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January 27, 2021
Connections: Discussing the state of accessible housing for people with disabilities
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Catherine Lewis, director of the Disability Services Office.
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January 27, 2021
WHO did not say PCR tests grossly inflate positive test numbers
The Poynter Institute's PolitiFact talks to Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about PCR COVID-19 tests.
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January 27, 2021
Say Goodbye To 2020 With The Year’s Top 10 Hubble Photos
Forbes features work by Joel Kastner, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science and program faculty in the astrophysical sciences and technology graduate program, in its 10 most important Hubble photos from 2020.
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January 27, 2021
RIT’s Image Permanence Institute receives $350,000 grant from NEH
Research activities for the three-year, field-based research project will be organized and led by Kelly McCauley Krish, IPI preventive conservation specialist. The study will apply data from temperature, relative humidity, and pollutant monitoring to comprehensively balance these known risks to collections when implementing energy-saving mechanical system operations.
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January 26, 2021
RIT professor developing drone imaging systems to help farmers monitor grapevine nutrients
RIT Professor Jan van Aardt from the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science is receiving more than $357,000 in funding from the United States Department of Agriculture to help grape growers make data-driven nutrient-management decisions.
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January 26, 2021
RIT’s online degree programs ranked among nation’s best in 2021
RIT has been recognized for offering some of the best online programs in the nation. The 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings, released this week, featured RIT on its lists for business, computing, engineering, and undergraduate online education.
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January 25, 2021
Pamela Lloyd-Ogoke named chair of NTID’s National Advisory Group
Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has announced the appointment of Pamela Lloyd-Ogoke of Garner, N.C., as chairperson of the college’s National Advisory Group.
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January 25, 2021
Coronavirus pandemic highlights challenges facing deaf and hard-of-hearing patients in health care system
CBS News piece produced by RIT/NTID alumnus Michael Roppolo ’14 (journalism) features RIT/NTID alumnus Corey Axelrod ’08 (business), ’10 MBA and former student Shane Delaney.
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January 25, 2021
RIT prepared with quarantine and isolation housing as needed this semester
As students return for the start of spring semester, RIT is prepared for students who need to be quarantined or isolated because of COVID-19.
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January 25, 2021
RIT to continue heightened cleaning protocols for spring semester
RIT Facilities Management Services will continue to provide heightened cleaning services in academic buildings and residence halls this spring semester to help combat the spread of coronavirus.
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January 25, 2021
Ice rink reconfigured for dining, studying, and socializing
Reimagining the Frank Ritter Ice Arena as a student center during the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed a typically chilly building into a place where students can drop in between classes and after hours to study, eat, and relax.
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January 25, 2021
A message from the Student Government President Shine DeHarder
Student Government President Shine DeHarder, a fourth-year biomedical sciences major from Jamestown, N.Y., welcomes students back to a new semester.