News Stories
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May 21, 2024
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RIT men’s lacrosse punches ticket to national title game
WROC-TV highlights the RIT men's lacrosse team's road to the national title.
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May 21, 2024
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WXXI Business Report: RIT video game now available for the Nintendo Switch
WXXI discusses the Nintendo Switch release of RIT's student-faculty developed video game That Damn Goat.
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May 20, 2024
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Engineering Students Quit, But Retention Tactics Abound
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers talks to Risa Robinson, department head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, about placing a focus on first-year retention strategies.
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May 20, 2024
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RIT’s ‘That Damn Goat’ comes to Nintendo Switch
WROC-TV talks to game design and development master's student Mike Santos about the launch. -
May 17, 2024
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Top Teacher: Minnetonka sign language teacher Dr. Tracy Ivy
KMSP-TV selects Tracy Ivy '09 (secondary education for students who are deaf or hard of hearing) as a Top Teacher.
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May 15, 2024
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RIT researchers expect a rise in deepfake use in political campaigns
Spectrum News interviews Christopher Schwartz, research scientist in the Department of Cybersecurity, and Kelly Wu, computing and information sciences Ph.D. student, about generating and detecting artificial intelligence deepfakes.
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May 14, 2024
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Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and the Catholic Church
The Conversation features an article co-authored by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, about a global conference emphasizing climate resilience and drawing on Catholic teachings and Pope Francis' advocacy, hosted by the Vatican.
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May 14, 2024
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Researchers introduce new way to study, help prevent landslides
Prevention Web highlights a study co-authored by Nishant Malik, assistant professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, about developing a new method using machine learning to accurately predict landslide movements, aiding global risk assessment efforts.
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May 13, 2024
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These RIT grads made a bubble tea empire. It shows no signs of slowing down.
The Democrat and Chronicle features alumni Tian Tian and Zining Chen, both 2019 entrepreneurship graduates, and their business Taichi Bubble Tea, a local company that now has a national footprint.
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May 13, 2024
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The asymmetric response of firms to demand and cost changes: A puzzle
Rochester Business Journal talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about how national firms respond differently to local demand and cost changes and their implications for tax policy.
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May 13, 2024
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RIT's class of 2024 deemed 'resilient'
WHAM-TV talks to 2024 graduates about their experiences and future plans.
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May 13, 2024
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RIT commencement recognizes Class of 2024 for its resilience
WROC-TV talks to Sandra Johnson, senior vice president of Student Affairs, and two new alumni about the versatility of the 2024 graduating class.
