News Stories
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April 25, 2022
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Gravitational waves gave a new black hole a high-speed ‘kick’
ScienceNews talks to Manuela Campanelli, professor and director of Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, about interpreting gravitational waves.
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April 23, 2022
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Thousands enjoy attending Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival
After going virtual for 2021, thousands of people came to the RIT campus on Saturday for an in-person Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival, which featured more than 250 exhibits throughout the campus from more than 1,800 students and faculty.
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April 23, 2022
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Three student teams push the boundaries to improve society in new competition
Three student teams showed what technology, the arts, and design means at RIT. They designed technology to help astronauts keep physically fit in space, incorporated virtual reality to enhance signing and captioning support for the Deaf, and built a modern sculpture of the human body made of computers.
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April 23, 2022
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RIT alumni foreshadow how technology, the arts, and design will change the future
Aaron Gordon ’13, CEO of Optic Sky, an advertising and digital experience production company; Franklyn Athias ’85, CTO and senior vice president for Xfinity Mobile Retail Convergence; and Erin Sarofsky ’98, ’00 MFA, an award-winning creative visionary, discussed how the pandemic opened up the eyes of many industries to the future.
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April 22, 2022
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Addressing forms of pandemic grief
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Annalisa Barron, adjunct faculty member in the College of Art and Design.
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April 22, 2022
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Still time to ROAR
RIT’s annual day of giving is over but there is still time to participate.
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April 21, 2022
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Joshua Rashaad McFadden on his exhibit, "I Believe I'll Run On"
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.
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April 21, 2022
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Q&A: Shouldn’t we all just use our real names online?
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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April 21, 2022
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'Imagine RIT' returns in-person this Saturday
Good Day Rochester was live from the Gordon Field House and Activities Center to get a glimpse of the upcoming festival and preview of some of the 272 exhibits.
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April 21, 2022
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Imagine RIT to feature best of student innovation
13 WHAM-TV spent some time at RIT getting a look at some of the student creations that will be on display at Imagine RIT.
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April 21, 2022
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Imagine RIT returns this weekend
News 10 WHEC showcases several of the exhibits that will be on display at Imagine RIT.
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April 21, 2022
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COVID protocols in place for Saturday’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival
People planning to attend Saturday’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival are going to be asked for proof of COVID-19 vaccination and identification. Masks are strongly encouraged but are optional except on shuttle buses, where they are required.
