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February 26, 2020
Rochester-area college students code self-driving racecars for competition at RIT
Rochester-area programming students are racing to see who can code the fastest self-driving miniature racecar. The winner will be crowned at a race March 4 at RIT.
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February 26, 2020
Selfhood and safety in black America
City Newspaper features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.
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February 26, 2020
POSTPONED: RIT’s nighttime community photo project focuses on women’s rights icon
Rochester, N.Y.’s notable histories as the birthplace of the women’s rights movement and photography will come together for RIT’s Big Shot next month. Organizers of the longtime community photographic project will capture a dramatic nighttime image of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, 17 Madison St., and surrounding neighborhood on March 22.
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February 25, 2020
RIT alumnus at NASA named Black Engineer of the Year for 2020
Clayton Turner ’90 (electrical engineering), director of NASA Langley Research Center, received the Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) STEM Award for his outstanding career developing and furthering some of NASA’s most significant space mission initiatives.
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February 25, 2020
POSTPONED: RIT hosts Conference on Effective Access Technology March 17
From furniture and toys that assist children with special needs to car seats that help people with mobility issues enter and exit vehicles safely, cutting-edge technologies designed to enhance accessibility for individuals across a wide range of physical and cognitive challenges will be on display March 17 at the fifth Conference on Effective Access Technology.
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February 25, 2020
RIT President David Munson is asked anything and responds on Reddit
Rising tuition, scheduling a snow day each semester, and performing arts were just some of the topics RIT President David Munson addressed in an “Ask Munson Anything” session Monday on Reddit.
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February 25, 2020
Winner announced in 2020 Imagine RIT poster contest
The winning design in this year’s Imagine RIT poster contest was created by Jacqueline Lando, a fourth-year student majoring in new media design. Her design—colorful images sprouting from the mind—was chosen from among 28 entries in the contest.
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February 24, 2020
Thousands to attend RIT’s Spring Career Fair
Nearly 240 companies searching for skilled employees are expected at RIT’s 2020 Spring Career Fair on Wednesday. More than 4,000 students and alumni typically attend the Spring Career Fair.
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February 24, 2020
Detroit artist Sean Forbes is deaf. But that hasn’t stopped him from creating music
ClickOnDetroit.com features rapper Sean Forbes '08 (applied arts and sciences), co-founder of D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network.
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February 21, 2020
Podcast: Using AI to Root Out Deepfake Videos
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 32: Deep learning, part of artificial intelligence, is being used to create fake videos that look and sound like the real thing. Professor Matthew Wright, director of RIT’s Center for Cybersecurity Research, talks with John Sohrawardi, a Ph.D. student in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, about software they are creating that uses AI to help journalists root out deepfake videos.
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February 20, 2020
Most bacteria found on touch screens is resistant to antibiotics, RIT study finds
WROC-TV talks to Professor André Hudson, head of the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on touch screens.
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February 20, 2020
Connections: Discussing perceptions of Black masculinity and gender identity
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, and Brandon Stroud, residence coordinator.