News Stories
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October 30, 2020
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Gun violence, fatalities reach 10-year high in Rochester
WHAM-TV talks to Irshad Altheimer, associate professor and director of RIT's Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about the increase in gun violence this year in Rochester.
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October 29, 2020
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Hands-On Lab Skills Key for Quantum Jobs
Physics talks to Ben Zwickl, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about quantum physics
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October 29, 2020
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Trailer: Stephen Chiodo’s ‘Alien Xmas’ Invades Netflix Nov. 20
Animation Magazine features a new Netflix holiday special by The Chiodo Brothers, including Stephen Chiodo ’76 (professional photographic illustration).
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October 28, 2020
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LIGO and Virgo’s gravitational wave tally more than quadrupled in six months
Science News talks to Associate Professor Richard O’Shaughnessy, a member of RIT's Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, about the new observations of gravitational waves.
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October 27, 2020
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A contested election: 5 essential reads
The Conversation talks to Sarah Burns, associate professor or political science, about the history of contested elections in the U.S.
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October 26, 2020
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Connections: Discussing the impact of plastic use - and waste - during the pandemic
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Harshita Sood, assistant director for campus sustainability.
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October 26, 2020
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RIT creates an open-source space to protect self-driving cars
WROC-TV talks to Hanif Rahbari, assistant professor in the Department of Computing Security, and Geoffrey Twardokus, a fifth-year computing security BS/MS student, about security issues with self-driving cars.
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October 26, 2020
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Colleges Turn To Wastewater Testing In An Effort To Flush Out The Coronavirus
NPR mentions RIT's wastewater surveillance program.
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October 23, 2020
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Former Xerox Tower to become multi-college housing, business innovation hub
WHAM-TV talks to RIT President David Munson about plans for a new housing development in downtown Rochester.
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October 23, 2020
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Gallina unveils plans for 'Innovation Square' at the former Xerox Tower building
WXXI talks to RIT President David Munson about student interest in plans for a new housing development in downtown Rochester.
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October 22, 2020
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First-time voters in greater Rochester share hopes, views
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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October 21, 2020
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The Souls of Black Professors
Inside Higher Ed talks to Donathan Brown, assistant provost for diversity and inclusion, about barriers facing Black faculty members.
