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December 10, 2020
Air Force ROTC student named to prestigious training program
Keegan Evans will take his place this summer among a group of young Air Force officers from around the globe who have been selected for the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program. The RIT Air Force ROTC cadet was selected from among hundreds of ROTC students for one of the U.S. Air Force’s most elite flight training programs.
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December 9, 2020
Former South Carolina Representative Bakari Sellers to keynote RIT’s Expressions of King’s Legacy
New York Times bestselling author Bakari Sellers will deliver a talk titled “Education, Civil Rights and Equality: Cornerstones for Our Future” at the 39th Expressions of King’s Legacy. The virtual event is free and open to the public, taking place on Zoom from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28.
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December 9, 2020
RIT’s new cybersecurity boot camp protects businesses, helps displaced workers
The Rochester Business Journal talks to Justin Pelletier, director of the Cyber Range and Training Center, about RIT's 15-week cybersecurity boot camp.
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December 8, 2020
Outer Space Just Got a Little Brighter
The New York Times talks to Michael Zemcov, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about a new study on light outside of known galaxies.
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December 8, 2020
Dell Technologies and TACC Fuel Great Innovations
CIO Magazine mentions Manuela Campanelli, professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, and her work with the TACC Frontera supercomputer.
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December 8, 2020
Vanessa J. Herman named vice president for Government and Community Relations
RIT has selected Vanessa J. Herman, a higher education veteran, as its new vice president for Government and Community Relations. Herman, currently serving as assistant vice president for government and community relations at Pace University, was chosen after a national search. She begins her RIT duties on Jan. 4, 2021.
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December 7, 2020
Lessons learned fighting the coronavirus this fall will prepare RIT for new challenges in the spring
RIT successfully completed all 13 weeks of in-person instruction this fall without having to suspend or cancel classes due to coronavirus outbreaks. Despite having a large, active campus with students from many countries and all 50 states, RIT had a relatively low rate of infection and avoided major outbreaks.
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December 7, 2020
Tiger Testing Team helped administer thousands of COVID-19 tests at RIT
Thousands of COVID-19 tests were completed on campus for RIT students this semester. And more than 65 RIT staff members volunteered—often with little advance notice—with the Tiger Testing Team to set up testing stations and walk students through the process of sample collection.
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December 4, 2020
New solutions journalism partnership to cover local caregivers
WHEC-TV features a partnership with RIT's MAGIC Center.
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December 4, 2020
Podcast: Accessibility in Higher Education
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 41: RIT is considered to be one of the most accessible college campuses in the world. NTID President Gerry Buckley and RIT Director of Disability Services Catherine Lewis chat about how that accessibility came to be, including the signing of the landmark 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act.
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December 4, 2020
RIT Cary Collection acquires archive of prominent printing historian; establishes research grant
RIT's Cary Graphic Arts Collection has received a donation of books and printing equipment from the estate of a noted historian of typography and early printing technologies. Stephen Saxe was an expert on American type foundries from the 19th century and a founding member of the American Printing History Association.
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December 4, 2020
RIT Professor Seth Hubbard receives DOE grant to develop low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells
Professor Seth Hubbard is an expert in designing, growing, and fabricating solar cells and said that if the cost of these highly efficient solar cells can be reduced enough, they could be used to help devices ranging from smartphones to drones to cars.