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February 19, 2019
Explore ‘what’s next’ at TEDxRIT Feb. 23
A diverse set of speakers, including entrepreneurs, social activists and students, will inspire attendees at TEDxRIT, RIT’s independently organized TED event. The talks will be live streamed on Facebook.
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February 17, 2019
PepsiCo to showcase innovative tech at Think Science
RIT Dubai engineering students featured in Trade Arabia.
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February 15, 2019
RIT instructor gives voice to Turkish author, activist
Sevinç Türkkan, an adjunct professor for RIT’s University Writing Program, is a finalist for a 2019 PEN America Literacy Award with her translation of The Stone Building and Other Places, by Asli Erdogan, a journalist and human rights activist from Turkey.
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February 14, 2019
NTID named finalist for global literacy competition
NTID is one of three finalists in a global competition to source technology solutions that increase access to local sign languages and advance language and literacy outcomes for deaf children in developing countries.
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February 5, 2019
From Seattle to Dubrovnik: I’ve fallen in love with the Croatian culture & their way of life
Elliot Misic, first-year hospitality and tourism management student at RIT Croatia, featured in Croatia Week.
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January 22, 2019
RIT to collaborate with Argentine institute
RIT’s Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation and Insituto Argentino de Radioastronomía are beginning new systematic pulsar timing studies. RIT is helping IAR upgrade its two radio telescopes to get them operational again after decades without use.
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January 22, 2019
Tianjin University of Technology engineers visit RIT
Tianjin University of Technology leaders toured the RIT campus and its Kate Gleason College of Engineering as the Chinese university looks to expand its teaching and research capabilities in the area of microelectronic engineering.
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January 8, 2019
RIT’s global student leaders meet in Rochester
Although they attend colleges thousands of miles away, student leaders from RIT’s global campuses found common goals to improve student experiences, cultural understanding and lasting friendships at the sixth annual Student Government Global Consortium.
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December 21, 2018
Professor named fourth laureate of exclusive Hermes Foundation award
Gregory Halpern, an associate professor in RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, has been named the fourth laureate of “Immersion, A French-American Photography Commission of the Hermes Foundation,” a highly exclusive annual photography program.
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December 12, 2018
RIT Dubai students win grants for sustainability projects
Two groups of RIT Dubai mechanical engineering students earned grants to fund, accelerate and promote creative solutions that improve lives while preserving our planet. -
December 4, 2018
Students study anemia in Ghana
Students in RIT’s Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition spent two weeks traversing Ghana as part of a global research experience to learn more about the toll of anemia on the West African nation’s women and children. -
November 7, 2018
Host international students for 2018 Thanksgiving
Staff and faculty are invited to welcome an international student to Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 22.