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October 28, 2022
Jules Bass, Co-Producer of TV Holiday Staples, Is Dead at 87
The New York Times talks to Tom Gasek, professor in the School of Film and Animation, about the legacy of Jules Bass, who created an animation empire with his business partner, Arthur Rankin Jr.
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October 27, 2022
Is 3D Printing Good for the Environment?
Reader's Digest talks to Denis Cormier, professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, about the plastics used in 3D printing.
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October 27, 2022
On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History
The New York Times features a public art piece by Charles Gaines ’67 MFA (art and design).
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October 27, 2022
U.S. Department of State to assist RIT in advancing circular economy in Southeast Asia
A $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of State will fund a two-year project led by RIT professors Clyde Hull and Eric Williams to help the Southeast Asian region establish entrepreneurships based on the circular economy.
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October 27, 2022
RIT Kosovo renames Peace and Conflict Summer Program for humanitarian Fred Cuny
RIT Kosovo recently rechristened its unique and long-running summer program that explores the origin and resolution of armed conflict, reconstruction, and institution building at the end of wars. The Frederick C. Cuny Peace and Conflict Summer Program was renamed in honor of the humanitarian and disaster relief specialist who worked in crises in more than 50 countries.
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October 27, 2022
To Deliver Seamless Hospitality, Office Owners Go Directly To The Source
Mark Zettl ’96 (hotel and resort management), a contributor to Forbes, talks with Edwin Torres, department chair and associate professor, Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation, about RIT's hospitality program.
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October 26, 2022
ROAR for RIT on Oct. 27-28
Beginning at noon on Oct. 27, the RIT community has 24 hours to ROAR their Tiger pride.
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October 25, 2022
RIT ranked among top augmented and virtual reality colleges in the U.S.
Animation Career Review has named RIT one of the top augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) colleges in the country. RIT ranked No. 8 on the 2022 list of Top 50 AR/VR Colleges in the U.S.
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October 24, 2022
Free hackathon for girls grades 6-12 sponsored by Carrier and RIT’s Women in Computing
Young women of Rochester will learn how to use their new coding skills at ROCGirl Hacks, a free all-girl hackathon Nov. 5 at Rochester Institute of Technology. The creative learning event is sponsored by Carrier Global Corp. and RIT’s Women in Computing (WiC).
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October 24, 2022
The SHED construction makes progress, surmounts challenges
The Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) will look like nothing else on the RIT campus when construction ends next year.
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October 24, 2022
Telling the story of the Society for the Protection and Care of Children using virtual reality
The Society for the Protection and Care of Children (SPCC) was founded in Rochester, N.Y., in 1875, and yet there are many people in the city who are not familiar with the organization. Capturing the positive impact the SPCC has on families, and sharing the many valuable resources the organization provides, was a challenge that members of RIT’s College of Art and Design accepted.
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October 23, 2022
Test of RIT Alert complete. All clear.
RIT conducted a test of RIT Alert, the emergency mass notification system.