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May 15, 2020
Students are holding their college graduation ceremony in Minecraft
PC Gamer features the Minecraft graduation ceremony hosted by RIT's Electronic Gaming Society.
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May 14, 2020
Who is Andrew Cuomo's sign-language interpreter? Meet Arkady Belozovsky, an RIT grad
The Democrat and Chronicle features Arkady Belozovsky '94 (applied computer technology), '97 (small business management), a sign language interpreter for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's coronavirus briefings.
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May 14, 2020
Brick by brick: RIT students rebuild university in Minecraft
WHAM-TV reports on the virtual Minecraft graduation ceremony.
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May 14, 2020
RIT students celebrating commencement on Minecraft
WROC-TV features the virtual campus that students from RIT's Electronic Gaming Society created in the video game Minecraft.
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May 14, 2020
Grocery prices hitting record highs; experts say COVID-19 among factors to blame
WHAM-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on grocery prices.
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May 11, 2020
Trump's 'Obamagate' tweets timed to rally base ahead of close election
WHAM-TV affiliate Sinclair Broadcast Group talks to Donathan Brown, assistant provost and AVP for Faculty Diversity and Recruitment, about President Trump's tweets attacking former President Obama.
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May 9, 2020
Rochester Institute of Technology estimates 381 tons of plastic in Lake Erie -- most of it on the bottom
Cleveland.com talks to mathematical modeling doctoral student Juliette Daily and Professor Matthew Hoffman about their research on plastic pollution in Lake Erie.
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May 8, 2020
Daily dose of COVID-19 numbers: Advice for sorting out what's important
WHAM-TV talks to Ernest Fokoue, professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, about sorting out COVID-19 data.
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May 7, 2020
Higher ed learns a new skill
The Rochester Beacon talks to Thérèse Hannigan, director of RIT Online, and Mike Strobert, lecturer in the School of Design, about the transition to remote learning.
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May 7, 2020
Local mom & daughter celebrate National Nurses Week, overcoming COVID challenges
WHAM-TV features Deborah Stamps ’18 (online Executive MBA), a member of Rochester Regional Health's Executive Leadership Team.
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May 7, 2020
A Very Close Look At Some Of The World's Most Feared Viruses
BuzzFeed talks to Michael Peres, professor and associate chair, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about capturing images of microscopic viruses and bacteria.
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May 6, 2020
Coronavirus tests are pretty accurate, but far from perfect
Essay by Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, published by The Conversation.