News Stories
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August 1, 2020
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How to Prepare for the Coming Flood of Student Mental-Health Needs
Essay co-written by David Reetz, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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July 31, 2020
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Is This a Pic of Marijuana Under a Scanning Electron Microscope?
Snopes.com talks to Ted Kinsman, associate professor of photographic sciences, about how images are made with the scanning electron microscope.
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July 29, 2020
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Accommodating People with Disabilities as Part of Reopening Strategies
The Museum Association of New York talks to Tabitha Jacques, director of NTID's Dyer Arts Center, about how museums can accommodate people with disabilities as part of their reopening strategies.
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July 28, 2020
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Viral sewage: RIT, Monroe County sampling wastewater for coronavirus
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Enid Cardinal, senior advisor to the president for strategic planning and sustainability, about RIT's wastewater sampling program to detect coronavirus.
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July 27, 2020
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Where are the graham crackers? Grocery stores still feeling pandemic impact
WHAM-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor, Department of Management, International Business, and Entrepreneurship, about why supply shortages continue.
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July 24, 2020
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Dream Design Jobs: Josh Owen Named Director of RIT’s Vignelli Center
Design Milk features Josh Owen, Distinguished Professor and director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies.
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July 24, 2020
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The ADA isn’t just about ramps – over 30 years, it has profoundly changed the deaf community
Essay by Gerard Buckley, president of NTID and RIT vice president and dean, published by The Conversation.
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July 23, 2020
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COVID-19, Online Learning, and Beijing Jiaotong University, Weihai: Outbreak Narrative or Paradigm Shift?
Essay by RIT China faculty member Jude Okpala published by Educause.
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July 21, 2020
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9 New York Attractions That Offer Programs for Visitors Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The I Love NY site highlights NTID's Dyer Arts Center.
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July 17, 2020
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How one environmentalist set out to detect microplastics in his own body
CTV News talks to Nathan Eddingsaas, associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, about the presence of microplastics in the human body.
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July 16, 2020
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Searching for microplastics within the human body
The Globe and Mail features work by Christy Tyler, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, and Nathan Eddingsaas, associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science.
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July 16, 2020
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Statue of Frederick Douglass replaced in Maplewood Park
WHEC-TV interviews Olivia Kim, sculptor and adjunct faculty member in the College of Art and Design.
