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September 30, 2020
Some manufacturers feeling the squeeze during pandemic
WHAM-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor in the Department of Management, International Business, and Entrepreneurship, about the effect of stockpiling on the supply chain system.
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September 30, 2020
Scanning for the Ages: How to Capture and Organize Your Family’s Photo History
ExtremeTech talks to Frank Cost, the James E McGhee Professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about tips for scanning images to make prints and enlargements.
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September 30, 2020
RIT Professor Scott Franklin named American Physical Society Fellow
RIT Professor Scott Franklin has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society. The fellowship is a selective and prestigious recognition by peers for outstanding contributions to physics.
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September 30, 2020
NSF award helps professors develop a data science course for non-computing majors
Professor Rajendra Raj and Associate Professor Xumin Liu have received a National Science Foundation award to develop a hands-on data science course for non-computing majors. The course will first be offered at RIT and then across the country, in an effort to promote computing for all.
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September 30, 2020
RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection preserves Hebrew wood type
RIT is preserving a rare collection of Hebrew wood types used by the Jewish-American press at the turn of the 20th century. RIT Cary Graphic Arts will print, digitize, and publish its collection of 30 different wood types of the Hebrew alphabet with a grant from the Rochester Area Community Foundation’s Historic Preservation, Restoration, and Literature Fund.
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September 29, 2020
Some items continue flying off grocery store shelves
WHAM-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor in the Department of Management, International Business, and Entrepreneurship, about the effect of COVID-19 on the food supply chain.
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September 29, 2020
Cyber attack interrupts online learning at Greece Central School District
WROC-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, about the denial of service attack on the Greece Central School District.
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September 28, 2020
After RBG: Potential Tyranny of the Minority
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.
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September 28, 2020
RIT requires flu shots for students and employees
The prevalence of seasonal flu and COVID-19 makes it more important than ever to take extra precautions to remain healthy this fall and winter. This year at RIT, that means wearing masks, keeping physical distance, washing hands, and getting a flu shot.
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September 28, 2020
Batteries included: Engineering Design Tools class transitions from fully onsite to mixed-class structure because of pandemic
Engineering Design Tools, a first-year course, is an example of how RIT’s most applied programs have managed to keep learning as close to hands-on as possible in the age of COVID-19.
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September 28, 2020
No timeout for RIT Esports during pandemic
While many college athletics are on a timeout during the pandemic, esports at RIT are plugged in and fully operational. This semester, RIT Esports has student groups playing 15 different competitive games, along with four teams to support esports operations. As teams begin their fall leagues, students are finding different ways to practice and scrimmage in a socially distanced manner.
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September 25, 2020
Virtual scientific conferences open doors to researchers around the world
Science magazine talks to Peter Hauser, research faculty in NTID, about accessibility and virtual conferences.