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September 24, 2021
Registration open for worldwide Mechanics Institute virtual conference
Registration is open for Mechanics’ Institutes Worldwide 2021, a free virtual conference on Oct. 15 honoring the 200th anniversary of the founding of the first Mechanics Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland. RIT's Corinna Schlombs and Liz Call will virtually join experts from around the world as they share knowledge on the start of the Mechanics’ Institute movement in the 19th century and what the movement represents today.
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September 24, 2021
New Tigers Connect platform serves as a professional development bridge between students, alumni
A new platform designed specifically for the RIT community is creating a professional development bridge between students and alumni. Tigers Connect, a ‘flash mentoring’ platform that officially launched Sept. 27, serves as a one-stop shop where users can create profiles, set preferences, and customize any information that they want shared.
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September 24, 2021
'Into the Light' celebrates return to live performances at Fringe Festival
Fox Rochester talks to Luane Davis Haggerty, principal lecturer in NTID's Department for Performing Arts, about the Into the Light performance by Dangerous Signs at the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival.
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September 24, 2021
Professor explores teaching Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’ in the #MeToo era
Elena Rakhimova-Sommers, principal lecturer in RIT’s Department of English, has taught Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel, Lolita, in her Dangerous Texts course for many years. As the #MeToo movement gained strength and global attention in 2018, however, the novel became particularly relevant.
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September 24, 2021
Researchers develop new method for detecting superfluid motion
Researchers at RIT are part of a new study that could help unlock the potential of superfluids—essentially frictionless special substances capable of unstopped motion once initiated.
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September 24, 2021
Student wins distinguished Statler Scholarship of Excellence
Ndidiamaka “Ndidi” Chimah, a third-year hospitality and tourism management major from Baltimore, has been awarded the Statler Scholarship of Excellence. This prestigious scholarship, valued at $25,000, is awarded to students that go above and beyond, excelling in hospitality management programs, and who plan to pursue careers in the field.
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September 23, 2021
‘Exposed the thin edge that we were skating on:’ Expert discusses supply chain issues, early Christmas shopping
WROC-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about supply chain issues with holiday items.
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September 23, 2021
‘Digital Dares’: TikTok challengers risk danger, destruction for a chance to be included, noticed
WROC-TV talks to Katrina Overby, assistant professor in the School of Communication, about the uptick in "digital dares."
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September 23, 2021
Connections: How to recognize and avoid online scams
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security.
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September 22, 2021
Brick City Weekend returns Oct. 15-17
This year’s Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend, Oct. 15 through 17, features numerous in-person events including entertainment, hockey, speakers, escape rooms, axe throwing, a zip line, tours, open houses, and more. Building on the success of last year’s Tiger Alumni Week, a variety of virtual programs specifically for alumni will be held beginning on Oct. 11.
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September 22, 2021
Wait! Don't throw that food out — this can turn it into 'riches'
WXXI talks to Ava Labuzetta, an environmental engineer with the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, about what happens when food waste is put into landfills.
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September 21, 2021
RIT earns three accessibility awards from software giant Microsoft
RIT has risen to new heights when it comes to improving upon and providing cutting-edge accessibility solutions by being named a Microsoft Accessible University as part of its latest initiative. RIT is one of only six universities in the United States to receive the designation.