News Stories
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February 16, 2023
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The debate over dangerousness
Rochester Beacon talks to Mike Green, visiting assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, about the dangerousness standard.
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February 16, 2023
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Applications open for RIT program to help diverse prospective faculty kick-start career searches
Historically underrepresented scholars and artists of color from across the U.S. are invited to apply for a long-running program at RIT designed to help them successfully navigate their career search process.
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February 16, 2023
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Bad beliefs: Misinformation is factually wrong – but is it ethically wrong, too?
Essay by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor of Philosophy, published by The Conversation.
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February 16, 2023
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RIT/NTID partners with The Strong Museum for Deaf Day of Play March 5
NTID and The Strong National Museum of Play have again partnered to celebrate the richness of Rochester’s Deaf community with a Deaf Day of Play at the museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 5.
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February 16, 2023
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Daniel Durant, ‘CODA’ star, attends film screening at RIT
WROC-TV features a visit to RIT by Daniel Durant, former RIT /NTID Tiger known for starring in the Academy Award-winning film CODA.
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February 15, 2023
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‘Wild West’ ChatGPT has ‘fundamental flaw’ with left bias
The New York Post talks to Pengcheng Shi, associate dean for research and scholarship and director of the Ph.D. program in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, about the chatbot ChatGPT.
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February 15, 2023
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Saunders College will begin offering two new online master’s degrees in fall of 2023
Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology will begin offering two new master’s degree programs, exclusively online, beginning in the fall of 2023.
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February 15, 2023
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How do recent weather events fit into the larger picture of climate and trends?
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Matthew Hoffman, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences.
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February 15, 2023
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RIT grad’s art ‘New Tricks’ featured on the cover of ‘The New Yorker’
RIT alumnus John W. Tomac ’03 (illustration) has recreated The New Yorker’s iconic dandy Eustace Tilley as a dog for the cover of the magazine’s February 2023 issue, which is on stands now. Tomac’s artwork, called New Tricks, continues the tradition of The New Yorker’s annual February anniversary issue displaying a different artist’s version of the magazine’s mascot.
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February 15, 2023
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President Munson discusses ChatGPT on WITR
What has RIT President David Munson learned about ChatGPT? Find out on WITR-FM (89.7) at 3 p.m. Wednesday, continuing the “Ask Munson” radio series that is held throughout the academic year.
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February 14, 2023
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RIT named among top 5 game design schools in the country
RIT has again been ranked as one of the top game design universities in the nation. RIT was named No. 5 on the Animation Career Review list of Top 50 Game Design Schools and Colleges in the U.S. and No. 2 in New York state.
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February 14, 2023
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Aramex tests drone, robot delivery service in UAE
Gulf News features logistics company Aramex's test of a robot delivery service at RIT Dubai.
