, dies at age 94
Dane Gordon, beloved professor emeritus, Presbyterian minister and author of two books on the history of RIT, died Jan. 22 after a brief illness. Professor Gordon, who retired from RIT in 2000, was 94. In his 38 years at RIT, he served as a professor of philosophy, department chair and acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
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January 22, 2020
Expressive Communication Center opens at RIT to help students with public speaking
Roughly one person in four has a fear of public speaking, but the anxiety can be reduced if you know just what to say, how to organize, begin or end. RIT’s Expressive Communication Center strives to help students better prepare to deliver speeches and presentations.
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January 15, 2020
Connections: Author Sarah Burns on her book, "The Politics of War Powers"
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science.
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January 13, 2020
War powers and presidential unilateralism examined in new book by RIT professor
The debate in Washington continues whether to force President Donald Trump to seek Congressional authorization before taking future military action. But this isn’t the first time war powers of a president were called into question, says an RIT professor who just published a book detailing how presidents worked with Congress – or didn’t – prior to foreign attacks.
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January 10, 2020
Lawmaker pushes for American Sign Language to be legally recognized language in Nebraska
WOWT-TV in Nebraska talks to Cody McEvoy ’15 (psychology) and Dillon Curren ’17 (criminal justice), advocacy specialists with the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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January 9, 2020
Trump, like Obama, tests the limits of presidential war powers
Essay by Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, published by The Conversation.
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December 19, 2019
Impeachment overkill, the USMCA’s impact on jobs and the power of imagery: 3 quotes from the Democratic debate
Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, analyzes a statement from the final Democratic presidential debate of 2019 for The Conversation.
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December 18, 2019
Impeachment comes to the Senate – 5 questions answered
The Conversation asks Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, about Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's role in the impeachment process.
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December 15, 2019
Students address challenges in RIT Grand Challenges Scholars Program
Ridding waterways of microplastics, delivering water to remote villages experiencing drought, and better ways to remove salt from water were just a few of the clean-water research projects recently presented by undergraduate students as part of RIT’s Grand Challenge Scholars program.
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December 13, 2019
In impeachment spotlight, dueling views of professionalism appear
Essay by Michael Brown, assistant professor of history, published by The Conversation.
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December 13, 2019
Margaret Morse Nice thought like a song sparrow and changed how scientists understand animal behavior
Essay by Kristoffer Whitney, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, published by The Conversation.