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July 9, 2019
RIT professor receives Jefferson Science Fellowship to serve with U.S. Department of State
Professor John Kerekes will spend the next year advising the U.S. Department of State on issues including its air quality monitoring program and Earth Challenge 2020, the world’s largest ever coordinated citizen science campaign. He is one of 11 faculty nationwide to be selected for a 2019-2020 Jefferson Science Fellowship.
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July 1, 2019
RIT alumnus to serve as futures analyst for U.S. Agency for International Development
The fellowship program provides opportunities to outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking and contribute their knowledge and analytical skills in the policy realm. Brennan Ireland ’18 Ph.D. (astrophysical sciences and technology) will use his analytical skills to quantitatively evaluate countries to get a better picture of what their futures look like.
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June 27, 2019
Shweta Mangal: A ‘Small-Town’ Woman Driving Change in Rajasthan
Youth Ki Awaaz features Shweta Mangal '99 (MBA), who is advancing education and emergency medical services in India.
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June 14, 2019
Learning about my heritage while pursuing my American MS Degree in Croatia
Jure Ljubičić wanted to continue his education and was happy to see that RIT Croatia offered a US graduate program, Master of Science Service Leadership and Innovation.
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June 11, 2019
Grit Happens: Baja SAE Rochester crowns season race champion at RIT and Hogback Hill
The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor took first place overall at the 2019 Baja SAE Rochester challenge, an international student-design competition that challenges students to apply classroom knowledge with real-world applications. RIT placed 10th overall among 100 collegiate race teams that took on a daunting motor cross field and four challenging days of competition.
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June 7, 2019
'Newborn' gets 99 new faces
Prishtina Insight features an urban interactive installation created by Lauren Peace ’17 (journalism).
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May 23, 2019
Alumnus wins Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to improve drones for search and rescue
An RIT alumnus received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award in computer engineering to help drones assist with search and rescue operations in difficult terrain such as dense forests or steep mountains where GPS might not be reliable. Andrew Ramsey ’18 (computer engineering), ’18 MS (computer engineering) will conduct research at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt as part of a project to research innovative ways to determine the location of a drone in a low-cost and reliable manner.
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May 23, 2019
Why I moved from Canada to Zagreb to pursue my Master’s Degree
Croatia Week interviews RIT Croatia student Monika Karlović about going from Canada to Croatia.
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May 22, 2019
New permanent residency scheme will attract gold standard of young talent
The National talks with Saleh Yammout, vice president for admissions, finance, and administration at RIT Dubai, about attracting international students to the United Arab Emirates.
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May 21, 2019
RIT scientists pinpoint a potential genetic variant that protects cattle from wasting disease
RIT researchers are studying the genetic switch that could make cattle resistant to the wasting disease known as “sleeping sickness.” Bolaji Thomas, professor of biomedical sciences in RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology, is examining different immune responses to bovine trypanosomiasis within the same species of cattle in Nigeria.
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May 15, 2019
RIT research helps artificial intelligence be more accurate, fair and inclusive
RIT has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to help make artificial intelligence smarter and more inclusive. The grant creates the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site in Computational Sensing for Human-centered AI and will allow a total of 30 undergraduate students from across the country to spend 10 weeks at RIT.
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May 13, 2019
Indian students flock to UAE universities to avoid high competition back home
The National talks to Saleh Yammout, vice president for admissions, finance and administration at RIT Dubai.