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September 29, 2023
En KI-milliard for din tekno-optimisme
Essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by Morgenbladet, Norway's oldest daily newspaper. (This content requires a subscription to view and is in Danish.)
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September 29, 2023
New Center for Worldbuilding and Storytelling Creates Community and Resource Network for the Imaginative
“Developing strengths in [worldbuilding] can help many types of professionals become better at what they do. Clearly, game designers, animators, and creative storytellers can benefit, but engineers, technologists, scientists, sociologists, and health care innovators, for example, can also because the process of envisioning and creating a world and all of its interactions can help test out ideas and inform solutions,” said Associate Professor (English) Trent Hergenrader, Ph.D., who will lead the new Center for Worldbuilding and Storytelling.
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September 29, 2023
RIT/NTID audiologist ensures deaf, hard-of-hearing children in Ethiopia receive essential services
For nearly a decade, RIT audiologist Catherine Clark has been volunteering in Ethiopia, providing essential services to the country’s deaf and hard-of-hearing children. As a result of her efforts, Clark was recognized recently with the naming of a new audiology lab in her honor.
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September 28, 2023
WITR-FM (89.7) gets stronger airwaves
WITR-FM (89.7), RIT’s student-run radio station, recently got a jump in power, from 910 watts to 3,000 watts, which now enables listeners in portions of counties surrounding Monroe, some 30 miles away, to hear the station clearly.
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September 27, 2023
Mastercard partners with Rochester Institute of Technology in Dubai to foster AI talent and accelerate innovation
Mastercard announces a Memorandum of Understanding with RIT Dubai.
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September 27, 2023
Opportunities for students and employers abound at RIT University-wide Career Fair
Nearly 4,000 RIT students looking for co-ops, internships, or full-time employment are attending RIT’s University-wide Career Fair today in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Recruiters from more than 250 local, regional, and national employers are on hand, including General Dynamics, National Grid, Moderna, Redcom, Penske, Liberty Pumps, Wegmans Food Markets, and Samsung, among others.
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September 27, 2023
‘Spider-Man India’ author visits Rochester Prep High School to connect with students
When author Nikesh Shukla makes a visit to a new town, one of the things he likes to do is connect with students at local schools. In September, that’s just what he did while visiting Rochester Institute of Technology for an event hosted by the Cary Graphic Arts Collection and Wallace Library at Rochester Institute of Technology. The event was made possible with help from Curator of RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection Steven Galbraith, in partnership with the K-12 University Center that facilitates the university’s relationship with Rochester Prep.
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September 27, 2023
RIT helps veterans and first responders transition into cybersecurity careers
RIT will lead eight universities in developing certificate programs to build and validate focused skills in governance, risk, and compliance. The pilot program is backed by $2.5 million in funding from the National Security Agency — which will make the training free for transitioning veterans and first responders.
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September 26, 2023
Computing with Impact: Summer research in Rwanda
Rebekah Walker, a science, technology, and public policy master’s student and RIT staff member, traveled to Africa to research with the Rwandan ministry in charge of emergency management.
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September 26, 2023
There’s no shame in being a Luddite
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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September 25, 2023
Your Online Account May Have Been Breached? Don’t Just Sit There. Do Something.
Essay written by Rajendran Murthy, associate professor in the Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, published by The Wall Street Journal. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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September 25, 2023
Students to present food packaging research at NYSP2I symposium
On Sept. 29, fourth-year packaging science major Kassidy Burrows, along with fellow packaging science majors Baylee West and Daniel Pinigin, will travel to Binghamton University to present their research at the “Keep it Fresh!” Student Packaging Research Symposium.