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January 13, 2023
RIT professor weighs in on federally debated gas stove ban
WROC-TV talks to Eric Hittinger, associate professor of public policy, about a hypothetical ban on gas stoves.
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January 13, 2023
RIT’s Thomas Warfield honored with ‘Twenty-five Years Through Movement and Space,’ Feb. 24-26
The Department of Performing Arts at RIT/NTID presents a celebration of the career of Director of Dance Thomas Warfield in “Twenty-five Years Through Movement and Space,” Feb. 24-26. The production honors Warfield’s 25 years as a senior lecturer and director of Dance at RIT/NTID and features dances from Warfield’s creative journey.
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January 12, 2023
RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability forms partnership agreement with Wells College
A partnership agreement between RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability and Wells College will enable students from the Aurora, N.Y., school to enroll in RIT’s sustainable systems MS degree program.
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January 11, 2023
Ellen Granberg named president of GWU, the first woman to hold the job
The Washington Post features outgoing RIT Provost Ellen Granberg.
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January 11, 2023
The George Washington University Names Ellen Granberg To Be Its Next President
Forbes features outgoing RIT Provost Ellen Granberg.
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January 11, 2023
RIT provost named president of the George Washington University
Ellen Granberg is stepping down as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at RIT. Granberg, RIT’s provost since 2018, will become president of the George Washington University, and the first woman to serve in this role at GW, when she begins her tenure July 1.
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January 11, 2023
Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2022
Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, had two of the top 10 posts of 2022 in the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) blog.
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January 11, 2023
Atheists on the evolution of views about morality and organized religion
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Ezgi (Erdogan) Price, faculty recruitment assistant.
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January 10, 2023
Early James Webb Space Telescope findings take center stage at key astronomy conference
Space.com talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about early galaxies detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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January 10, 2023
Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Universe’s First Galaxies
Wired talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about early galaxies detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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January 9, 2023
MBA student uses experience at Shop One to help grow her own business
Some people categorize themselves as right-brained or left-brained when describing what they excel at—whether they are more analytical and practical, or more creative and artistic. Both sides have their value, and Maddy Schoenfeld ’20 (metals and jewelry design) believes that combining the analytical and creative can elevate a small business.
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January 9, 2023
Building an esports community
Hundreds of millions of people around the globe are engaging in electronic sports, called esports. It’s a billion dollar industry, where fans watch as their favorite professional and amateur players take each other on in some of the most popular video games. Since starting an esports club in 2016, RIT has become one of the nation’s largest and best collegiate esports programs.