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April 10, 2024
Women at work: The state of gender equity
The Rochester Beacon speaks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about workplace equality.
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April 10, 2024
Student team wins first SAE clean snowmobile competition
RIT’s Clean Snowmobile team took first place at the recent SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge. It was the first time since the team began competing more than 10 years ago that the determined group dashed through the snowy terrain of Michigan to take top honors among 13 teams competing in the annual tournament in March.
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April 10, 2024
RIT researcher helping Air Force investigate unresolved space objects
Satellites, rocket parts, and other space debris are clogging up the atmosphere with the potential to interfere with space-based assets, including items used for national security like GPS, weather, and communication satellites.
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April 10, 2024
‘Bobby’s the best’: Basketball lifer Bob McVean retires after 40 seasons as head coach at RIT
Pickin' Splinters talks to Bob McVean, head coach for the RIT men's basketball team, and players about McVean's retirement and legacy.
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April 10, 2024
University researchers measure the sun during the eclipse to assess impact on solar arrays
The recent total solar eclipse over Rochester provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Earth for two faculty-researchers and their students to capture data about the effects of the sun’s energy during a total eclipse.
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April 9, 2024
RIT’s Eclipse Fest adds a higher education experience
Thousands of students attended RIT Eclipse Fest, which featured a neon dance party, space-themed food, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, illuminated corn hole, and more.
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April 9, 2024
Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, China, will get all the growth from AI if other regions don’t invest now to compete
Essay written by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, published by The Conversation.
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April 9, 2024
Scientists study eclipse effect on zoo animals
WHEC-TV covers research RIT performed at the Seneca Park Zoo during the eclipse.
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April 9, 2024
RIT graduate programs ranked among best in nation by ‘U.S. News & World Report’
Graduate degree programs at RIT were named among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. In the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools 2024, RIT’s Saunders College of Business tied for 97th as one of the top full-time MBA programs.
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April 9, 2024
Denishea Ortiz and Thomas Faga to receive 2024 Alfred Davis Awards
An executive director who leads a marketing team that supports RIT Housing and RIT Dining and a Marine Corps veteran who is receiving his mechanical engineering technology degree next month have been chosen to receive prestigious public service awards from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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April 8, 2024
How will 2024 solar eclipse affect animals? What experts say
The Democrat and Chronicle speaks to Anthony Vodacek, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about his expectations of animal behavior during today's eclipse.
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April 8, 2024
Dali hit Key Bridge with the force of 66 heavy trucks at highway speed
The Conversation features an essay by Amanda Bao, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety.