News Stories
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February 20, 2022
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Sustainability seminar discusses new research in wetland restoration
Campus Times interviews Professor Christy Tyler about how to rethink wetland ecosystem restoration.
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February 19, 2022
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Bring back the woolly mammoth? Steal DNA? The prospects and pitfalls of rewriting life
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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February 17, 2022
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Bitcoin mining as a grid resource? 'It's complicated'
Utility Dive talks to Eric Hittinger, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Public Policy, about cryptocurrency and electricity grids.
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February 17, 2022
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NASA rocket scientist who grew up in Taunton never let being deaf stop him
The Taunton Daily Gazette features RIT/NTID alumnus William Yuknis ’94 (computer engineering) for his work on the James Webb Space Telescope.
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February 16, 2022
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Bonadio and RIT partner on employee turnover research project
The Rochester Business Journal reports on a partnership between Saunders College of Business and The Bonadio Group. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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February 15, 2022
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DeLorean Wants to Go Back to the Future as an Electric Sports Car
The Street talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about challenges with breaking into the electric vehicle industry.
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February 15, 2022
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Hammer’s $1 million donation to create new RIT center
The Rochester Beacon features entrepreneur James Hammer’s $1 million donation to RIT.
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February 11, 2022
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RIT professor working to tackle antibiotic resistance
WHEC-TV talks to André Hudson, professor and head of the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about his antibiotics research.
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February 11, 2022
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In the galleries: The art of looking inward to provoke societal change
The Washington Post features RIT/NTID alumni Youmee Lee ’13 (professional technical communications) and Laural Hartman ’05 (illustration), ’07 MS (secondary education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing), ’20 MFA (fine arts studio) and former Dyer Arts Center Director Tabitha Jacques.
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February 11, 2022
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RIT/NTID alumnus signing this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show
WHEC-TV features Deaf musician Sean Forbes ’08 (applied arts and sciences), who will be performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
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February 10, 2022
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As Cyberattacks Roil Colleges, Many Look to Faculty Members and Students for Help
The Chronicle of Higher Education talks to Ben Woelk, governance, awareness, and training manager, about RIT's programs to help strengthen campus cybersecurity. (This content requires a free subscription to view.)
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February 10, 2022
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RIT grad making history at the Super Bowl
WHAM-TV features Deaf musician Sean Forbes ’08 (applied arts and sciences), who will be performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
