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January 24, 2022
Wallace Library renovation transforms first floor
Wallace Library’s first floor is undergoing extensive demolition and renovation this winter, and the makeover will be stunning. The library building will reopen to the RIT community in fall 2023, along with completion of the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) and the Monroe Hall renovation.
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January 22, 2022
How real could virtual reality become?
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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January 21, 2022
The influence of Rochester's deaf population
WXXI's "Ear Shot" podcast features NTID alumna Arlene Sankey and Richard Dirmyer, AVP of NTID's Institutional Analytics and Assessment. (Transcript not viewable in Firefox.)
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January 21, 2022
SignTasTic!, game show featuring sign language, filming in Pittsburgh
Trib Live features NTID alumnus Dan Cook, host of a new game show that features contestants learning American Sign Language.
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January 21, 2022
Researchers detect 1st merger between black holes with eccentric orbits
Space.com reports on research led by RIT scientists on a merger of two black holes with eccentric orbits.
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January 21, 2022
Rochester and Corning in space: How New York connections are powering James Webb Space Telescope
WROC-TV talks to Don Figer, director of the Center for Detectors, about his work on the James Webb Space Telescope.
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January 20, 2022
Enveloped by 'Beyond Van Gogh'
City Newspaper talks to Roy Berns, retired professor of color science, about the “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” art exhibit.
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January 20, 2022
Podcast: Introducing RIT's New Athletic Director
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 55: Meet Jackie Nicholson, who became just the fifth athletic director in RIT's history last summer, and the first woman to ever hold the position. She talks with Lauren Zeglen, co-captain of RIT's women’s soccer team and president of the university’s Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) about the future of RIT Athletics, the experience of student athletes on campus and the role of sports in creating a more equitable university.
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January 20, 2022
RIT scientists confirm a highly eccentric black hole merger for the first time
For the first time, scientists believe they have detected a merger of two black holes with eccentric orbits. According to a paper published in Nature Astronomy by researchers from RIT and the University of Florida, this can help explain how some of the previous black hole mergers are much heavier than previously thought possible.
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January 20, 2022
Under 30 Alum Sean Petterson’s StrongArm Tech Raises $50 Million For Industrial Wearables To Reduce Workers’ Injuries
Forbes features Sean Petterson '13 (industrial design), CEO of StrongArm Technologies.
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January 20, 2022
RIT Dubai partners with Salesforce to upskill students for future jobs
Gulf News reports on RIT Dubai's partnership with customer relationship management company Salesforce.
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January 20, 2022
RIT’s annual Let Freedom Ring event rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 1
RIT’s annual Let Freedom Ring event has been rescheduled to take place from 12-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, in Ingle Auditorium. The event was originally planned to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but was rescheduled when RIT closed due to a powerful winter storm.