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August 21, 2024
"Deaf Ninja" Kyle Schulze competed in American Ninja Warrior finals Monday. How did he do?
Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle features Kyle Schulze's '24 (mechatronics engineering technology) appearance on American Ninja Warrior.
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August 21, 2024
NSF awards RIT $3M to advance semiconductor research and graduate trainings
The Rochester Business Journal talks to Jing Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, about the opportunities the funding will present to students.
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August 20, 2024
Rochester Institute of Technology works to reshore the chip industry
Spectrum News speaks to Karl Hirschman, professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, and international student Yong Hwi Song, about the importance of the investment in producing semiconductor chips in the U.S.
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August 20, 2024
More than 3,000 students arrive for move-in day at RIT
WHAM-TV showcases move-in day for students at RIT in a photo gallery.
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August 20, 2024
New Ph.D. programs welcome students this fall
The university’s two newest Ph.D. programs in cognitive science and physics offer diverse research opportunities for students and help them gain the skills and abilities needed to analyze data and grasp complex concepts. The new programs bring RIT’s total doctoral programs to 15.
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August 20, 2024
Student team from RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf wins 2024 College Bowl championship
This is the seventh time that an RIT/NTID student team has won the national question-and-answer competition, which consists of topics including arts and literature, history and government, geography, science, technology and nature, sports and leisure, Deaf heritage and culture, entertainment, current events, and mathematics.
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August 20, 2024
RIT offers new degree in global public health
RIT is offering a global public health BS degree program and is accepting students for fall 2025. The new degree program will prepare students for public health careers, medical school, clinical health professional programs, law school, and many other graduate degrees.
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August 19, 2024
RIT welcomes more than 3,100 new undergraduates this week
The new students come from 47 states (all but Arkansas, North Dakota, and Wyoming), Washington, D.C., and 44 foreign countries. They are among the most well-rounded and academically prepared classes at RIT, with average high school GPA's of 93.8 percent, up from 93 percent last year.
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August 19, 2024
3,100-plus undergraduate students move in Monday at RIT
WHEC-TV highlights RIT's incoming undergraduate students, which includes students ages 15-29 from 47 states and 44 different countries.
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August 19, 2024
Refreshed residence halls ready for students
Students moving into RIT’s residence halls are being greeted by new improvements, ranging from carpeting, paint, chrome bathroom fixtures, convenient meeting spaces, and in some cases, even air conditioning.
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August 16, 2024
Can AI help ease medicine’s empathy problem?
An essay co-authored by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by Stat.
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August 15, 2024
RIT’s School of Film and Animation ranked among the top 25 American film schools
RIT’s School of Film and Animation (SOFA) has earned a spot on The Hollywood Reporter’s top film schools list. Ranking at number 25, this is the first time RIT has been included in The Hollywood Reporter’s rankings.