News Stories
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October 19, 2021
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Covid-19 Safety Fight Heats Up Between Biden Administration and States
The Wall Street Journal talks to Jim Frederick ’03 MS (environmental, health, and safety management), OSHA’s acting assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health.
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October 18, 2021
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Holiday season supply chain crisis: ‘Crazy right now,’ local toy, gaming businesses say
WROC-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about how problems in the supply chain are affecting holiday shopping.
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October 17, 2021
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Universities Will Race Autonomous Cars Around Indianapolis Motor Speedway This Week
Jalopnik highlights the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a software-focused autonomous vehicle competition in which a team with RIT students is a finalist.
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October 15, 2021
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RIT professor receives grant to investigate horseshoe crab blood harvesting industry
WROC-TV talks to Kristoffer Whitney, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, about his research on the biomedical use of horseshoe crab blood.
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October 13, 2021
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Promoting your colleagues' ideas over your own could boost your influence at work, a new study finds
Business Insider talks to Kristin Bain, assistant professor of management, about the benefits of amplifying others' work.
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October 11, 2021
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Connections: Discussing how to honor Indigenous peoples and Italian heritage
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Lawrence Torcello, associate professor of philosophy.
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October 11, 2021
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Not the toilet paper shortage of the spring of 2020, but supply chain issues hit grocery stores
WXXI talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about problems with the supply chain.
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October 11, 2021
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How Columbus Day contributes to the cultural erasure of Italian Americans
Essay by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor of philosophy, published by The Conversation.
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October 9, 2021
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Play ball: National Faith and Blue weekend aimed to build stronger relationships between multiple groups
WHEC-TV features members of the RIT baseball team who participated in National Faith and Blue Weekend.
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October 8, 2021
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Facebook is tracking you on other websites. Here's how you can stop it.
Tegna Inc. talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, about the data that Facebook collects from its users.
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October 7, 2021
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RIT's new Athletic Director: 'I think it's just an opportunity to show what I'm made of'
WHEC-TV features Jacqueline Nicholson, executive director of Intercollegiate Athletics.
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October 6, 2021
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The line between human and machine begins to blur
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
