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August 19, 2020
RIT students start semester with encouragement and precautions
RIT welcomes a record number of first-year students today as classes begin in a semester that will look like no other due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new students were welcomed Tuesday afternoon during an online convocation that featured several speakers, livestreamed without an audience from Ingle Auditorium.
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August 17, 2020
Learn-to-can classes offered through RIT/GCV&M partnership
With more people staying closer to home than ever before thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, home gardening has grown in popularity. And many will want to savor the fruits (and vegetables) of their labor long after summer has gone. So a series of online classes on how to preserve food is being offered through the ongoing partnership between RIT and the Genesee Country Village & Museum.
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August 17, 2020
RIT acquires former Radisson hotel property adjacent to campus
RIT has acquired a hotel adjacent to the university’s Henrietta campus. Rochester Airport Hospitality LLC gifted RIT the former Radisson Hotel Rochester Airport located at 175 Jefferson Road. The property includes 171 bedrooms, conference room spaces, a large indoor pool, a kitchen and dining area, and more.
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August 17, 2020
With safety in mind, variety of activities planned for RIT students
Outdoor movies, fireworks, outdoor fitness pods, community engagement, and volunteer opportunities are just a few of the experiences awaiting RIT students on campus this semester.
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August 17, 2020
Wallace Library welcomes RIT community with new protocols and services
RIT’s Wallace Library has reopened this fall with new protocols that enable students, faculty, and staff to take full advantage of the library’s resources as safely as possible.
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August 17, 2020
What school districts can do to prevent remote learning hackers
WHAM-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, about how to protect Zoom meetings against hackers.
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August 17, 2020
RIT co-op student helps to prepare the campus for fall reopening
Michael Guglielmo never envisioned that he would spend a summer co-op helping his university prepare to fight off a pandemic. But the fifth-year student from Henrietta, N.Y., pursuing his BS in industrial engineering and ME in industrial and systems engineering helped put measures in place that will make everyone who sets foot on campus this fall safer.
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August 17, 2020
Highly anticipated fall semester classes begin Aug. 19
With move-in complete for most students and campus activities well underway, students, faculty, and staff are now anticipating the start of fall semester classes, which begin this Wednesday, Aug. 19.
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August 17, 2020
RIT researchers use collaborative approach to help get a handle on pandemic
A team of RIT researchers has been working to blast-clean some 360 door handles from buildings across campus to restore the surface copper. Copper has been found to have antibacterial properties that can kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.
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August 16, 2020
Ryan Lee Named Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
US Lacrosse Magazine features Ryan Lee '17 (finance).
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August 15, 2020
Former homeless woman hands out bags to homeless
WHAM-TV features Julianna Truesdale '11 (graphic design).
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August 14, 2020
Osher at RIT offers online fall classes for the 50-plus learner
Thinkers ages 50 and beyond can join an online class and learn something new this fall at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT. The 12-week fall term runs Sept. 14 through Dec. 11. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Osher classes will be offered online using the Zoom video/audio conferencing system.