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October 25, 2021
Faculty member develops co-op experiences specific to supporting nonprofit companies
A new option for co-op experiences at nonprofits is part of a pilot program being developed by a College of Art and Design faculty member. Professor Susan Lakin said the aim of the program is to both fill a need at nonprofits for digitally fluent staff and to provide an important experience for students interested in working closely with community organizations.
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October 25, 2021
Heading to the gas pump? Local experts weigh in on why you’ll be spending more
WROC-TV talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, about the effects of supply and demand on gasoline prices.
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October 25, 2021
Examining a violent year
The Rochester Beacon cites research by the Center for Public Safety Initiatives
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October 25, 2021
Constellation Brands creates scholarship to increase diverse representation in computing
The endowment set up for the Constellation Brands Endowed Scholarship was made possible by a $50,000 donation from the company, which will provide a scholarship of about $2,500 to one computing student every year. Constellation Brands gave an additional gift to ensure the scholarship could be awarded this fall, with one computing student receiving $2,500 this school year.
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October 25, 2021
Podcast: Boldly Going into Space and onto Careers
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 52: RIT Space Exploration, or RIT SPEX, gives students hands-on experience on projects in the growing space industry. Current student leader Ryan Brown talks with RIT SPEX alumni Evan Putnam and Amber Dubill, who took their experiences to industry leaders Raytheon Intelligence and Space and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
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October 24, 2021
The Sunday Show: The Perils of Amazon Ring
The Tech Policy Press podcast features Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, discussing his new academic article on Amazon Ring.
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October 22, 2021
RIT’s Image Permanence Institute receives $375,543 federal grant from IMLS
The Image Permanence Institute at RIT has received a National Leadership Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that will identify critical preservation challenges associated with 3D printed materials and technologies found in museums and develop resources that will support 3D printed object preservation.
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October 22, 2021
NTID Center on Employment helps companies hire deaf or hard-of-hearing students
The Democrat and Chronicle features the NTID Center on Employment and interviews John Macko, the center's director.
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October 22, 2021
Please don’t wear a computer on your face
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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October 22, 2021
State ban on some materials to take effect New Year's Day
WHAM-TV talks to Dan Johnson, chair of the Department of Packaging Science, about New York state's upcoming ban on Styrofoam take-out containers and packaging peanuts.
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October 21, 2021
RIT/NTID partners with Garth Fagan Dance
RIT students are already benefitting from a new partnership with Garth Fagan Dance, with RIT Performing Arts Scholarship students taking master classes downtown and students working on a semester-long arts management capstone project to deliver suggestions for the internationally known dance company to potentially implement.
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October 21, 2021
Buffalo doctor, RIT develop technology to help change future of health care
Spectrum News talks to Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research, about the donation of the Know Your Colors patent and research materials to RIT.