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November 3, 2020
How To Battle Seasonal Affective Disorder With Wellness Design
Forbes talks to Elena Fedorovskaya, research faculty in the College of Science's Integrated Sciences Academy, about the effects of certain colors on people with seasonal affective disorder.
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November 2, 2020
Virtual intercultural experiences bring students from RIT’s campuses across the globe together
International travel restrictions due to the coronavirus have been an obstacle to study abroad opportunities this fall, but RIT has found creative ways to provide students virtual intercultural experiences instead.
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November 2, 2020
Tips for conducting virtual interviews with deaf and hard-of-hearing job candidates
With National Disability Employment Awareness Month just concluded, the Center on Employment at NTID is offering tips for employers conducting virtual interviews with deaf and hard-of-hearing job candidates.
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November 2, 2020
RIT Ready crew offers friendly safety reminders and positive reinforcement
Wearing masks, daily health screenings, and physical distancing have become the norm on the RIT campus this semester. But a team of 20 RIT Ready crew members, passionate about keeping the RIT community safe, has been roaming around making sure students, faculty, and staff don’t get complacent about COVID-19 safely guidelines.
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November 2, 2020
Pandemic creates opportunities for students to take unique classes at RIT
With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, Dartmouth College student Clara Pakman decided to take a “gap year” and focus on experiential learning. This fall, her COVID gap year led her to RIT, for a unique course that she had always wanted to take.
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October 30, 2020
COVID Update: On the Edge of Orange
Due to the trends we are seeing in the community and on our campus, including more and increasing signals of the virus in our wastewater surveillance samples, several restrictions will be in effect as of Saturday, October 31.
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October 30, 2020
Remote learning — Our continued evolution
Essay by Jacqueline Mozrall, dean, Saunders College of Business, published by Rochester Business Journal.
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October 30, 2020
Artist readies 12-foot dragon for socially distanced trick-or-treating
The Democrat and Chronicle features Ward Hartenstein ’83 MFA (ceramics), who is repurposing a homemade musical instrument shaped like a dragon to dispense candy from his porch on Halloween.
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October 30, 2020
New IEEE standard will significantly improve performance in switched data center networks
Computing researchers at RIT have developed a new loop-avoidance protocol that solves a key challenge faced in switched networks, including many of the data center networks that run our internet and cloud services.
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October 30, 2020
Gun violence, fatalities reach 10-year high in Rochester
WHAM-TV talks to Irshad Altheimer, associate professor and director of RIT's Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about the increase in gun violence this year in Rochester.
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October 30, 2020
RIT/NTID Randleman Program announces new protégés
Addressing the need for diverse representation in the sign language interpreting profession is the goal of a highly successful program at NTID. The Randleman Program aims to equip interpreters of color who are newer to the field for the demands of interpreting in a postsecondary environment, while simultaneously increasing diversity representation.
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October 30, 2020
RIT/NTID announces personnel changes to support antiracism programs
NTID has announced personnel changes in support of the college’s Antiracism and Social Justice Plan, which is scheduled for release this fall. Alesia Allen has been named assistant vice president for diversity and inclusion; Joseph Hill will serve as assistant dean for ALANA faculty recruitment and retention; Thomastine “Tommie” Sarchet-Maher is assistant dean of ALANA Outreach, Access, and Success; and Peter Hauser has been named assistant dean of research mentoring.