News Stories
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November 23, 2020
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RIT's study abroad experiences continue on virtually despite travel restrictions
When Carla Stebbins redesigned the health systems management MS degree, she included a culminating travel course in Sweden for her students to observe a different approach to health care. Stebbins, program director, built the online hybrid program to educate health care leaders to navigate a quickly changing field and widen their perspective. Even though COVID-19 canceled the trip, Stebbins found a solution
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November 23, 2020
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RIT Dining delivering safe solutions to keep students fed
With so many uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, one thing remains constant: People need to eat. Whether it’s a breakfast sandwich, a healthy salad, or even a hot Thanksgiving Day meal, the essential workers at RIT Dining have scrambled this year to safely accommodate hungry students, faculty, and staff.
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November 21, 2020
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Scientists Just Discovered Outer Space Isn’t Pitch Black
Travel and Leisure mentions Michael Zemcov, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, regarding a new study on light outside of known galaxies.
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November 21, 2020
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A half-century of service and generosity to RIT
The Rochester Beacon features Trustee Bruce Bates, who recently received RIT's Lifetime Achievement in Philanthropy Award.
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November 21, 2020
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College undergrads find hidden text on medieval manuscript via UV imaging
Ars Technica 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 21, 2020
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Study prep for remote final exams
Final exams, scheduled for Dec. 1-8, will be administered remotely this semester. RIT’s Academic Success Center offers tips and strategies for getting the most out of study time and being “finals ready.”
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November 20, 2020
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Local company working to fill need for disposable masks
The Virginian-Pilot features Vitali Servutas '05 (electric engineering), CEO of Premium-PPE.
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November 20, 2020
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Students discover hidden message behind 15th century manuscript using ultraviolet-fluorescence imaging system they built in class
The Daily Mail 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 20, 2020
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Commentary: Thoughts on the great over-thinker, Barack Obama
Essay by Michael Brown, assistant professor in the Department of History, published in the Chicago Tribune.
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November 20, 2020
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‘Spoon River Anthology’ finds life at RIT
A story written 100 years ago featuring epitaphs from dozens of deceased individuals is finding life this week as Spoon River Anthology premieres Saturday virtually on YouTube for the fall production from NTID.
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November 19, 2020
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RIT researchers create programmable network switch to improve IP lookup time
A team of RIT computer science researchers has created a new programmable switch that significantly reduces lookup time, helping to improve router performance by more than 100 percent.
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November 18, 2020
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Podcast: Global Cybersecurity Institute Unlocks a New Level
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 40: Steve Hoover, the Katherine Johnson Executive Director of GCI, and Justin Pelletier, a computing security lecturer and director of GCI Cyber Range and Training Center, provide a sneak peek of what the Global Cybersecurity Institute's new 52,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility has to offer.
