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January 30, 2020
RIT/NTID alumna to perform at Super Bowl
Internationally renowned performer, artist, and RIT/NTID alumna Christine Sun Kim ’02 (applied arts and sciences) will perform the National Anthem and “America the Beautiful” in American Sign Language as part of the Super Bowl pregame festivities on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
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January 30, 2020
He was crowned the most outrageous fan of Reese’s and Wawa, then he took it to the next level
The Philadelphia Inquirer features Andrew Athias '18 (management information systems).
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January 30, 2020
RIT brings in therapy dogs for students
WROC-TV reports on RIT's therapy dog visits to reduce student stress and promote self care.
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January 30, 2020
Don’t expect a $550 million settlement to stop Facebook from scanning your face
Vox talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about restrictions on facial recognition technologies.
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January 30, 2020
RIT Brings Therapy Dogs to Campus To Help Students Relieve Stress
Spectrum News talks to RIT students about a recent visit from therapy dogs to reduce stress and promote self care.
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January 30, 2020
College of Liberal Arts faculty write books on varied topics
Four faculty members from RIT’s College of Liberal Arts have recently written books on diverse subjects: how disability is viewed in the media, the commercialization of 19th-century autobiographies, how birth and death costs and practices have changed over the years, and how Germany adopted technology and a productivity culture after World War II.
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January 30, 2020
RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator welcomes new coach
Rochester-based business consultant and former Xerox executive Katherine O’Brien has been hired as the newest coach at RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator. Her expertise is in strategic and tactical planning, product design and commercialization, process improvement, business development, research and development, sales and marketing and project and program management.
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January 29, 2020
Cheer on RIT talent at Friday’s Performing Arts Challenge
The diverse talents of RIT students take center stage Friday night at the third annual President Munson’s Performing Arts Challenge. The competition, sponsored by Rochester Regional Health, is free and open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. in Ingle Auditorium.
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January 28, 2020
Graduate student’s research in identifying image manipulation can help lead to media literacy
Print media graduate student Emily Shriver headed a project to assess how individuals recognize manipulated images used in news. She found that most people are skeptical about images seen in print or online news, but only half can tell which images actually are altered.
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January 28, 2020
Connections: Discussing the impact of Wegmans' ban on most single-use plastic bags
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Harshita Sood, assistant director of campus sustainability.
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January 27, 2020
RIT gets greener with elimination of plastic bags and straws
Plastic bags, straws and stirrers will be a thing of the past beginning Friday at RIT, as the university begins its “Ditch the Disposables” campaign to decrease plastic waste. The initiative comes with student support, and in advance of a state ban on plastic bags that begins March 1.
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January 27, 2020
Call for Imagine RIT exhibits as deadline approaches
Planning to exhibit at this year’s Imagine RIT? The deadlines for submitting your proposals are fast approaching.