News Stories
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November 30, 2020
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Hands-on engineering senior design program flourishes this fall
RIT’s Multidisciplinary Senior Design program began last fall with more projects for engineering student teams than expected, despite the pandemic. From collaborations with other universities and NASA to an anthropologist needing a robotic model of a dinosaur tail, all the projects represent innovative technologies built with sustainable, user-friendly designs.
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November 30, 2020
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First-time voters in greater Rochester reflect on 2020 election experience
The Democrat and Chronicle partners with Associate Professor Hinda Mandell's News Editing class on a project to talk to first-time voters.
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November 30, 2020
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A new front in the battle against breast cancer
The Rochester Beacon features research by Satish Kandlikar, the Gleason Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
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November 30, 2020
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RIT designer creates solution to protect chemical respirator users during the pandemic
Dan Gabber, digital fabrication specialist in RIT’s College of Art and Design, has developed a creative solution for users of chemical respirators who also must protect against the spread of COVID-19: valve covers.
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November 30, 2020
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Inside American Express's virtual mentorship program that's helping low-income teens get into and pay for college
Business Insider talks to Alexander-Joseph Silva, a first-year computer science student, about his experience with a mentorship program that connects high school students with corporate leaders and volunteers.
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November 29, 2020
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Estates & Agency: Daniel Worden's Neoliberal Nonfictions
The Quietus reviews Neoliberal Nonfictions: The Documentary Aesthetic from Joan Didion to Jay-Z, written by Daniel Worden, associate professor in the School of Individualized Study.
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November 26, 2020
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College students discovered an invisible ancient text with their school assignment
Mashable features a project in which students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen.
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November 25, 2020
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RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute opens new career paths
WROC-TV talks to Steve Hoover, the Katherine Johnson Executive Director of the Global Cybersecurity Institute, about RIT's new facility.
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November 25, 2020
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The giant Arecibo Telescope has been severely damaged; an interview with RIT professor about the major loss
WROC-TV talks to Michael Lam, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about his work with the second largest radio telescope in the world.
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November 24, 2020
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College Sophomores Discover Hidden Text in Medieval Manuscript
The Smithsonian Magazine features a project in which students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen.
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November 24, 2020
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The odds of contracting COVID-19 at Thanksgiving
WHEC-TV talks to Nathan Cahill, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences and director of the mathematical modeling Ph.D. program, about potential exposure to COVID-19.
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November 24, 2020
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Video games help keep people of all ages connected during the pandemic
WROC-TV talks to Lyndsay Herkimer, senior staff assistant in the School of Interactive Games and Media; David Schwartz, director of the School of Interactive Games and Media; and student Alexa Amoriello about the draw to video games.
