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August 31, 2022
Four revelations from the Webb telescope about distant galaxies
Nature talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, about the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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August 31, 2022
Milagros Concepcion: From Custodian to Controller
Hispanic Executive features Milagros Concepcion, associate vice president, controller, and assistant treasurer.
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August 31, 2022
Best Accredited Colleges: Best Bachelor Degrees in Cybersecurity
RIT’s bachelor’s degree in computing security ranks No. 16 by Best Accredited Colleges.
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August 30, 2022
RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship announces business pitch competition winners
Local entrepreneurs Jnicolle Glover and Charletta Broome are still on cloud nine after walking away as the top prize winners of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship ROC the Pitch competition.
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August 30, 2022
Therapeutic benefits of fly fishing is focus of RIT Press book
The restorative properties of fly fishing and its ability to ease suffering in people recovering from trauma, addiction, and disease are explored in a new book by lifelong fly fisherman Patrick Scanlon.
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August 30, 2022
Kids at the Boys and Girls Club learn how to make video games from RIT professors
WHEC-TV features a video game development program held at the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester this summer. The program, in collaboration with AT&T, was led by Sten McKinzie, lecturer, and Benjamin Snyder, visiting lecturer, in RIT's School of Interactive Games and Media.
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August 29, 2022
RIT's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship opens the doors for growth
Fox Rochester talks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about the center's ROC the Pitch business competition.
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August 29, 2022
Record number of Performing Arts Scholars grace RIT
RIT's Performing Arts Scholars are smart and academic achievers, inquisitive and curious, creative and imaginative, driven to succeed, do not accept failure, and are goal oriented.
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August 29, 2022
Prosthetics design integrating 3D printing takes third place in international challenge
Ph.D. student Jade Myers, who uses 3D print technology to develop upper and lower limb prostheses for amputees, was a top three winner of the nTopology-EOS 2022 Responsible Part Challenge, an international design competition.
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August 29, 2022
RIT scientists to study molecular makeup of planetary nebulae using radio telescopes
By using radio telescopes to study sun-like stars in their death throes, scientists hope to reveal important information about the origin of life-enabling chemicals in the universe. The NSF is awarding a $339,362 grant to a team led by Professor Joel Kastner to conduct such a study.
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August 26, 2022
Previewing the 2022 Rochester Fringe Festival
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Thomas Warfield, senior lecturer and director of dance.
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August 26, 2022
Why they 'don't make films like they used to'
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Amy Adrion, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation.