News Stories
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December 1, 2020
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Watch: Milton S.F. Curry “Paul R. Williams and the Legacy of Black Aesthetics”
Design Milk highlights the Vignelli Center’s Design Conversations Lecture Series.
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November 30, 2020
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First-time voters in greater Rochester reflect on 2020 election experience
The Democrat and Chronicle partners with Associate Professor Hinda Mandell's News Editing class on a project to talk to first-time voters.
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November 30, 2020
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A new front in the battle against breast cancer
The Rochester Beacon features research by Satish Kandlikar, the Gleason Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
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November 30, 2020
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Inside American Express's virtual mentorship program that's helping low-income teens get into and pay for college
Business Insider talks to Alexander-Joseph Silva, a first-year computer science student, about his experience with a mentorship program that connects high school students with corporate leaders and volunteers.
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November 29, 2020
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Estates & Agency: Daniel Worden's Neoliberal Nonfictions
The Quietus reviews Neoliberal Nonfictions: The Documentary Aesthetic from Joan Didion to Jay-Z, written by Daniel Worden, associate professor in the School of Individualized Study.
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November 26, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
