News Stories
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January 27, 2020
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RIT hosts all female, femme and nonbinary hackathon Feb. 29 – March 1
College students who want to break into the computing industry can start at the upcoming WiCHacks hackathon Feb. 29 – March 1 at RIT. For the two-day hackathon, teams work together to create apps, websites, games and other software that provide unique solutions to problems.
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January 24, 2020
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Griffith takes over as new alumni board president
Victoria Decker Griffith ’93 (hospitality) took over as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors in January. The Alumni Association Board serves as the advisory body of the RIT Alumni Association, which represents RIT’s more than 135,000 alumni.
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January 24, 2020
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Connections: Dialogue on Disability - Sports, media, and inclusion
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Jenn Poggi and Josh Meltzer, assistant professors of photojournalism, and photography students Jackie Diller and Ashley Crichton.
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January 24, 2020
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Student Spotlight: Student turns passion for video games into future career
Stevie West, a third-year film and animation student, has had a love for video games for as long as she could remember. This ever-growing connection to these games has inspired her to explore a future in the esports industry.
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January 24, 2020
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RIT professor Zoran Ninkov tapped to support NSF as a program director
The National Science Foundation is bringing in RIT Professor Zoran Ninkov, an expert in imaging and astrophysics, to help the government agency evaluate future research opportunities.
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January 24, 2020
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'It was truly magic': Remembering RIT's remarkable run to the 2010 Frozen Four
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to members of the 2009-10 RIT men's hockey team ahead of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Frozen Four season.
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January 23, 2020
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Demand for disability support services outweighs supply
WXXI.org details a meeting at the Center for Disability Rights between U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Patricia Starr '78 (medical lab technician).
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January 23, 2020
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RIT celebrates Frozen 4 anniversary
WHEC-TV talks to RIT men's hockey head coach Wayne Wilson about the Tigers' run to the Frozen Four in 2010.
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January 22, 2020
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Expressive Communication Center opens at RIT to help students with public speaking
Roughly one person in four has a fear of public speaking, but the anxiety can be reduced if you know just what to say, how to organize, begin or end. RIT’s Expressive Communication Center strives to help students better prepare to deliver speeches and presentations.
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January 21, 2020
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Why baseball needs Derek Jeter today as much as ever
ESPN talks to R.D. Long, former RIT baseball coach, about Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Derek Jeter.
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January 20, 2020
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Frozen Four hockey memories: RIT’s remarkable run
RIT’s Frozen Four hockey memories are frozen in time. The success of the RIT’s men’s hockey team was one of the most inspiring stories in college hockey in 2010, and RIT is celebrating the Frozen Four Tigers this Saturday.
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January 19, 2020
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Players’ new artistic director is a familiar face
The Mercury News features Kevin Surace ’85 (electrical engineering technology).
