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March 25, 2022
College of Liberal Arts presents ‘Men On Boats’
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts spring production, Men On Boats, opens at 7:30 p.m. tonight with additional performances at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday in Webb Auditorium in James E. Booth Hall.
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March 24, 2022
College of Health Sciences and Technology and RIT baseball partnership creates biomechanics lab
Students and faculty from the exercise science program are using high-speed cameras, motion capture technology, and other sensors to analyze the motions of RIT baseball players as they swing the bat.
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March 24, 2022
Osher spring classes for adults over 50 begin April 11
Cobblestone architecture, ancient shipwrecks, and space junk are just some of the nearly 50 classes offered this spring by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT. In-person classes are resuming, however many are available via Zoom.
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March 24, 2022
New data-sharing requirements from the National Institutes of Health are a big step toward more open science – and potentially higher-quality research
Essay by Stephen Jacobs, professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media and director of Open@RIT, published by The Conversation.
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March 23, 2022
Former ACLU president, human rights expert to discuss free speech, inclusion on campuses
The former president of the American Civil Liberties Union and constitutional law and human rights expert Nadine Strossen will be the keynote speaker at RIT’s Center for Statesmanship, Law and Liberty’s annual symposium on March 30.
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March 23, 2022
Rochester man competing in new Fox game show
WHAM-TV talks to Jared Lyon ’01 (information technology), senior web developer/programmer, about his participation in the new Domino Masters game show.
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March 23, 2022
RIT announces summer semester registration
RIT has announced that registration is open for its summer semester that will be offered in in-person and online formats.
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March 23, 2022
RIT Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey underway for students, faculty, and staff
RIT has launched a new survey that will allow the campus community to provide confidential, honest feedback about the university’s ability to create an inclusive, diverse, engaging, and supportive environment.
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March 23, 2022
Record applicant pool signals demographic shifts for RIT
More women are applying to RIT than ever before, especially in STEM programs. Applications from women were up 13 percent across the board from last year. The surge in women applicants in STEM is helping an overall record year for applications.
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March 22, 2022
RIT game design programs ranked among best in the world
RIT is one of the best places in the world to study game design and develop a career, according to new rankings from The Princeton Review.
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March 22, 2022
Division of Diversity and Inclusion launches new study abroad trip to Croatia
The coronavirus pandemic derailed Jude Seunarine’s study abroad plans for more than two years, but he finally got his chance during spring break. Seunarine was one of 10 students who flew to RIT’s campus in Dubrovnik and spent a week travelling the region and learning about its history and culture.
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March 22, 2022
The universe’s background starlight is twice as bright as expected
ScienceNews talks to Michael Zemcov, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about discrepancies in extragalactic background light.