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February 20, 2019
Eight Beat Measure wins a cappella quarterfinals competition
Eight Beat Measure, one of seven student a cappella groups at RIT, won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Tournament quarterfinals Saturday and advances to the ICCA semifinal competition March 30.
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February 19, 2019
US-China trade talks: Will the Chinese keep promises to stop bad behavior?
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics in The Conversation.
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February 19, 2019
High-tech toilet seat monitors your heart as you sit on the can
Project by postdoctoral fellow Nicholas Conn featured by Ars Technica.
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February 19, 2019
RIT hosts Innovations in Global Health Conference
RIT’s first regional conference on Innovations in Global Health will showcase humanitarian efforts on campus and connect with other researchers in the area.
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February 19, 2019
Expressions of King’s Legacy to take place March 7
RIT’s 37th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy event, rescheduled for March 7, features CNN political commentator Tara Setmayer as well as performances by viral female tap dance band Chloe Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies and vocalist Kearstin Piper Brown.
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February 19, 2019
RIT celebrates National Engineers Week
National Engineers Week takes place this week at RIT, and the university will participate in the annual recognition of engineers’ contributions by hosting a variety of programming for those interested in learning more about what engineers do.
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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
Rochester's Roots: Anna Murray Douglass
WHEC-TV interviews Richard Newman, professor of history.
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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
RIT on TV: Mock Trial Challenge
Spectrum News reports on The Esquire Hour All-Star Mock Trial Challenge, a career outreach series for Rochester City School District high school juniors presented by RIT GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs).
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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.