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August 30, 2021
RIT alumnus creates new game used as icebreaker for New Student Orientation
John McNicholl, a 2021 RIT graduate from Commack, N.Y, has launched a new game—Deceiver—that is now available on Amazon and at Shop One on campus and was recently incorporated into RIT’s New Student Orientation program as an icebreaker.
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August 27, 2021
‘Just Watching With Horror’: A photographer in Afghanistan on the eve of collapse
Politico features Paula Bronstein '78 (photojournalism) detailing her experience on assignment in Afghanistan leading up to the Taliban takeover.
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August 27, 2021
I Call the Pink Plate! My Indestructible Love for Hellerware
Curbed talks to Jennifer Whitlock, archivist at the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, about the late furniture and housewares manufacturer Alan Heller.
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August 27, 2021
Rochester's Coolest Spaces: RIT Cyber Range and Training Center
The Rochester Business Journal features RIT's Cyber Range and Training Center as one of Rochester's Coolest Spaces.
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August 27, 2021
Rochester's Coolest Spaces: RIT City Art Space
The Rochester Business Journal features RIT City Art Space as one of Rochester's Coolest Spaces.
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August 27, 2021
RIT to break ground on 35,000-square-foot business school expansion
Rochester Business Journal features the expansion and upgrades coming to Lowenthal Hall, home of Saunders College of Business.
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August 27, 2021
Engineering faculty learn new teaching strategies in orientation
As part of new faculty orientation, RIT’s College of Engineering Technology and Kate Gleason College of Engineering hosted a pilot workshop to introduce KEEN: Engineering Unleashed and its entrepreneurial mindset—a national initiative to advance engineering education.
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August 27, 2021
Do I need a booster shot if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? A virologist answers 5 questions
The Conversation asks Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. This article was republished by PBS Newshour and the Houston Chronicle, among others.
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August 27, 2021
RIT’s Metaproject features ‘purr-fect’ pairing with alumnus’ Modkat
Metaproject 12 promises to be the cat’s meow this academic year. Students in RIT’s industrial design program will spend the semester designing products for Modkat, the award-winning maker of cat litter boxes. Metaproject pairs students with a different industry partner each year.
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August 26, 2021
A Bunch of Philly Teens Are Touring the Country With Jon Anderson, Founder of the Rock Band Yes
Philadelphia magazine features Gabby Gonzalez, a first-year chemistry student who went on tour with Jon Anderson of the band Yes.
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August 25, 2021
Former RIT hockey arena now houses campus library
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Marcia Trauernicht, director of RIT Libraries, and Jason Stryker, manager of Circulation Services, about Wallace on Ice.
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August 25, 2021
Connections: The cotton tote dilemma
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Enid Cardinal, senior advisor to the president for strategic planning and sustainability, and Kimie Romeo, adjunct professor of environmental management.