News Stories
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October 5, 2022
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Ambassador of the Republic of Mali visits RIT
The RIT community welcomed His Excellency Sekou Berthe, the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mali to the United States of America, on Oct. 4.
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October 4, 2022
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Capping Russia’s oil profits could keep oil flowing to global markets at a reasonable cost while slashing Putin’s war funding
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.
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October 4, 2022
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Dubai: University named among top 10 'quirkiest' college campuses
The Khaleej Times features RIT Dubai’s Innovation Centre building.
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October 4, 2022
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Commentary: Use solar geoengineering to fight climate change
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by the San Antonio Express-News.
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October 3, 2022
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REDCOM founders to receive philanthropy award from RIT
The Rochester Business Journal features the Gueldenpfennig family, who turned REDCOM Laboratories Inc. into one of the world’s leading suppliers of secure and reliable communications solutions and who were named the 2022 Phil Saunders Cornerstone of Philanthropy Award recipients by Saunders College of Business. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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October 3, 2022
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Discussing how demagoguery impacts democracy
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Sarah Burns, associate professor in the Department of Political Science.
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October 3, 2022
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RIT professor emeritus authors book on therapeutic benefits of fly fishing
Spectrum News features Patrick Scanlon, professor emeritus in the School of Communication, about his new book, Casting and Mending: How therapeutic fly fishing heals shattered minds and bodies.
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October 3, 2022
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RIT Observatory hosting open house for the Rochester community
RIT is inviting the community to a guided look at the moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn, and craters on the moon. The RIT Observatory will host an open house from 9 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, that is free and open to the public.
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October 3, 2022
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RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator adds new companies to client list
RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator has announced the recent inclusion of three new companies to its client list: Additive Monitoring Systems, Sustaio, and TagTeams.
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October 3, 2022
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RIT to launch new physics Ph.D. program in fall 2024
RIT will begin offering a new Ph.D. in the fall of 2024 that is designed to prepare graduates to extend the frontiers of fundamental scientific knowledge and develop new advances in technologies at the forefronts of 21st century physics.
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September 30, 2022
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RIT students help museums preserve artifacts with studio photography
Spectrum News talks to Assistant Professor Susan Farnand and color science Ph.D. students Olivia Kuzio and Leah Humenuck about their research to help museums and other cultural heritage institutions preserve historically significant artifacts.
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September 30, 2022
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Saunders College will honor Gueldenpfennigs with Cornerstone of Philanthropy Award
Saunders College of Business will honor the Gueldenpfennig family for their dedication as alumni and longtime RIT supporters—who turned REDCOM Laboratories Inc. into one of the world’s leading suppliers of secure and reliable communications solutions—with the 2022 Phil Saunders Cornerstone of Philanthropy Award during this year’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend.
