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May 19, 2022
RIT offers new minor in emerging field of quantum information science and technology
RIT students can soon begin earning a minor in an emerging field that could disrupt the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. RIT students can now take classes toward a minor in quantum information science and technology.
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May 18, 2022
The Time Is Still Now for IPv6
Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, discusses the adoption of IPv6 in the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) blog.
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May 17, 2022
Performing and Fine Arts Schools Bring People with Disabilities to the Forefront
INSIGHT into Diversity features NTID's Robert F. Panara Theatre and performing arts program.
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May 17, 2022
Buffalo shooting suspect radicalized on websites, chat rooms
WKBW-TV interviews Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, about the technological and cybersecurity aspects of the shooting at the Tops Supermarket in Buffalo.
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May 16, 2022
Some chocolate has a dark side to it - child labor
Essay by Robert Ulin, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, published by The Conversation.
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May 16, 2022
RIT faculty and recent alumni bound for Fulbright experiences from Norway to Madagascar
RIT students, alumni, and faculty have had another successful year securing prestigious Fulbright awards to pursue immersive global experiences. Three recent graduates received awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2022-2023 academic year and three faculty received Fulbright Scholar Awards.
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May 16, 2022
RIT physician assistant alumna wins Fulbright award to conduct clinical trial in Bahrain
Maria Morcos ’22 BS/MS (physician assistant) will spend the next academic year conducting a clinical asthma trial at the Royal College of Surgeons in Bahrain. It will be the first asthma clinical trial in the area.
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May 16, 2022
Ben Zwickl to spend fall in Oslo studying physics students’ computational literacy and career interests
Associate Professor Ben Zwickl will head to the University of Oslo this fall to research what he calls one of the most understudied aspects of the undergraduate physics curriculum.
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May 16, 2022
Fulbright scholar Benjamin Gloger will travel to Germany to strengthen supply chains
After graduating this year, computer science major Benjamin Gloger will spend almost a year living and working in Germany on a Fulbright Research scholarship. He will work on a project aimed at strengthening supply chains and their cybersecurity.
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May 16, 2022
Michael Murdoch heads to Ghent to research visual adaptation in augmented and virtual reality
Associate professor Michael Murdoch received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to develop new techniques to study visual adaptation in augmented and virtual reality.
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May 16, 2022
Alumna Sydney VanWinkle heads to Madagascar to study impact of conservation efforts
Environmental science alumna Sydney VanWinkle ’19, ’21 MS will head to Madagascar this fall to study the impact that conservation initiatives have on local communities and the environment as part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
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May 15, 2022
A total lunar eclipse may be visible in Rochester this weekend
WROC-TV interviews Michael Richmond, a professor in RIT's School of Physics and Astronomy, about the total lunar eclipse on May 15-16.