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November 26, 2020
College students discovered an invisible ancient text with their school assignment
Mashable features a project in which students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen.
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November 25, 2020
RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute opens new career paths
WROC-TV talks to Steve Hoover, the Katherine Johnson Executive Director of the Global Cybersecurity Institute, about RIT's new facility.
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November 25, 2020
The giant Arecibo Telescope has been severely damaged; an interview with RIT professor about the major loss
WROC-TV talks to Michael Lam, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about his work with the second largest radio telescope in the world.
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November 24, 2020
College Sophomores Discover Hidden Text in Medieval Manuscript
The Smithsonian Magazine features a project in which students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen.
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November 24, 2020
The odds of contracting COVID-19 at Thanksgiving
WHEC-TV talks to Nathan Cahill, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences and director of the mathematical modeling Ph.D. program, about potential exposure to COVID-19.
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November 24, 2020
Video games help keep people of all ages connected during the pandemic
WROC-TV talks to Lyndsay Herkimer, senior staff assistant in the School of Interactive Games and Media; David Schwartz, director of the School of Interactive Games and Media; and student Alexa Amoriello about the draw to video games.
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November 21, 2020
Scientists Just Discovered Outer Space Isn’t Pitch Black
Travel and Leisure mentions Michael Zemcov, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, regarding a new study on light outside of known galaxies.
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November 21, 2020
A half-century of service and generosity to RIT
The Rochester Beacon features Trustee Bruce Bates, who recently received RIT's Lifetime Achievement in Philanthropy Award.
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November 21, 2020
College undergrads find hidden text on medieval manuscript via UV imaging
Ars Technica features a project in which students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen.
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November 20, 2020
Local company working to fill need for disposable masks
The Virginian-Pilot features Vitali Servutas '05 (electric engineering), CEO of Premium-PPE.
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November 20, 2020
Students discover hidden message behind 15th century manuscript using ultraviolet-fluorescence imaging system they built in class
The Daily Mail features a project in which students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen.
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November 20, 2020
Commentary: Thoughts on the great over-thinker, Barack Obama
Essay by Michael Brown, assistant professor in the Department of History, published in the Chicago Tribune.