News Stories
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February 22, 2022
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An RIT grad is opening a modern hangout for video game players at Innovation Square in Rochester
WXXI features Ben Garvey ’21 (applied arts and sciences), founder of Great Lakes Gaming.
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February 21, 2022
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Bollywood study reveals history of gender bias reflecting real life
Nature India interviews Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about his research using natural language processing methods to study film dialogues.
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February 21, 2022
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Heart Health Month: Healthy-eating and exercise
Fox Rochester features Bill Brewer, senior lecturer and director of the exercise science program, about improving heart health with a healthy diet and exercise.
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February 21, 2022
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RIT nutrition professor aims to reach 10,000 New Yorkers with ‘About Eating’ program
Barbara Lohse, head of RIT’s Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition, hopes to reach 10,000 New Yorkers with free resources promoting healthy nutrition and lifestyle tools that have been tested and shown to be effective.
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February 21, 2022
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New computing college initiatives increase support for underrepresented populations
The Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences has a new initiative aimed at increasing its emphasis on diversity at all levels in the college. The GCCIS Diversity Initiatives office will support underrepresented populations, Women in Computing, and diversity and inclusion efforts.
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February 20, 2022
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Sustainability seminar discusses new research in wetland restoration
Campus Times interviews Professor Christy Tyler about how to rethink wetland ecosystem restoration.
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February 19, 2022
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Bring back the woolly mammoth? Steal DNA? The prospects and pitfalls of rewriting life
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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February 17, 2022
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Bitcoin mining as a grid resource? 'It's complicated'
Utility Dive talks to Eric Hittinger, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Public Policy, about cryptocurrency and electricity grids.
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February 17, 2022
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Planning for what goes in the SHED is a community effort
While the SHED takes shape at the heart of the RIT campus, working groups are filling in the details of what will go inside the building.
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February 17, 2022
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RIT/NTID laboratory director has life-size statue on display for If/Then She Can national exhibit
Tiffany Panko, director of the Deaf Health Laboratory in the Center for Culture and Language at NTID, will be among 120 women in STEM personified in life-sized statues that will be on display in Smithsonian gardens and in select Smithsonian museums March 5-27 for the #IfThenSheCan — The Exhibit.
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February 17, 2022
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NASA rocket scientist who grew up in Taunton never let being deaf stop him
The Taunton Daily Gazette features RIT/NTID alumnus William Yuknis ’94 (computer engineering) for his work on the James Webb Space Telescope.
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February 16, 2022
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Bonadio and RIT partner on employee turnover research project
The Rochester Business Journal reports on a partnership between Saunders College of Business and The Bonadio Group. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
