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January 16, 2024
Engineering students team with Pittsford Food Cupboard to improve storage space to facilitate workflow processes
RIT students found ways to serve the community one healthy meal at a time working closely with Pittsford Food Cupboard staff.
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January 16, 2024
Professor recognized for role as a Pixar pioneer
Flip Phillips, professor of motion picture science, shared a Milestone Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his hand in creating RenderMan, Pixar’s revolutionary software still used today to create the iconic animation look of classic films.
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January 15, 2024
RIT offers mental health first aid training for students, faculty, and staff
A new training program for RIT students, faculty, and staff aims to bolster a campus-wide approach to supporting student mental health. Nearly 300 people have completed the Mental Health First Aid Training course last semester and have received certification from the National Council of Mental Wellbeing.
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January 12, 2024
RIT hosts global cybersecurity competition to nurture future talent
WHAM-TV features the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) global finals, held at RIT.
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January 11, 2024
Getting AI ready for the real world takes a terrible human toll
Essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 11, 2024
Dubai's first vertical axis wind turbine to power RIT's sustainability park
The National features the installation of a vertical axis wind turbine on the RIT Dubai campus.
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January 10, 2024
School for Deaf graduate's DNA part of deep-space mission
The Journal Courier features the late Michael Dennis McKinney Sr., a 1981 NTID graduate.
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January 10, 2024
STEP scholars work with RIT students for unique connections in STEM
The Science and Technology Entry Program at RIT's K-12 University Center often teams up with RIT students and campus groups. STEP Director Ashley Simmons said those collaborations allow STEP scholars to learn firsthand what it’s like to be in various majors and programs, by gaining new perspectives, engaging in peer mentorship and networking opportunities, and building confidence.
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January 10, 2024
Student-designed mobile library prepares for 2024 rollout
Graphic design, industrial design and interior design students collaborated with the Rochester Public Library and City of Rochester to retrofit a van with library resources and equipment the community can engage with in any location.
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January 9, 2024
U.S. Battery Producer Enticed to Set Up Shop in the EU
The Wall Street Journal features GDI, a graduate of RIT's Venture Creations business incubator.
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January 9, 2024
Students, faculty featured in upcoming typography book
RIT’s presence is widespread in the second edition of Mastering Type, hailed as a crucial guide to typography for print and web design. It is due out in 2025.
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January 5, 2024
Amstey named senior director for new Office of Pre-College Programs
For Jane Amstey, community engagement and working with youth is part of her identity. The newly appointed senior director for the Office of Pre-College Programs, through the K-12 University Center at Rochester Institute of Technology, has dedicated her life to giving back to those she helps serve in and out of the office.