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September 10, 2021
Unveiling the Illusion
Scientific American references Flip Phillips, professor in the School of Film and Animation, and his work studying how sculptors create the effects of multiple materials, and how viewers can mentally separate the layers.
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September 10, 2021
Q&A: What’s dumb about smart cities
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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September 10, 2021
RIT working to support Afghan scholars who have evacuated their country
In the wake of the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan and the Afghan government’s collapse, RIT is collaborating with universities, nonprofits, and governmental agencies to support students and scholars who have evacuated the country or are attempting still to leave.
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September 10, 2021
Alumnus who tracked Flight 93 as air traffic manager shares his 9/11 memories
Rick Kettell ’84 (logistics and transportation management) is a retired Federal Aviation Administration senior manager. In 2001, he was the air traffic manager at the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center and tracked Flight 93 before it crashed in Somerset County, Pa., on Sept. 11.
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September 10, 2021
Remembering two alumni who died in Sept. 11 attacks
Deborah L. Medwig ’78 was a passenger on United Airlines flight 175, the second hijacked plane to strike the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, and Philip M. Rosenzweig ’77 was among the passengers who died when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower.
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September 9, 2021
Air Force ROTC cadet leads 9/11 Remembrance Vigil flag project
Cadet Haleigh Freiner-Mess is a squadron commander in RIT’s Arnold Air Society, which is an Air Force ROTC cadet service organization. The third-year psychology student from Canaseraga, N.Y., recently became a member of the Professional Officer Course and is responsible for training and teaching the newer cadets in RIT’s Air Force ROTC program.
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September 9, 2021
New Army ROTC commander begins service at RIT this fall
After having served for more than 20 years at home and abroad as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, Lt. Col. Jacob Jendrey was named the new commander of RIT’s Army ROTC program. He began with the campus group this summer and brings experience as a former cadet and a career officer who has seen history unfold in America and across the globe.
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September 9, 2021
ConServe CEO wins Vanden Brul Award
The Rochester Business Journal features 2021 Vanden Brul award winner Mark Davitt, CEO of ConServe.
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September 9, 2021
RIT launches workshop series on sustainable computing
What if computing materials were sourced in conflict areas? Or manufactured in facilities that emit higher than average toxic emissions? Researchers today are examining the development of computing systems from a different perspective, one more in line with sustainability rather than just power, performance and speed.
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September 8, 2021
Shipping Storm Hastens Drive to Automate Supply Chains
Bloomberg featured the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) co-created by Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management at Saunders College of Business, and other leading supply chain researchers.
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September 8, 2021
Saunders College names Mark Davitt, CEO of ConServe, recipient of 2021 Vanden Brul Award
The Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders College of Business, is annually given to a successful individual or individuals who developed a business that improved the Rochester economy or whose innovative management skills have changed the course of an existing business.
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September 8, 2021
RIT offerings at this year’s KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival
RIT students, faculty, and staff will contribute music, dance, comedy, poetry, photojournalism, and more during the 10th Annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, which begins Tuesday and continues through Sept. 25 in downtown Rochester.