News Stories
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November 15, 2022
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RIT ranked among the greenest schools in the U.S. by the Princeton Review
WROC-TV talks to Neha Sood, assistant director of campus sustainability, about RIT's latest greenest schools ranking.
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November 15, 2022
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Why can't we recycle more plastic products?
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Matthew Hoffman, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences.
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November 14, 2022
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President Munson takes to WITR airwaves
WITR-FM (89.7) will host RIT President David Munson at 3 p.m. Wednesday, continuing the “Ask Munson” series that is held throughout the academic year.
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November 14, 2022
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Vote now for RIT’s tiger courier for 'Dota 2' game
RIT is vying to be the first university to develop and have a game character accepted into the wildly popular online game Dota 2. The character, or courier, in the form of a tiger, was developed in MAGIC Spell Studios by a team of former RIT students and a faculty adviser.
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November 11, 2022
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Student creates ceramic work at the intersection of technology, the arts, and design
Mikey Gambino, a fifth-year student double majoring in industrial design and ceramics, is combining cutting-edge technology with the ancient art of ceramics.
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November 11, 2022
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Guide to Veterans Day events around Rochester and Saturday’s parade
WHEC-TV reports on RIT's 11th annual Veterans Day Breakfast Nov. 11. The keynote speaker was Chad Van Gorder, the director of RIT’s new Office of Veteran Student Success.
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November 11, 2022
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RIT held annual Veteran’s Day Breakfast at Gordon Field House
WROC-TV reports on RIT's annual Veteran’s Day Breakfast Nov. 11. It centered around the theme “we are safe and secure because of you.”
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November 11, 2022
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Doug Peacock Scholarship provides student support to branch out
Christine Jones, a third-year management information systems student from Inkster, Mich., was awarded the Doug Peacock Scholarship. The scholarship helps underrepresented students at RIT.
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November 11, 2022
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RIT student Vincent Alban claims title of College Photographer of the Year
Three students and one alumnus from RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences took home 12 awards from the annual College Photographer of the Year competition—including the top placement of College Photographer of the Year.
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November 11, 2022
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RIT’s Nabil Nasr attends COP27 in Egypt
Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, joined delegates from around the world—including more than 100 heads of state—in Egypt this week for COP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
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November 10, 2022
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Legendary blues musician Joe Beard to perform with RIT students
Joe Beard, a legendary blues guitarist and vocalist from Rochester, is scheduled to perform with students from RIT’s “Harmonica and the Blues” class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at University Gallery in Booth Hall.
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November 10, 2022
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Monroe County GOP Chair and RIT professor speak about midterm election results
WHEC-TV talks to Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, about the midterm elections.
