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November 13, 2020
Open@RIT receives Sloan Foundation grant to support open work across the university
RIT’s open programs office has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to measure and strengthen support of the faculty and staff who do work in the open community, including open source software, open data, open hardware, open educational resources, Creative Commons licensed work, open research, and other open work.
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November 13, 2020
Anna Murray Douglass art installation to be unveiled Friday
An art installation depicting Anna Murray Douglass, the first wife of famed social reformer and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, will be unveiled today at the site of where the couple lived at 297 Alexander St. in Rochester from 1848 to 1851. The piece was funded by RIT.
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November 13, 2020
RIT celebrates graduate student research with weeklong virtual symposium Nov. 16-20
RIT will celebrate graduate research during the 13th annual Graduate Education Week and Showcase: A Vision into the Future. The virtual event—Nov. 16 to 20—creates a platform for sharing and exchanging ideas during the COVID-19 pandemic, with pre-recorded and live presentations, demonstrations, visual exhibitions, and an alumni panel discussion.
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November 13, 2020
RIT faculty, alumnus, and esports team recognized at annual SMPTE awards
RIT enjoyed yet another strong performance this week at the 2020 SMPTE awards, an annual celebration recognizing business, technical, and creative leaders and students who have made substantial contributions to the ongoing advancement of media and entertainment technology.
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November 12, 2020
Why Were the Pollsters Wrong Again in 2020?
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.
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November 11, 2020
RIT to offer departure COVID-19 testing before break; additional testing ramps up next semester
RIT President David Munson said voluntary, free COVID-19 testing will be made available to a few thousand students prior to their departure for Thanksgiving break to help prevent the possible spread of the virus.
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November 11, 2020
New study outlines steps higher education should take to prepare a new quantum workforce
Three researchers, including RIT Associate Professor Ben Zwickl, suggested steps that need to be taken in a new paper in Physical Review Physics Education Research after interviewing managers at more than 20 quantum technology companies across the U.S.
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November 11, 2020
Three new engineering doctoral programs expected to start next fall
Three new engineering doctoral degree programs at RIT were approved by the New York State Department of Education and are focused on using multidisciplinary approaches to solving today’s global challenges.
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November 11, 2020
RIT Salutes and Supports Veterans
A letter from RIT President David Munson.
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November 10, 2020
Starbucks barista praised after ‘amazing’ encounter with deaf customer: ‘Give this woman a raise’
Yahoo features Brianna Roth, a second-year ASL-English interpretation student and Starbucks employee.
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November 10, 2020
Rethinking black holes: New theory says that something that goes into one won’t be gone for good
WROC-TV talks to Don Figer, professor and director of RIT’s Future Photon Initiative and the Center for Detectors, about black holes.
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November 9, 2020
Connections: Should news and media literacy be required courses in schools?
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Mike Johansson, principal lecturer in the School of Communication.