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June 27, 2023
RIT Certified offers professional training course for L3Harris technicians
Twelve technical specialists from L3Harris are part of a high-tech workforce development pilot program at Rochester Institute of Technology learning how to build the “brains” inside electronic devices. This first cohort of students is part of the region’s broader economic development initiatives to expand industries such as advanced manufacturing.
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June 27, 2023
Lab-grown meat techniques aren’t new – cell cultures are common tools in science, but bringing them up to scale to meet society’s demand for meat will require further development
Essay by André O. Hudson, dean of the College of Science, published by The Conversation.
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June 27, 2023
Why You May Want to Keep Working
55 Plus magazine talks to Mary Bistrovich, director of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT, about the benefits of leading an Osher class.
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June 27, 2023
Dwight 'Kip' Palmer, CEO of Palmer Food Service, receives prestigious Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award
WHAM-TV features Dwight M. “Kip” Palmer, the 2023 recipient of Saunders College of Business' Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award.
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June 26, 2023
Tae Oh named president of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
Tae “Tom” Oh, professor in the School of Information, was elected as the 53rd Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) president on April 8.
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June 26, 2023
Mechanical and industrial engineering Ph.D. student leads and enhances graduate student communities
Samantha Sorondo, a fifth-year student in the mechanical and industrial engineering Ph.D. program from San Juan, Puerto Rico, has taken on leadership roles in the graduate student community in addition to her research on metal 3D printing.
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June 26, 2023
More plant-based food headed to RIT
Greater food options will be available for RIT students, faculty, and staff, as the dining staff explores ways to increase plant-based meal options. Students brought up the subject during meetings with Student Government, as well as student Paw Prints petitions and from members of the RIT Vegan Club.
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June 23, 2023
AT&T and RIT video game development summer camp helps students close digital divide
AT&T is teaming up with RIT to host a video game development program aimed at addressing equality issues in technology education and helping local middle school students impacted by the digital divide.
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June 23, 2023
Migrants often can’t access US health care until they are critically ill – here are some of the barriers they face
Essay by Anthony Jimenez, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, published by The Conversation.
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June 22, 2023
Fear trumps anger when it comes to data breaches – angry customers vent, but fearful customers don’t come back
Essay by Rajendran Murthy, associate professor in the Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, published by The Conversation.
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June 22, 2023
Student painting accepted into annual Society of Illustrators exhibition
Mikaya Bader '23 (illustration) created "Hope," an oil painting that represents the fourth consecutive year an RIT student has been accepted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition.
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June 21, 2023
RIT names Prabu David as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs
RIT has named Prabu David as its new provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, which is the university’s top academic officer. David, who has served as vice provost for faculty and academic staff development, interim vice provost for Teaching and Learning Innovation, and dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University, joins RIT on Aug. 1.