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April 12, 2022
Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival returns in-person April 23
After going virtual for 2021, the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival is back in person and virtually, planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, on the RIT campus in Henrietta and online at the Imagine RIT website.
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April 12, 2022
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX
The 50th anniversary of the signing of Title IX into law will be commemorated in June, but the impact of the government’s dedication to changing education remains a consistent and crucial part of the landscape for women everywhere.
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April 12, 2022
Computer chip technology aligns with RIT’s microelectronic engineering program growth
Research findings and signs of computer chip industry demands were the top subjects at the 40th Annual Microelectronic Engineering Conference April 8 at RIT. With indications of growth and novel functions being developed, there were also discussions of the pressing need for even more skilled workers in the field to sustain that expected growth.
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April 12, 2022
Acclaimed alumni explore what’s next at Imagine RIT Futurists Symposium
Accomplished alumni are returning to campus to discuss the future of technology, art, and design as part of the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on April 23. The Imagine RIT Futurists Symposium is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Wegmans Theater, RIT MAGIC Center. It will also be available to watch as a livestream.
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April 12, 2022
Simulated SHED classroom previews new learning space
Walking into the extra-large classrooms in the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (the SHED) will be a new experience for students and faculty alike when the multi-use complex opens its doors in fall 2023. Faculty can preview the new learning environment during the 2022-2023 academic year by teaching in a large-capacity learning space designed to simulate the new active learning spaces in the SHED.
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April 11, 2022
Science and law class culminates in mock trial
The course Honors Science and the Law: Biological, Ethical and Legal Perspectives emphasizes how science permeates the profession of law and concludes with a mock trial, giving students the opportunity to use scientific evidence like cell phone triangulation, medical assessments, and crash reconstruction in the context of a real case.
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April 11, 2022
Five mind-blowing Hubble Space Telescope images from the past decade
The New York Post features a Hubble Space Telescope image created by an RIT team led by Joel Kastner, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science.
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April 11, 2022
Constructing relationships with students and faculty is Abdullah al Faruque’s academic foundation
Abdullah al Faruque, associate professor in RIT’s College of Engineering Technology, is being honored with the 2022 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, RIT’s highest honor for tenured faculty.
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April 11, 2022
Experiential learning is at the heart of Eisenhart Award winner Jan van Aardt’s teaching style
Jan van Aardt, professor in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, is being honored with the 2022 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, RIT’s highest honor for tenured faculty.
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April 11, 2022
Jessica Hardin teaches students to value their ideas and take chances
Jessica Hardin, assistant professor of anthropology, is being honored with the 2022 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. RIT presents this annual award to a faculty member who has spent less than three years as full-time tenure-track and who has demonstrated exemplary teaching methods and contributions to student development.
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April 10, 2022
Rochester Batman “humanizing the homeless”
WHEC-TV features the Batman of San Jose, an RIT student who provides food and supplies to the homeless and who wishes to remain anonymous.
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April 8, 2022
RIT to create a School of Performing Arts
WXXI features RIT's announcement to create a School of Performing Arts.